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Previously Funded Grants

Since 1996, StopWaste has provided more than $10 million in funding to local organizations for innovative projects that decrease the amount of waste generated and sent to the county's landfills, and encourage the development, marketing and use of recycled products. The grants program is currently focused on funding waste prevention and reuse, refill and repair projects. Below is a searchable database of grant recipients from 2017 to 2024.

Community Food Systems Grants
Grantee Project Locations Fiscal Year Amount Description
Homies Empowerment, a project of Social Good Fund Alameda County FY23-24 $10,000

A project of Social Good Fund, Homies Empowerment is a community empowerment organization working towards helping low-income and unhoused communities in Oakland to go from surviving to thriving. They have a robust food distribution program providing groceries, including fresh produce, to more than 400 families and individuals through their free store. Funds will support a Seed-to-Table Coordinator for their urban farm project. With the added role, the organization plans to incorporate more culturally appropriate food, improve the customer choice style of food distribution, and expand the baking and cooking training programs, benefiting community members with nutritious meals and skills development.

Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont Fremont, Newark, Sunol, Union City FY23-24 $10,000

Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont (LEAF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to regenerating the land using sustainable practices and inspiring their community to nurture the earth. Funds will support and expand LEAF's food donation program to continue to serve underserved communities by developing a new urban garden and improving existing gardens. Funding will help expand outreach about their Fruit Tree Gleaning initiative, and facilitate workshops to educate the community in regenerative agriculture.

People's Programs (People's Community Foundation) Alameda County FY23-24 $10,000

People's Community Foundation combats health inequities, food insecurity, gentrification, and homelessness in Oakland. They empower the community through organizing, education, and development, nurturing leaders who drive their Grocery Program, Hot Meal Distribution, People's Farm, and Free Health Clinic. Funds will support transportation and materials costs for their BIPOC-focused initiatives in Oakland, addressing health disparities and food insecurity through the Breakfast and Grocery Programs, and Farm.

Saba Grocers Initiative Oakland FY23-24 $10,000

Saba Grocers Initiative's goal is to create a healthy community where everyone has access to quality, nutritious food. They are transforming corner stores into community stores, helping to address the gap in food access in Oakland, by connecting store owners, farmers, and community and creating a new local food system. Funds will support a portion of delivery and packing costs for Saba Grocery Initiative’s corner store program, bringing 13 corner stores in a collective produce purchasing order, allowing stores in food apartheid neighborhoods to access the economy of scale and secure competitive produce prices.

Sunflower Hill Livermore, Pleasanton FY23-24 $10,000

Sunflower Hill aims to create places and spaces where adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live, work, learn, and thrive as part of the greater community. Funds will support Sunflower Hill’s project to increase access to fresh produce for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities at their Irby Ranch community by installing a community refrigerator and organizing Farmer Market Fridays, providing round-the-clock access to farm-fresh, organic produce while offering job skills training and empowering residents.

18 Reasons Alameda County FY22-23 $5,000

18 Reasons is a nonprofit cooking school on a mission to empower community with the confidence and creativity needed to buy, cook, and eat good food every day. They offer a free 6-week, hands-on cooking and nutrition workshop series to food-insecure Bay Area communities through their Cooking Matters program. Funds will support an expansion of the series in Alameda County that promotes home cooking skills, including ways to make the most of food and food budgets, and reducing food waste. Funds will also provide stipends for community educators; StopWaste will provide technical assistance to connect food recovery organizations as potential host sites for classes.

Alameda Boys & Girls Club Alameda FY22-23 $5,000

The Alameda Boys & Girls Club’s mission is to inspire and enable all youth to realize their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens. Funds will support the Seed-to-Table Coordinator position to expand the farm stand project that provides free or low-cost surplus garden produce grown on site to the local community and parents.

Fertile GroundWorks Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton FY22-23 $5,350

Fertile GroundWorks' mission is to use education to empower individuals to grow food for themselves, and shares food grown on their farm with partners who serve unhoused and income-challenged neighbors to improve their food security and provide access to fresh organically grown produce. Funds will support seeds, and planting materials, and personnel time for Fertile Groundworks to survey community members through a range of existing food distribution partners, to ensure that the farm is producing culturally relevant foods.

Gill Tract Farm Coalition Albany, Berkeley FY22-23 $10,000

A project of Social Good Fund, Gill Tract Farm Coalition’s mission is to conduct collaborative community-driven research, education, and extension focused on ecological farming and food justice, and to foster equitable economies, a healthy environment, and increased resilience in vulnerable communities, both urban and rural. Funds will reduce food waste and strengthen communities by expanding the Gill Tract Farm’s capacity to offer locally grown produce to food distribution partners, a weekly free farmstand, and to grow and distribute culturally relevant food with and for neighbors in UC Village. Funds will be used for staff time on the project as well as to improve food storage equipment on site and food safety and handling training.

The Bread Project Alameda County FY22-23 $10,000

The Bread Project's mission supports low-income, re-entry, formerly incarcerated individuals, as well as immigrants and refugees on their paths to self-sufficiency through skills training and job placement assistance in food service and baking industries. Funds will support The Bread Project's expansion of a baking and cooking skills training program that utilizes recovered food from partners, such as Berkeley Food Network, to create meals for distribution at Dorothy Day House and amongst the low-income families, and houseless communities. Funding will support staff time and additional equipment to expand and operationalize classes.

Goodness Village Livermore FY21-22 $10,000

Goodness Village provides a safe, affordable and permanent living space for formerly houseless people in individual tiny homes while offering daily activities, access to services and support, and an opportunity to earn a dignified income so that each resident is a contributing member to the community. This is a pilot for a Community Food Systems Grant subcategory, which aims to supportlonger-term strategies to improve food access and address equity, in this case through the overlap with secure and permanent housing.The Feeding Goodness project includes a plan for food recovery to offset the cost of feeding the community’s residents. Funds will be used to purchase equipment for the Goodness Village Community Center to enable safe food storage, food preparation, and preservation of recovered food.

Reusable Foodware Grants
Grantee Project Locations Fiscal Year Amount Description
AEG management Oakland LLC Oakland FY23-24 $25,000

AEG Management Oakland, LLC, the team behind the management of the Oakland Arena, is replacing single-use cups with a reusable cup service. Initially, this service will be piloted in the suites with the goal of expanding facility-wide. The funds will support the costs associated with the reusable cup service and the hiring of sorters to ensure the program operates smoothly and efficiently.

Berkeley Unified School District Berkeley FY23-24 $25,000

Berkeley Unified School District will implement a reusable foodware program at six of its schools. This initiative is part of their broader plan to implement reusable foodware across the district. The funds will be utilized to purchase stainless steel trays, utensils, cups, and bowls.

Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA) Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Oakland FY23-24 $20,000

In partnership with OKAPI Reusables, Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda is set to enhance its reusable cup network by incorporating ten additional cafes, focusing on businesses in Albany, Berkeley, and Oakland. The allocated funds will be used to purchase reusable cups, promote the service, and cover labor costs for setting up the program.

Laurel District Association Alameda, Berkeley, Oakland FY23-24 $15,000

The Laurel District Association is leveraging its extensive network and Ambassador program to drive participation in reusable foodware systems among local restaurants and cafes in several Oakland and Berkeley business districts. In collaboration with StopWaste and reusable service providers, they aim to promote and implement vetted reusable services that focus on reducing single-use waste associated with take-out orders.

Northeastern University Oakland FY23-24 $20,000

Chartwells and Northeastern University at Mills College in Oakland will enhance and expand the campus's reusable foodware program, focusing on a dining hall and a retail eatery. The funds will be used to purchase reusable containers, RFID equipment, and tracking software.

Albany Unified School District Albany FY22-23 $40,000

In partnership with Center for Environmental Health, Albany Unified School District will use funds to implement reusable foodware for student meals at three school sites. Funds will support the purchase and installation of a commercial dish machine in its central kitchen, and utilize internal staff and a van to transport dishes between school sites.

Buoy LLC Hayward FY22-23 $49,400

Buoy's business mission is to replace single-use foodware containers with its reusable ones made of ocean-bound plastic. This project will pilot a reusable foodware system at the California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) campus in partnership with Race 2 Zero Waste leading outreach and CSUEB providing a washing station and staffing.

FoodWare Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland FY22-23 $30,000

FoodWare was founded in 2021 and uses a technology-driven collect & return system to replace single-use foodware. This project will expand FoodWare’s reusable container service for takeout to more restaurants and cafes in the cities of Berkeley, Oakland and other nearby communities.

Fremont Unified School District Fremont FY22-23 $50,000

Fremont Unified School District will start lunchtime reusable foodware pilot programs at 10 elementary schools using Dishjoy's offsite dishwashing facility. The project is a partnership with Dishjoy and the Center for Environmental Health, and includes additional funding from Plastic Free Restaurants and the City of Fremont.

r.Cup Alameda County FY22-23 $50,000

r.Cup provides reusable cup service for live events in several large cities in the US. This grant will help r.Cup expand to Alameda County, funding initial operations and offering incentives for venues and events to adopt reusable cup systems.

SPARKL Reusables Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, Union City FY22-23 $20,000

Sparkl Reusables provides a reusable foodware system to eating establishments and meal distribution programs in the Bay Area. This funding will increase marketing & outreach staffing capacity and offer a rebate to bring the price of Sparkl's reusables on par with disposables when needed.

Spectrum Community Services, Inc. Alameda County FY22-23 $25,000

Spectrum prepares a fresh, nutritious meal each day in their Hayward kitchen and delivers to multiple partner sites throughout Alameda County, including senior centers, senior residential buildings, and churches. Grant funds will cover SPARKL reusable service fees, distribution of training materials, and the creation of training videos for Spectrum's Senior Meals program.

DishJoy, Inc. Alameda, Oakland FY21-22 $40,000

Pilot reusable foodware at three schools in the Alameda Unified School District's student meal program using Dishjoy's offsite dishwashing facility. The project is a partnership with Dishjoy and the Center for Environmental Health, and includes additional funding from Plastic Free Restaurants.

Encora, LLC Hayward FY21-22 $50,000

Launch a closed-loop reusable foodware program at Chabot's dining center and all on campus catering in partnership with Chabot College, Encora, and Pacific Dining, utilizing an app-based tracking/collection system.

First Presbyterian Church of Hayward Castro Valley, Hayward FY21-22 $30,000

Switch to reusable foodware to serve the unhoused community members at First Pres.'s two homeless shelters. Project involves purchasing foodware, leasing dishwashers, and some kitchen remodeling necessary for washing.

Laurel District Association Oakland FY21-22 $25,000

Pilot reusable cups at two special events: Oaktoberfest and Laurel Street Fair, with approximately 45,000 attending. Leverage the District's Ambassador program to conduct outreach and recruit 10 MacArthur corridor restaurants to begin using reusables from Dispatch Goods for takeout.

SPARKL REUSABLES Alameda, Castro Valley, Fremont, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, Union City FY21-22 $30,000

Improve and expand SPARKL's program that delivers over 1,000 bulk meals/week in reusable foodware to seniors in partnership with Spectrum Community Services. Launch a similar program in partnership with Nutrition Solutions.

Reuse & Repair Grants
Grantee Project Locations Fiscal Year Amount Description
API Cultural Center, Inc. dba Oakland Asian Cultural Center Oakland FY23-24 $6,760

Oakland Asian Cultural Center builds vibrant communities through Asian and Pacific Islander arts and cultural programs that foster inter-generational and cross-cultural dialogue and understanding, collaboration, and social justice. Funds will be used to develop “Reviving the Art of Repair and Repurpose” workshops, in English and Mandarin, to teach Chinatown community members the creative arts of repairing and repurposing materials.

Bio-Link Depot Inc. Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Sunol, Union City FY23-24 $24,000

BioLink Depot is a unique organization that provides millions of dollars' worth of donated laboratory equipment and supplies for free to educators and researchers, to promote scientific training for students. Funding will be used to purchase specialized testing equipment to ensure donated items are in excellent working condition before distributing them to educators in need. In addition, funding will be used to repurpose surplus lab materials in the life science industry and make free STEM kits available to educators.

East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse Alameda County FY23-24 $10,000

The mission of the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse is to divert waste materials from landfills by collecting and redistributing discarded goods as low-cost supplies for art, education, and social services at the Oakland-based Depot Store. Grant funds will provide operating support to collect, store, and redistribute materials for the Depot Store.

Loved Twice Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Oakland, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City FY23-24 $25,000

Loved Twice believes every newborn baby deserves to have clothes for their first year of life—one of life’s basic necessities. Loved Twice provides clothing for newborns in need with quality, reused baby clothing, “wardrobes-in-a-box,” that will keep babies clothed and warm for a year. Funds will help meet the increase in requests for "wardrobes-in-a-box" from social workers in Alameda County.

MAKE IT HOME BAY AREA Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Sunol, Union City FY23-24 $25,000

Make It Home Bay Area’s mission is to furnish homes of families and individuals transitioning out of crisis or homelessness with donated, gently used, or repurposed furnishings and household goods. Funds will be used to hire staff to increase furniture diverted from landfill, and increase the number of Alameda County residents served.

Nimble: Repair Matchmaker Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland FY23-24 $15,000

Nimble is a concierge service that connects individuals needing household goods repaired with skilled repairers. The service includes pick up and drop off to make the repair process convenient. The funds will be used to expand services to a wider audience, enhance software efficiencies, and broaden the range of repairable items accepted. This expansion aims to create jobs and stimulate demand in the repair economy.

Oakland Unified School District (Fiscal Sponsor: Oakland Public Education Fund) Oakland FY23-24 $25,000

The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Student Tech Repair Internship program works to ensure that all students, families, and teachers have the necessary technology to be successful in school while creating unique opportunities for student interns to build STEM skills and increasing local sustainability efforts with regards to electronic waste. Funds will cover the costs of eight summer interns and part-time OUSD staff oversight.

Resource Area For Teaching Fremont, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, Union City FY23-24 $20,000

RAFT’s mission is to help educators transform a child’s learning experience, through hands-on education, to one that inspires the joy and discovery of learning. Funds will be used to collect donated materials from Alameda County companies to be repurposed into creative reuse materials and STEAM Project Kits for educators and students in Alameda County. RAFT will provide standards-aligned, hands-on STEAM learning materials and support to underserved students in Alameda County.

Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, Inc. DBA The Unity Council Oakland FY23-24 $10,000

The Unity Council’s mission is to promote social equity and improve the quality of life for their communities in Oakland by providing them with the tools and resources to achieve their long-term educational, career, and financial goals. Funds will be used to develop a regenerative program, Hecho en Oakland Reducir, Reparar y Reusar / Made in Oakland: Reduce, Repair & Reuse, with a focus on reusing and reducing textile waste from the fast fashion industry. The new program will include repairing clothes and reusing textiles to make upcycled fashion and homewares.

Tech Exchange Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Sunol, Union City FY23-24 $20,000

Funding will support Tech Exchange’s sustainable computer refurbishment and workforce development efforts as they work toward their vision of digital equity. Funds will cover the stipends of four Civicorps interns for 6-month long internships who will serve in Tech Exchange’s warehouse at the heart of their reuse operation.

The ReCARES Network Oakland FY23-24 $25,000

The ReCARES Network collects, redistributes, and encourages the reuse of donated medical equipment and supplies by increasing access to Durable Medical Equipment (DME) while reducing unnecessary environmental waste. Funds will be used to develop a DME Donor Stop—a replicable training project to prepare essential human resources necessary for the full functioning of their DME donation operations.

Viola Blythe Community Services Newark FY23-24 $10,132

Viola Blythe Community Services is partnering with Fremont Fix Your Bike Day volunteers to offer bi-weekly Fix Your Bike clinics at the City of Newark Farmer's Market. Funds will be used to develop and implement the clinics and offer free bike tune-ups, flat fixes, and all types of bike repairs. The clinics will create volunteer opportunities for high school students including mentor classes and mechanic classes to learn how to become an entry-level volunteer bike mechanic using production techniques and receiving on-the-job training.

Waterside Workshops Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland FY23-24 $25,000

Waterside Workshop’s Street Level Cycles program is a youth job-training program that repairs and sells discarded bicycles, and provides access to a free do-it-yourself public bike repair shop. Funds will be used for interns to participate in the Street Level Cycles Waterside’s bicycle education and reuse program. Through their innovative internship model, youth interns work alongside skilled instructors and learn professional bike repair by refurbishing used bicycles. Waterside Workshop’s interns consist primarily of youth who face barriers to employment, including foster youth, homeless youth, youth with learning disabilities, and youth who are at risk of dropping out of high school.

All Good Living Foundation Inc (AGLF) Alameda County FY22-23 $10,000

All Good Living Foundation's (AGLF) mission is to help the most vulnerable children in the Bay Area by providing the necessities for them to lead a happy and healthy life through the Do Good Community Closets, School Incentive Program, and Do Good Sports Club. Funds will be used to expand and improve Do Good Community Closets at the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) Office and six school sites. AGLF stocks community closets with donated essentials, that would otherwise be sent to the landfill, like clothes, shoes, and school supplies to help Alameda County Office of Education students and their families who are experiencing homelessness.

C & S Food Equipment Services, LLC (C&S) Alameda County FY22-23 $20,000

Established in 1999, C&S provides commercial kitchen equipment installation and repair services in Bay Area. Grant funds will be used to provide financial incentives for restaurant owners to repair equipment instead of purchasing new. In addition, funding will allow C&S to design and implement an apprentice program to ensure industry has trained staff to repair equipment.

Community Resources for Independent Living (CRIL) Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Sunol, Union City FY22-23 $15,000

Community Resources for Independant Living (CRIL) is a peer-based disability resource organization that advocates and provides resources for people with disabilities to improve lives and make communities fully accessible. Funds will support the expansion of CRIL's reuse and repair program by allowing CRIL to rent additional warehouses to increase capacity and cover personnel time. These services would regularly be available at CRIL Hayward and offered once a quarter at CRIL Fremont and CRIL Livermore.

Digifli Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Hayward, Oakland, Piedmont, San Leandro FY22-23 $5,000

Digifli is an enterprise that converts refurbished LCD computer monitors purchased from local e-waste companies and turns them into electronic community bulletin boards. Alameda County non-profit organizations, local artists, and small business owners receive free monitors to promote events and business activities. Grant will provide funding for Digifli to expand their services to additional organizations and promotions of community-based events. Funds will support outreach efforts in Alameda, Oakland, and Hayward to locate new entities to sign up for free monitor systems as well as the option to select low-cost paid advertising plans.

EIKON Church of the Nazarene Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Oakland, Piedmont, San Leandro, Union City FY22-23 $20,000

EIKON is a Hayward based church and nonprofit who works with World Vision to receive and redistribute home goods through a partner network of thirty-seven nonprofits across the Bay Area who use the goods to impact the homes and lives of the most vulnerable families and individuals in Alameda County. Funds will be used to cover the costs to transport returned goods from Costco in Tracy to Hayward facility as well as cover administrative costs for staff associated with improving internal tracking. Goods are distributed to partners at the Hayward facility and their new facility in Oakland.

Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc. Emeryville FY22-23 $10,015

The mission of Emeryville Celebration of the Arts is to foster an appreciation of the arts and artists of Emeryville, produce and coordinate community-based events and programs, and increase public awareness of the rich diversity of all forms of creative expression in Emeryville. Funding will allow the organization to cover the initial large startup costs to fabricate almost 800 totes and pouches manufactured with salvaged street banners that advertised previous annual art exhibitions. These upcycled products will generate income from their sales to the community.

Estudillo Produce and Deli Oakland, San Leandro FY22-23 $10,000

Estudillo Produce and Deli is a locally owned, independent grocer servicing San Leandro/East Oakland with fresh produce and groceries. Funds will help offset the cost to repair grocery store deli case rather than sending it to landfill and purchasing a new case. The grant would help support the California repair economy to significantly reduce carbon emissions and waste. Case study will be developed to monitor pre and post repair energy usage as well as provide thresholds to assess cost benefits of repair compared to purchasing new equipment.

Fixit Clinic Oakland FY22-23 $8,000

Fixit Clinic organizes community repair events in Alameda County and throughout the United States. Funds will pay for staff at Fixit Clinic to operate regularly scheduled community repair events (“Fix it Clinics”) at Circuit Launch Makerspace which specializes in electronics and robotics to expedite assessment, disassembly, troubleshooting, and repair. Holding regular Fixit Clinics at Circuit Launch is part of a broader effort to provide access to repair throughout Alameda County on a more regular basis.

Loved Twice Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Oakland, Pleasanton, San Leandro FY22-23 $10,000

Loved Twice believes every newborn baby deserves to have clothes for their first year of life—one of life’s basic necessities. Loved Twice provides clothing for newborns in need with quality reused baby clothing. Funds will be used to support Loved Twice to provide “wardrobes-in-a-box” that will keep babies clothed and warm for a year. Funds will help meet the increase in requests from social workers in Alameda County.

Make it Home Bay Area Alameda County FY22-23 $15,000

Make It Home Bay Area (MIHBA)’s mission is to furnish homes of families and individuals transitioning out of crisis or homelessness with donated, gently used, repurposed furnishings and household goods. Funds will be used to hire staff to increase furniture diverted from landfill and increase the number of Alameda County residents served.

Mannequin Madness Oakland FY22-23 $10,000

Mannequin Madness is an Oakland-based business that provides retailers with a financially beneficial and environmentally friendly way to discard their unwanted mannequins and store fixtures. Funds will be used to cover payroll expenses towards a marketing specialist, marketing funds, and incentives for social media campaigns to increase visibility in the maker/crafter community, and to inspire them to use repurposed mannequins for functional and decorative projects.

New Moons Ago Alameda County FY22-23 $5,000

New Moons Ago reduces fashion wastes collectively, by reconnecting people through upcycling pre-loved clothing. Funds would be used to develop patterns and customer base for personal upcycling pant-making project for population losing mobility as well as to make an adaptive fashion platform for people with limited mobility.

Oakland Unified School District Oakland FY22-23 $20,000

The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Student Tech Repair Internship program works to ensure that all students, families, and teachers have the necessary technology to be successful in school, while creating unique opportunities for student interns to build STEM skills and increasing local sustainability efforts with regards to electronic waste. Funds will be used to cover the costs of eight summer interns and part time OUSD staff oversight.

Omni Commons Oakland FY22-23 $10,000

Omni Commons is a collective of organizations that provide a broad spectrum of services to underserved, disadvantaged, and marginalized communities. Funds will allow Omni Commons to hold bi-weekly in-person community repair events to help Alameda County residents keep durable goods in service rather than being discarded or sent to an e-waste facility. These events will leverage the workspace, tools, and expertise already at Omni Commons to aid in repair of anything that is broken. Holding regular community repair events at Omni Commons is part of a broader effort to provide access to repair throughout Alameda County on a more regular basis.

Papa John's Pizza Hayward FY22-23 $3,500

Papa John's restaurant if BIPOC and woman-owned. Funds will be used to offset costs to repair equipment instead of landfilling and purchasing new items. Items to be repaired include: refrigerator, pizza warmer, signage, and electrical outlet.

PLACE Oakland FY22-23 $10,000

PLACE is a community hub that educates and empowers the community to experiment with and implement regenerative solutions to social and environmental challenges. PLACE offers sliding scale workshops and events. Funds will be used to provide community-based contractor stipends to provide sustainable income and scholarships to increase participation in programming around circular design skills including repair, mending, and maker-art made from salvaged materials. In addition, funds will be used to provide supplies and equipment repair in projects that operate using recovered and donated materials.

Re-Up Refills LLC Oakland FY22-23 $15,000

The ReUp Refill shop in Oakland allows customers to get bath, body, kitchen, and cleaning products in refillable containers, reducing waste from single-use plastics. Funds will be used to pilot two refill kiosks in Alameda County through a vertically integrated partnership offering both circular soap distribution as well as consumer-facing dispenser machines. The machines will be stocked with the best-selling products from its refill shop: laundry detergent, hand soap, and dish soap. Customers will use the machines to refill their own containers, thereby reducing plastic waste from single-use containers.

Rebuilding Together East Bay-North Oakland FY22-23 $10,000

Rebuilding Together creates community partnerships to rejuvenate neighborhoods through the rehabilitation of homes owned by low-income homeowners and non-profit facilities that serve low-income communities. Funds will be used to support the new Dorothy's Closet brick and mortar location in Berkeley which is a joint venture with Dorothy Day House in Oakland. Funding will assist to re-home donations, secure storage space for a secondary donation drop-off, and sorting facility. Items available at Dorothy's closet will be both distributed to those in need via vouchers at the store as well as sold at low cost to the local community.

ReUp by Kay Chesterfield Inc Oakland FY22-23 $20,000

Kay Chesterfield is a B-corp commercial re-upholstery facility. Funds will be used to create and implement training/apprentice program in re-upholstery and upholstery sewing to address the lack of professional upholsterers who can provide services. Currently, the industry does not have enough labor force to continue this important trade.

Rock Paper Scissors Collective Oakland FY22-23 $8,000

Rock Paper Scissors Collective is a volunteer-run organization that fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities and encourage sustainable practices and alternative models. Funds will support programming for art workshops available for a variety of participants including veterans, blind/deaf community members, as well as local youth.

Surplus Service Fremont FY22-23 $15,000

Surplus Service provides the highest and best end use of life solutions for e-waste, via refurbishment and reuse of electronics rather than recycling or sending them to the landfill. Currently they send 90% of computer hard drives to recycling due to lack of capacity to refurbish. This grant will provide funding for software and equipment to refurbish computer hard drives at a large scale - increasing the number of hard drives by 90% that could be refurbished. This will offer a new revenue stream and provide an opportunity for company to both sell used computers as well as donate them to communities in need.

Tech Exchange Oakland FY22-23 $20,000

Tech Exchange sources high quality decommissioned technology from contributing partners, refurbishes computers and distributes them to households across the Bay Area. Funds will be used for sustainable computer refurbishment and workforce development efforts for digital equity. Funding would support the placement of two Civicorps interns who will serve in Tech Exchange’s Oakland warehouse and a portion of intern stipends.

Teen Advocacy Going Strong (TAGS) Hayward, San Leandro FY22-23 $10,000

Teens Advocacy Going Strong (TAGS) is a nonprofit, second-hand clothing store and workspace dedicated to serving underserved teens and young adults ages 13-24 in the East Bay. Through TAGs, youth learn entrepreneurial and sustainable business skills while advocating for themselves and our environment. Funds will be used to help cover personnel expenses for their program coordinator and marketing coordinator, in addition to overhead, which will allow TAGS to expand job training and outreach to serve more local underserved teens and young adults in the community.

Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles Oakland FY22-23 $10,000

Uhuru receives high-quality donated furniture and sells at affordable prices in their Oakland retail shop. Grant funds will support program coordinator to manage training and work experience program for interns via partner work site programs. Interns will help stabilize their workforce to increase their free donation pick-up services of furniture and home goods to divert additional 51 tons of furniture and home goods from the landfill over 10 months.

Waterside Workshops Berkeley FY22-23 $10,000

Waterside Workshop’s ‘Street Level Cycles’ program is a youth job-training program that repairs and sells discarded bicycles, and provides a free do-it-yourself public bike repair shop. Funds will be used for interns to participate in the Street Level Cycles Waterside’s bicycle education and reuse program. Through innovative internship model, youth interns work alongside skilled instructors and learn professional bike repair by refurbishing used bicycles. Waterside’s interns consist primarily of youth who face barriers to employment, including foster youth, homeless youth, youth with learning disabilities, and youth who are at risk of dropping out of high school.

Wonderfil PBC Livermore, Newark, Pleasanton FY22-23 $20,000

Wonderfil facilitates creating a scalable and cost-effective refill vending machines for liquid and cream products which reduces the demand for plastic packaging for these items. Funds would be used to conduct outreach and place Wonderfil kiosks in the South and East areas of Alameda County. Refill kiosks would be placed in stores, apartment buildings, laundromats, and schools to dispense laundry detergents, liquid soaps, and other cleaning products into refillable containers.

California Product Stewardship Council Alameda County FY21-22 $20,000

CPSC is leading several solar panel recovery projects and policy development in California that expand circular solar energy systems with reduced cost-burden on local government. Funds will allow CPSC to work with Alameda County based solar panel collectors and installers to better understand the barriers and opportunities to installing recovered solar panels in Alameda County and the Bay Area. CPSSC will deliver a final report that provides planning departments and installers with certification protocols to allow for recovered solar panel to be installed for a second life verses being recycled or landfilled.

E-Waste and Solar Recycling Center Union City FY21-22 $20,000

E-Waste and Solar Recycling Center was founded in 1997 with the sole purpose of reuse & recycling of E-Waste, Solar-Panels, Lamps & Batteries. Funds will allow them to further expand their solar panel collection and reuse operation while coordinating with StopWaste and CPSC to develop policy and certification protocols to improve the opportunities for solar panel reuse in the Bay Area.

Eikon Church of the Nazarene Alameda County FY21-22 $20,000

EIKON is a Hayward based church and nonprofit who works with World Vision to receive and redistribute home goods through a network of thirty-seven nonprofits across the Bay Area who use the goods to impact the homes and lives of the most vulnerable families and individuals in Alameda County. Funds will help subsidize shipping costs for Infinite Christmas, a program that takes 6.6 semi truck loads of home goods including shelf stable food, diapers and appliances which are saved from going to a landfill and are empowering peoples lives. Distribution via EIKON's Hayward sites puts in them into the homes and living spaces of the most vulnerable individuals and families in Alameda County.

Kala Art Institute Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland FY21-22 $11,500

Kala’s mission is to help artists sustain their creative work over time through its artist residencies, and to engage the community through exhibitions, public programs, and education. Kala’s artist residency and art classes are unique because of the array of equipment and technology we have specializing in printmaking. Funds will enable Kala to repair bulky, specialized printmaking equipment in a sustainable way to keep large items out of the landfill and in circulation in Kala's studio. Over 500 artists each year will have access to this specialized equipment once repaired.

LIFE ElderCare Fremont, Newark, Union City FY21-22 $10,000

LIFE ElderCare's mission is to empower the aging to live with independence AND interdependence by nourishing mind, body and spirit. Funding for this project will allow LIFE to replace over 100,000 single use plastic bags each year with durable reusable bags for the delivery of their Meals on Wheels food program. This is this start of a new process of equivalent efficiency plus added sustainability at their Tri-Cities sites and enables them to support other MOW programs in replicating the model.

Loved Twice Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore FY21-22 $10,000

The mission of Loved Twice is to clothe newborns in need with quality reused baby clothing for the first year of life. Funds will be used to collect, sort, redistribute and coord

MAKE IT HOME BAY AREA Alameda FY21-22 $20,000

Make It Home’s mission is to furnish homes of families and individuals transitioning out of crisis or homelessness with donated, gently used, repurposed furnishings and household goods. Funding will allow Make it Home to better serve Alameda County clients by securing a new furniture storage site in Alameda County as well as hiring an additional staff member. The new employee will manage all the logistics involved in responding and coordinating the furniture donations for the new storage unit and the curated shipments for the clients. By having a warehouse closer to Alameda County donors and clients, they could dramatically increase the amount of furniture donated and repurpose it for local needs.

Oakland Indie Alliance Oakland FY21-22 $7,500

Oakland Indie Alliance (OIA) is a community of more than 400 small-scale entrepreneurs - OIA helps and supports small businesses to thrive. Funds will be used to facilitate the reuse and repair of a variety of equipment among small business community. Activities will include orchestrate marketing, communication and outreach among members that have useful equipment or supplies that they would like to donate and to connect them with other small businesses in need. In addition, OIA will provide outreach and one on one interactions to their community regarding StopWaste initiatives including reusable food ware promotion to eating establishments, 1383 educational information and other initiatives during the year.

Puretergent, Inc. Oakland FY21-22 $7,375

Oakland based Puretergent manufactures cleaning products that are readily biodegradable, grey water safe and hypoallergenic, in refillable packaging that eliminates single use plastic waste, with circular distribution. Funding will allow Puretergent to purchase motorized rotors and pumps to increase production batch efficiency by four times allowing them to expand their inventory for use by local refill shops.

Re-Up Refills Oakland FY21-22 $11,000

The Re-Up Refill Shop offers a range of ecological bath, body, cooking, food, kitchen, and cleaning products in refillable containers, reducing waste from single-use plastics. Grant funds are to purchase refrigeration equipment so the shop can create a new zero waste dairy department utilizing local purveyors. In addition, project will include partnering with Mandela to offer CSA pick up at the shop, expanding Mandela's customer base for local BIPOC farmers.

Resource Area For Teaching Alameda County FY21-22 $10,000

RAFT’s mission is to help educators transform a child’s learning experience through hands-on education to one that inspires the joy and discovery of learning. Funds to support the collection of donated materials from Alameda County companies to be repurposed into creative reuse materials and STEAM Project Kits for educators and students in Alameda County. RAFT will provide standards-aligned, hands-on STEAM learning materials and support to underserved students in Alameda County.

Tech Exchange Alameda, Emeryville, Oakland FY21-22 $20,000

Funding will support Tech Exchange’s sustainable computer refurbishment and workforce development efforts as they work toward the vision of digital equity. Specifically, funding from StopWaste would underwrite the stipends of two Civicorps interns for two 6 month internships who will serve in Tech Exchange’s warehouse at the heart of our reuse operation.

TEEN ADVOCACY GOING STRONG (TAGS) San Leandro FY21-22 $10,000

TAGS is a nonprofit, second-hand clothing store and workspace dedicated to serving underserved teens and young adults ages 13-24 in the Bay Area. Through TAGs youth learn entrepreneurial and sustainable business skills while advocating for themselves and our environment. Funding will allow TAGS to hire 2 additional part time teen staff members to increase clothes salvaged for resale.

The Crucible Oakland FY21-22 $15,000

Funds will allow two interns to join The Crucible’s Bike Shop which specializes in supporting community members to build, repair, and recycle bikes. Interns will partner with Mandela Grocery Coop to fabricate delivery bikes carts for local grocery delivery as well as work in the Earn-a-Bike program where local youth work with the interns to fix two donated bikes where youth retain a bike to keep and the other is donated to fundraise for the program. Program diverts 500+ bikes from landfills, and provides residents with carbon-free, equitable transportation.

Waterside Workshops Berkeley FY21-22 $10,000

Waterside Workshops engages youth and the community through hands-on learning in bicycle mechanics, wooden boatbuilding, and outdoor education. Waterside is a safe place for youth to feel heard, gain confidence, develop work skills, and access the tools and resources needed to lead healthy, sustainable lives. Street Level Cycles sources and reuses discarded bicycles in our youth job-training program and provides a free do-it-yourself public bike repair shop. Rebuilt bicycles provide green transportation for low-income youth and adults, and support our free education programs. StopWaste.org funding will support staff for operations and youth instruction

2 A Good Cause, Inc. Alameda County FY20-21 $15,000

2 A Good Cause, Inc., was established in 2006 to help non-profit organizations meet their needs through creative reuse and repurposing; helping local nonprofits connect with businesses in order to meet their short and long term needs in both goods and service. Funds will be used toward the purchase of a box van to increase the collection and redistribution of goods and materials that would have otherwise ended up in landfill.

African People's Education and Defense Fund Alameda County FY20-21 $6,000

The African People's Education & Defense Fund (APEDF) develops and institutionalizes programs to defend the human and civil rights of the African (black) community. Funds will be used to secure warehouse space to house furniture which will be transformed into beautiful redesigned items to be sold at the Uhuru furniture store in Oakland.

Bio-Link Depot Inc. Alameda County FY20-21 $8,500

BioLink Depot is a unique organization that provides millions of dollars worth of donated laboratory equipment and supplies for free to educators and researchers, to promote scientific training for students. Funding will be used to purchase specialized testing equipment to ensure donated items are in excellent working condition prior to distribution to educators in need.

California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) Alameda County FY20-21 $5,000

CPSC's vision is that producers have the primary responsibility to establish, fund, and manage end-of-life systems for their product. Grant funding will expand StopWaste’s Re:Source database to incorporate textile reuse and repair opportunities to divert a variety of textiles from the landfill.

Center for Environmental Health Alameda County FY20-21 $20,000

The Center for Environmental Health's (CEH) mission is to protect people from toxic chemicals by working with communities, consumers, workers, government, and private sectors to demand and support business practices that are safe for public health and the environment. Funds will be used to create an audit of potential reusable foodware infrastructure in Alameda County school districts, host webinars on implementing reusables, connect schools to each other to share reusables best practices, create and distribute reusable foodware case studies to move Alameda County school districts toward committing to transition to reusable foodware.

Civicorps Oakland FY20-21 $10,000

Civicorps is a West Oakland-based nonprofit whose mission is to re-engage young adults, ages 18-26, to earn a high school diploma, gain job skills, and pursue college. They offer training in Environmental Management and Recycling as well as operate East Bay's only charter school designed to serve the needs of young adults. Funds will go toward paying 50% of internship wages for a Civicorps member to learn computer refurbishment skills. Internships are through their Conservation Career Pathways project at the Oakland Tech Exchange computer refurbishment center.

Clean Water Fund Berkeley FY20-21 $20,000

ReThink Disposable, a program of Clean Water Fund, prevents waste before it starts by working with local governments, businesses, institutions, and consumers to switch from single-use disposable packaging to reusable foodware.  Funds will allow ReThink to partner with Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), to replace harmful single-use foodware with non-toxic reusables to be used during daily food service, focusing initial efforts at BUSD elementary schools.

Community Impact LAB Alameda County FY20-21 $10,000

Community Impact LAB strives to be a force for action and to expand opportunities that everyone, especially women and children, need to be impactful. Funds will support collection of donated textiles, fabric, toys, and baby supplies annually through the Baby Box and Baby Shower Programs, offered to vulnerable populations.

Fixit Clinic Alameda County FY20-21 $5,000

Fixit Clinic organizes community repair events in Alameda County and throughout the United States. Funding will allow Fixit Clinic to continue to provide support to the many local Fix It Clinics in Alameda County to be held both in person and online.

Help Berkeley Inc. Albany, Berkeley FY20-21 $10,000

Help Berkeley (HB) is a nonprofit, grassroots, frontline organization whose mission is to deliver affordable, subsidized and free meals to seniors and others at-risk for COVID 19. Funds will be used to partner with reusable foodware service provider to develop, implement and refine reusable foodware pilot for recipients of meals.

Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corp Oakland FY20-21 $10,000

Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corp provides comprehensive after school programming, designed to provide the essential scaffolding a child needs to navigate the school community.  Funding will be used to purchase used bikes, as well as build bikes from scratch, to develop a bike lending and repair enrichment program where students will be exposed to new skills and career potential in repair and reuse.

Loved Twice Alameda County FY20-21 $10,000

Loved Twice believes every newborn baby deserves to have clothes for their first year of life—one of life’s basic necessities. Loved Twice provides clothing for newborns in need with quality reused baby clothing. Grant funds will be used to collect gently-used baby clothes, sort the garments into boy and girl wardrobes-in-a-box, and distribute them exclusively through social workers in hospitals, shelters, and clinics.

Make It Home Alameda County FY20-21 $10,000

Make It Home’s mission is to furnish homes of families and individuals transitioning out of crisis or homelessness with donated, gently used, repurposed furnishings and household goods. Fund will be used to coordinate with Alameda County Social Service agencies, offset costs to transport and furnish homes to those in need in Alameda County.

Mannequin Madness Alameda County FY20-21 $10,000

Mannequin Madness provides retailers with a financially beneficial and environmentally friendly way to discard their unwanted store fixtures and mannequins that would otherwise go to landfill. Funds will be used to increase materials collected for reuse and resale and increase capacity to reach non-English speaking communities in Alameda County to create a new customer base.

Muir Products Alameda County FY20-21 $17,000

Muir Products builds automated dispensers that streamline the dispensing of products which simplifies the customer refill process. The automated system will make it easier for Alameda County residents to reduce their reliance on single-use plastics by providing streamlined systems to refill their own containers at local shops. Funds will be used to pilot two refill systems at local refill entities: Fillgood in Albany and ReUP Refill in Oakland.  

Rebuilding Together East Bay-North Alameda County FY20-21 $10,000

Rebuilding Together creates community partnerships to rejuvenate neighborhoods through the rehabilitation of homes owned by low-income homeowners and non-profit facilities that serve low-income communities. Funding will go towards the purchase of a new box van that will increase materials collected for reuse and repair instead of sending to landfill/recycling.

Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT) Alameda County FY20-21 $10,000

The Resources Area for Teaching (RAFT) provides materials, kits, and curriculum for students and teachers using salvaged and reusable materials donated by companies and manufacturers. Grant funds will provide 2,500 activity kits and online education curriculum to support learning for Title 1 schools. In addition, funds will help secure and collect material donations from Alameda County manufacturers for reuse in their large warehouse and educational kits. 

Robot Garden Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton FY20-21 $5,000

Robot Garden is a non-profit makerspace located in Livermore that facilitates informal STEM learning opportunities including repair through classes and outreach events. Funds will be used to recruit and train high school students to repair products with a primary emphasis on electronics repair and reuse. Students will become repair coaches at Fix it Clinics in the Tri Valley area over the course of the school year.

RRRcomputer.org Hayward FY20-21 $15,000

RRR's mission is to promote digital inclusion through the repurposing of computing devices for the next generation. Funding will enable RRR to provide 50 reclaimed high-quality MacBook laptops; provide coding classes and technical support to students from disadvantaged backgrounds at Hayward's Tennyson High School.

Sparkl Reusables Oakland FY20-21 $20,000

Sparkl Reusables provides a reusable foodware system to eating establishments in the Bay Area. Funding will be used to partner with the City of Oakland, Cocina Del Corazon, and others to convert bulk meal delivered in disposables to reusables. Sparkl’s initial focus will be on meals delivered to immigrant families in Oakland.

The Friends of the Oakland Public Library (Friends) Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont FY20-21 $10,000

Friends of the Oakland Library's mission is to advance the role of the Oakland Public Library as a vital community resource. Funds will be used to assist Friends in the continued collection, sale and redistribution of used books and will help offset loss of revenue due to store closure as a result of Shelter in Place orders.

The Plant Exchange Alameda County FY20-21 $10,000

The Plant Exchange's mission is to divert large amounts of usable plants from the landfill /organics stream by developing partnerships with retail/wholesale distributors and contractors who provide The Plant Exchange with donations of unused plants. Funds will be used to offset costs of facility expansion which will allow for increased inventory and provide additional space for new tenants working in the reuse and repair industry. 

Three Stone Hearth LLC Alameda County FY20-21 $15,000

Three Stone Hearth is a sustainable model for community-scale food preparation. Since its founding in 2006, they have packaged their food in returnable, reusable packaging. Funds will be used to continue this effort by improving cleaning and sanitation of reusable foodware as well as developing processes to increase their meal delivery customer returns of their reusable foodware.

Transition Berkeley Berkeley FY20-21 $5,000

Transition Berkeley's mission is to bring community together to build a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient future for Berkeley. Funds will be used to continue offering the Reuse and Repair class to both Berkeley Independent and Berkeley Technology High Schools.  Curriculum focuses on waste stream education, product design for reuse, circular economy, and repair.  Class will provide practical hands-on learning about how to diagnosis and repair electronics, small appliances, bicycles, clothing, and furniture.

Waterside Workshops Alameda County FY20-21 $10,000

Waterside Workshop’s Street Level Cycles program is a youth job-training program that repairs and sells discarded bicycles, and provides a free do-it-yourself public bike repair shop. Rebuilt bicycles provide green transportation for low-income youth and adults, and bicycle sales help support their free education programs. Funds will support staff for operations and youth instruction.

African People's Education and Defense Fund, Inc. Oakland FY19-20 $10,000

The African People's Education & Defense Fund (APEDF) develops and institutionalizes programs to defend the human and civil rights of the African (black) community. Funds will be used to sponsor workshops to train volunteers to transform reclaimed furniture into beautiful redesigned items to be sold at the Uhuru furniture store in Oakland.

Alameda Natural Grocery / East Bay Natural Grocers Alameda FY19-20 $10,000

East Bay Natural Grocers, Inc. is comprised of three locally owned, independently operated and certified green food retailers, including two natural foods stores and one food service operation. Funds support a pilot project to implement reusable food containers for the transportation of hot and cold foods from their eatery Tomato, as well as for bulk and baked goods. Project will commence when County Health Order allows bulk food and buffet service.

California Product Stewardship Council Alameda County FY19-20 $5,000

The California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) is a nonprofit organization working to create a shift in California’s product waste management system to one that relies on producer responsibility in order to reduce public costs and drive improvements in product design. Grant funds will be used to conduct research relating to potential opportunities and infrastructure for the reuse of solar panels in Alameda County and the Bay Area.

Civicorps Oakland FY19-20 $20,000

Civicorps is a West Oakland based nonprofit whose mission is to re-engage young adults, ages 18-26, to earn a high school diploma, gain job skills, and pursue college. They offer training in Environmental Management and Recycling as well as operate East Bay's only charter school designed to serve the needs of young adults. Grant award will provide funds to pay 50% of internship wages for two Civic Corps members to learn computer refurbishment skills. Internships are through their Conservation Career Pathways project at the Tech Exchange computer refurbishment center.

Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda and CASA Youth Alameda FY19-20 $10,000

CASA is a community-wide coalition dedicated to raising awareness, mobilizing community action, and facilitating the implementation of programs to achieve the goals of the City of Alameda’s Climate Action and Resiliency Plan and to increase community sustainability and well-being. Funds will support CASA and CASA Youth to develop and pilot a Reusables To-Go Pilot Program to dramatically reduce disposable food ware waste in Alameda’s downtown Park Street district.

Corporate eWaste Solutions Alameda County FY19-20 $15,000

Corporate eWaste Solutions is a Hayward based certified electronics reuse and recycling provider. Reuse and Repair grant funds will allow the repair and refurbishment of lightly damaged laptops which would normally be recycled. These laptops will be donated to Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay to distribute to low income families in Alameda County.

East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse Alameda County FY19-20 $10,000

The mission of The East Bay Depot is to divert waste materials from landfills by collecting and redistributing discarded goods as low-cost supplies for art, education, and social services at the Oakland based Depot Store. Grant funds will provide operating support to collect, store, and redistribute materials for the Depot Store.

Ecology Center Berkeley FY19-20 $15,000

The Ecology Center’s mission is to inspire and build a sustainable, healthy, and just future for the East Bay, California, and beyond. They transform the ideals of sustainability into everyday practice. Grant funds for expansion and continuation of the Reusable Cup Pilot, implementing the Vessel Reusable Cup system into additional cafes and eating establishments in Alameda County. Project will commence when County and City Health orders allow project activities.

Fixit Clinic Alameda County FY19-20 $10,000

Fixit Clinic organizes community repair event in Alameda County and throughout the United States. Funding will allow Fixit Clinic to respond to the rapidly evolving social and economic changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic disruption by migrating to online community virtual repair events. Fixit Clinic will also provide their “Rapid Response Repair” program to Alameda County municipalities, medical facilities, and schools to support repair and maintenance of large scale equipment and property.

Hively Alameda County FY19-20 $10,000

Hively believes that every family should have the resources and support to ensure that children get the best start possible including counseling and other resources they need to thrive. Grant funds will be used to expand and improve their Oakland and Pleasanton based program that collects big box store returns as well as gently used household items and clothing donations for redistribution to families in need.

Kala Art Institute Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland FY19-20 $10,000

Kala Art Institute's mission is to help artists sustain their creative work over time through artist residencies and to engage the community through exhibitions, public programs, and education. Funds will be used to repair large scale printmaking and digital equipment to prevent the items from being recycled and/or landfilled, as well as purchase an industrial washer/dryer so they can switch to reusable rags.

Loved Twice Alameda County FY19-20 $10,000

Loved Twice believes every newborn baby deserves to have clothes for their first year of life—one of life’s basic necessities. Loved Twice provides clothing for newborns in need with quality reused baby clothing. Grant funds will be used to collect gently-used baby clothes, sort the garments into boy and girl wardrobes-in-a-box, and distribute them exclusively through social workers in hospitals, shelters, and clinics.

MedShare Alameda County FY19-20 $20,000

MedShare is a nonprofit humanitarian aid organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people, communities and our planet by sourcing and directly delivering surplus medical supplies and equipment to communities in need around the world. Grant funds will support their Biomedical Equipment Lab which will prevent functioning medical equipment from ending up in landfill by testing, refurbishing, and repairing equipment to be distributed locally and internationally to those in need to save lives.

Oakland First Fridays Oakland FY19-20 $10,000

Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month. This event includes artist collectives, street artists, local culinary artisans and beverages as well as food trucks. Funds encumbered to support reusable infrastructure at First Friday events when County Health Order allows for large group activities to resume.

Orta Kitchen Garden Alameda FY19-20 $10,000

Orta's mission is to help people grow their own plants from seeds and cuttings which reduces plastic waste from nursery pots and provides a successful, satisfying zero-waste experience. Grant funding will allow Orta Kitchen to build a trimming machine that will reduce waste and increase labor productivity by streamlining production and operations, reducing labor costs, and creating greater organizational capacity.

Re-Up Refill Shop Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont FY19-20 $15,000

The ReUp Refill shop in Oakland allows customers to get bath, body, kitchen, and cleaning products in refillable containers, reducing waste from single-use plastics. Funds will allow the shop to purchase a pre-owned electric bike for sustainable deliveries and refurbish a used shipping container to provide storage of large scale inventory items such as 55 gallon drums.

Resource Area For Teachers (RAFT) - Alameda County FY19-20 $10,000

RAFT provides materials, kits, and curriculum for students and teachers using salvaged and reusable materials donated by companies and manufacturers. Grant funds will provide 2,500 activity kits and online education curriculum to support remote learning for Title 1 schools. In addition, funds will help secure and collect material donations from Alameda County manufacturers for reuse in their large warehouse and educational kits.

Surplus Service Alameda County FY19-20 $15,000

Surplus Service provides the highest and best end of life solutions for e-waste, via refurbishment and reuse of electronics rather than recycling or sending them to the landfill. Funds will be used to expand their BioMed group to refurbish medical equipment that may have otherwise been landfilled or recycled. Adding the capability of refurbishing medical equipment to their existing operation will divert thousands of pounds from landfill and recycling streams.

The Crucible Alameda FY19-20 $5,000

The Crucible inspires creative exploration with hands-on arts education and experiences for people of diverse ages and backgrounds. Grant funds will be used to purchase an industrial washing machine and dryer which will allow them to clean welding jackets, rags, tablecloths, and ceramics class textiles onsite, instead of sending them to landfill.

The Plant Exchange Alameda County FY19-20 $5,000

The Plant Exchange's mission is to divert large amounts of usable plants from the landfill or organics stream by developing partnerships with retail/wholesale distributors and contractors who provide The Plant Exchange with donations of unused plants. Funds will be used to support ongoing operations for donated plant pickups.

Transition Berkeley Berkeley FY19-20 $10,000

Transition Berkeley's mission is to bring community together to build a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient future for Berkeley. Funds will be used to work with Cal Berkeley's Engineers for a Sustainable World Students to develop curriculum focused on repair for Cal students, including waste stream education, product design, circular economy, and repair. Class will provide practical hands-on learning about how to diagnosis and repair electronics, small appliances, bicycles, clothing, and furniture.

Waterside Workshop Alameda County FY19-20 $10,000

Waterside Workshop’s ‘Street Level Cycles’ program is a youth job-training program that repairs and sells discarded bicycles, and provides a free do-it-yourself public bike repair shop. Rebuilt bicycles provide green transportation for low-income youth and adults, and bicycle sales help support their free education programs. Funds will support staff for operations and youth instruction.

Bay Area Redwood Hayward Hayward FY18-19 $15,000

Bay Area Redwood diverts trees from urban environments and creates upcycled wood products including live-edge slabs, beams, siding and tables. Funds used for storage and expand operational capacity.

California Shakespeare Theater Berkeley FY18-19 $8,500

Cal Shake creates exemplary productions of works, both old and new, interpreted in vital and urgent ways. They seek to both teach and learn through art—not simply about the theater but about our world. Grant funds used to build reusable stock set pieces that will reduce the amount of construction waste sent to landfill.

Community Impact Lab San Leandro FY18-19 $15,000

Community Impact Lab strives to be a force for action and to expand opportunities that everyone, especially women and children, have to be impactful. Grant funds to support collection of donated textiles, fabrics, toys and baby supplies annually through the Baby Box Program, offered to vulnerable populations. Project includes repair and repurpose of damaged goods for donation and retail purposes.

East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse Oakland FY18-19 $10,000

The mission of The Depot is to divert waste materials from landfills by collecting and redistributing discarded goods as low-cost supplies for art, education, and social services in the Depot Store. Funds to expand and implement the Estate Reuse Service program that provides Alameda County residents dealing with challenging life transitions with a convenient resource to responsibly dispose of personal property.

Ecology Center Berkeley FY18-19 $45,000

The Ecology Center’s mission is to inspire and build a sustainable, healthy, and just future for the East Bay, California, and beyond. They transform the ideals of sustainability into everyday practice. Grant funds to promote and implement a Reusable Foodware Pilot to develop a replicable reusable cup pilot to further reduce single-use disposable food ware, and create a model for city-wide and regional adoption.

Filljoy LLC Alameda, Oakland FY18-19 $15,000

Filljoy's mission is to reduce single-use plastic, packaging and product waste in retail environments. Filljoy is a technology solution that simplifies and encourages bulk shopping by utilizing apps available on smartphones. Filljoy’s innovative technology solution makes it easier for customers to shop with their own reusable containers. Funding to pilot Filljoy software/kiosks at three Alameda County grocery stores that offer bulk purchasing options.

GO Box SF Bay Oakland FY18-19 $9,500

GO Box offers reusable foodware containers in place of single use disposal items via an smartphone app. Funding to conduct outreach and secure food truck vendors to pilot Go Box services at Oakland's First Friday event.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore Oakland FY18-19 $10,000

Habitat ReStores accept donations of used and salvaged home improvement items sold to the public at a discount. Proceeds are used to help build strength, stability, self-reliance and shelter in local communities. Funds used for communications/outreach campaign to promote the ReStore and the variety of salvaged, donated and reused items for sale. Campaign will encourage people to visit the Restore as well as educate residents about the importance of reuse and donations.

Hively (formerly Child Care Links ) Pleasanton FY18-19 $15,000

Hively believes that every family should have the resources and support to ensure that children get the best start possible including counseling and other resources they need to thrive. Grant funds used to expand and improve their Pleasanton-based program that collects big box store returns as well as gently used household items and clothing donations for redistribution to families in need.

Loved Twice Berkeley FY18-19 $10,000

Loved Twice believes every newborn girl and boy deserves to have clothes for their first year of life—one of life’s basic necessities. clothing newborns in need with quality reused baby clothing for the first year of life. Grants funds assist Love Twice to collect gently-used baby clothes, sort these precious garments into boy and girl wardrobes-in-a-box, and distribute them exclusively through social workers in hospitals, shelters, and clinics.

MedShare San Leandro FY18-19 $20,000

MedShare recovers and reuses medical supplies from Bay Area Hospitals and redistributes them both in the Bay Area and abroad. Funds to develop a Biomedical Equipment Lending Library which will increase donations from hospitals and manufacturers to MedShare.

Rebuilding Together East Bay-North Berkeley FY18-19 $10,000

Rebuilding Together creates community partnerships to rejuvenate neighborhoods through the rehabilitation of homes owned by low-income homeowners and non-profit facilities that serve low-income communities. Funds used to train and supervise 500 volunteers and 30 clients yearly to salvage reusable building materials instead of sending to landfill/recycling.

Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT) Alameda County FY18-19 $10,000

RAFT provides materials, kits and curriculum for students and teachers using salvaged and reusable materials. Grant funds used to secure and collect material donations from Alameda County manufacturers for reuse in their large warehouse and educational kits.

Reuse Alliance Inc. Alameda County FY18-19 $20,000

The Alliance promotes the social, environmental and economic benefits of reuse through advocacy, data collection projects, and community building services that strengthen the reuse community.Funds used to expand the Agency's database of Alameda County reuse enterprises and their activities to improve upcycling infrastructure in Alameda County.

Surplus Service (SS) Fremont FY18-19 $15,000

Surplus Service provides the highest e-waste recycling solutions that lead to higher sustainability reuse and disposal of electronics rather than simply recycling them or sending them to the landfill. Funds will help SS reuse instead of recycle hard disk drives (HDD) by wiping the HDDs coming into facility instead of sending them to shredders. This allows HDDs to be utilized for their full life span.

Upstream Alameda County FY18-19 $20,000

Upstream is a national non-profit organization sparking innovative solutions to plastic pollution and our throw-away culture. They create opportunities, develop tools and invite business leaders, policy makers and culture hackers to join us in changing the world. Funds used to coordinate regional activities around reusable food ware opportunities for implementation countywide.

Urban University (UU) Oakland FY18-19 $10,000

UU mission is to improve the socioeconomic status of impoverished individuals by providing employability training, coaching and employment opportunities in their salvaged goods store. Funds used to help offset operational costs.

Waterside Workshops/Street Level Cycles Berkeley FY18-19 $10,000

Street Level Cycles is a community bicycle shop that utilizes donated and discarded bicycles to teach youth valuable job skills in how to rebuild bicycles using salvaged bicycle partts and materials. Funding to help offset costs of staffing and rent.

California Product Stewardship Council Alameda County FY17-18 $15,000

California Product Stewardship Council's mission is to support a change in California’s product waste management system to producer responsibility in order to reduce public costs and drive improvements in product design that promote environmental sustainability. Grant funds used for outreach of The Refuel Your Fun campaign which promotes refillable 1 lb. propane cylinders in place of non refillable/recyclable ones.

East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse Oakland, Alameda County FY17-18 $10,000

The mission of The Depot is to divert waste materials from landfills by collecting and redistributing discarded goods as low-cost supplies for art, education, and social services in the Depot Store. Funding used to promote their Estate Reuse Services—a personalized estate clearance program designed to provide Alameda County residents dealing with challenging life transitions with a convenient resource to ecologically dispose of personal property.

Grateful Gatherings Alameda County FY17-18 $10,000

Grateful Gatherings’ mission is to improve lives by providing gently used furniture and household goods to be reused for low-income families transitioning out of homelessness, crisis, and poverty. Funds used for staffing to develop and expand all gathering events.

Loved Twice Berkeley FY17-18 $10,000

Loved Twice believes every newborn girl and boy deserves to have clothes for their first year of life—one of life’s basic necessities. Love Twice provides clothing for newborns in need with quality reused baby clothing. Grant funds used to collect gently-used baby clothes, sort the garments into boy and girl wardrobes-in-a-box, and distribute them exclusively through social workers in hospitals, shelters, and clinics.

MedShare Alameda County FY17-18 $20,000

MedShare recovers and reuses medical supplies from Bay Area Hospitals and redistributes them both in the Bay Area and abroad. Funds supported MedShare's Medical Supply Recovery Program including general operating expenses needed to pick up supplies at over 50 hospitals, as well as other related logistics costs.

Oakland Public Education Fund/Tech Exchange Oakland FY17-18 $10,000

​Tech Exchange sources high quality decommissioned technology from contributing partners, refurbishes computers and distributes them to households across the Bay Area. TheirTech For All solution is designed to supply everything needed to support digitally disconnected residents with technology access. Funds used to support the purchase of a used truck to implement and grow successful electronic reuse program.

Waterside Workshops Berkeley FY17-18 $15,000

Street Level Cycles reuses discarded bicycles in their youth job-training program which repairs bikes for sale as well as a free do-it-yourself public bike repair shop. Rebuilt bicycles provide green transportation for low-income youth and adults, and bicycle sales help support our free education programs. StopWaste funding supports staff for operations and youth instruction.

East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse Oakland FY16-17 $15,000

The mission of The Depot is to divert waste materials from landfills by collecting and redistributing discarded goods as low-cost supplies for art, education, and social services in the Depot Store. Funds used to conduct targeted business outreach in Alameda County to help expand the East Bay Depot’s donation solicitation activities to include more businesses, corporations and manufacturers.

Habitat for Humanity Restore Oakland FY16-17 $15,000

Habitat ReStores accept donations of used and salvaged home improvement items sold to the public at a discount. Proceeds are used to help build strength, stability, self-reliance and shelter in local communities. Funds used to increase warehousing facility to support growing influx of donated materials.

Loved Twice Berkeley FY16-17 $15,000

Loved Twice believes every newborn girl and boy deserves to have clothes for their first year of life — one of life’s basic necessities. Love Twice provides clothing for newborns in need with quality reused baby clothing. Grant funds used to collect gently-used baby clothes, sort the garments into boy and girl wardrobes-in-a-box, and distribute them exclusively through social workers in hospitals, shelters, and clinics.

ReUse People Oakland FY16-17 $15,000

ReUse People reduces the solid waste stream and changes the way the built environment is renewed by salvaging building materials and distributing them for reuse. Funds were used for outreach and advertisements to attract new customers and sell more salvaged building materials for reuse at the newly expanded site shared with Habitat for Humanity.

Waterside Workshops/Street Level Cycles Berkeley FY16-17 $15,000

Street Level Cycles is a community bicycle shop that utilizes donated and discarded bicycles to teach youth valuable job skills in how to rebuild bicycles using salvaged bicycle parts and materials. Funding to help offset costs of staffing and rent.

Surplus Food Donation Equipment Grants
Grantee Project Locations Fiscal Year Amount Description
Community Kitchens Oakland FY23-24 $10,000

Community Kitchens’ founding principle is to unify and bring together their community to build stronger and more resilient foodways to support and uplift underserved community members and businesses. Funds will support the purchase of two refrigerators and one chest freezer to establish a secure drop-off hub for restaurants. This hub will not only aid restaurants in complying with SB 1383 but also alleviate food waste, ensuring that more nutritious meals reach Oakland communities in need.

Davis Street Community Center INC San Leandro FY23-24 $6,500

Davis Street’s mission is to improve the quality of life for low-income residents in the Eden Area and surrounding communities. Funds will enable the Davis Street Basic Needs program to increase their capacity to accept more surplus edible food donations by purchasing additional cold storage equipment. This will allow the program to better serve the growing population in need, ensuring that more donated food is preserved and distributed to those who rely on this critical service.

New Life Christian Church Food Pantry Hayward FY23-24 $10,000

New Life Christian Church Food Pantry is dedicated to meeting the needs of their community in Hayward. Funds will be used to purchase an efficient refrigerator to preserve the recovered food and a scale to accurately weigh the donations. This will help increase their capacity to recover surplus food donations.

RCCG GRACELAND PANTRY Livermore FY23-24 $8,500

Graceland Food Pantry is focused on eradicating hunger and malnutrition in the Tri-Valley area. Funds will be used to purchase additional cold storage and handling equipment to increase their capacity and accept more surplus edible food donations. These acquisitions will aid in recovering and distributing more surplus food, allowing the pantry to expand partnerships, increase food distribution by 20%-30% monthly, and serve an additional 15% of people each month.

Teen Challenge of East Bay, Inc. Alameda County FY23-24 $10,000

Teen Challenge of East Bay, Inc.(TCEB) provides successful recovery for men with destructive, abusive, and addictive lifestyles through mentoring, education, training, and spiritual direction. Funds will enable TCEB to expand their food storage capabilities by purchasing a walk-in freezer. This upgrade will prevent spoilage and extend the storage duration, allowing them to accommodate more food donations. By replacing multiple existing units with a single, energy-efficient solution, TCEB can boost their annual food recovery by 12,000 pounds and significantly enhance their overall energy efficiency. This investment will ensure that more donated food is preserved and utilized, supporting their mission to serve the community effectively.

The Salvation Army Tri-Cities Corps Newark FY23-24 $6,200

The Salvation Army Tri-Cities Corps is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church. Their mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs without discrimination. Their goal is to provide services to low-income families in need. Funds will enable The Salvation Army Tri-Cities Corps to acquire a small refrigerator to prolong the shelf life of surplus edible food. Additionally, funds will be used to purchase 4-wheel bins for efficient food transportation.

Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation Fremont FY23-24 $7,577.24

Washington Hospital System's mission is to meet the healthcare needs of their district residents through medical services, education, and research. Funds will enable them to enhance their surplus food recovery efforts from their Cafeteria and Patient Dining operations by purchasing a refrigerator dedicated to donations. They plan to establish a central fridge solution, streamlining storage and maximizing the efficiency of food recovery. This will make accessing donations, from partners like Daily Bowl, more efficient and effective.

Alameda Food Bank Alameda FY22-23 $10,000

Founded in 1977, the Alameda Food Bank is a non-profit organization that offers assistance to the Alameda community by providing nourishing food in a compassionate and respectful manner with the support of dedicated volunteers and local partners. Funds will support Alameda Food Bank to replace aging units with two glass door refrigerator units, which will greatly assist in the secure retrieval and distribution of food items to clients during their three weekly distributions.

Arsola's Distribution Center and Community Services Alameda County FY22-23 $10,000

Arsola’s Distribution Center and Community Services is a non-profit community organization that provides safe, comfortable, stable housing, food access, and support services to bring about social, behavioral, and economic growth and advancement for individuals struggling to build a better way of life. Funds will support Arsola to expand its food recovery and distribution program by purchasing two one-door refrigerators and one freezer. The equipment will be installed at two new distribution pop-up sites allowing them to recover more food and store it safely at each distribution location.

Berkeley Food Pantry Albany, Berkeley FY22-23 $7,500

Berkeley Food Pantry’s mission is to bring good, nutritious groceries into Berkeley and Albany homes experiencing crisis. Grant funds will support Berkeley Food Pantry to replace aging units by purchasing one three-door refrigerator. Most of the food stored in those refrigerators will be recovered from local grocery stores, which would otherwise go to waste.

Lake Merritt United Methodist Church Alameda County, Oakland FY22-23 $10,000

Lake Merritt United Methodist Church (LMUMC) operates food programs that serve individuals and families living near the church and all over Alameda County. LMUMC operates a monthly food distribution of shelf stable and fresh produce with food available upon request. Hot meals and sandwich lunches are prepared and distributed twice each week to the housed and unhoused near the church, as well as through its partners. Funds will support LMUMC to expand the capacity of their lunch meal program and food distribution program to the homeless and low-income families by purchasing one single-door refrigerator, one blast chiller, shelving, and one insulated blanket.

Project Open Hand Oakland FY22-23 $10,000

Project Open Hand’s mission is to improve health outcomes and quality of life by providing nutritious meals to the sick and vulnerable, caring for and educating the community. Funds will support Project Open Hand's purchase of a three-door refrigerator to store and keep the produce they receive fresher for a longer period of time. The equipment will allow Project Open Hand to expand the quantity and type of produce they can offer their clients.

The Peace Haven Corporation Berkeley, Castro Valley, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, Union City FY22-23 $10,000

The Peace Haven Corporation's mission is to provide food, community services, and engagement to individuals and families they serve. Their vision is to create a community where no one goes hungry or feels left out. Funds will support the Peace Haven Corporation to purchase one refrigerator, one freezer, and a full-size insulated heated holding cabinet for their dignified freedom store. The equipment will significantly aid the Peace Haven Corporation in accepting a greater quantity of surplus food donations, enhancing their storage capacity, and ensuring that the food remains fresh for longer periods, thereby minimizing the risk of spoilage.

Acts of Grace Bay Area Foundation (Grace Baptist Church) Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro FY21-22 $10,000

Acts of Grace Bay Area Foundation (Grace Baptist Church) provides the Oakland community with food for those in need. Funds will support purchasing equipment to support Acts of Grace Bay Area Foundation to improve on their food rescue and distribution work in Oakland and better serve their clients in an efficient and organized manner. The funds will help purchase one double door refrigerator, reusable coolers, thermal blankets, hot/cold packs, one utility cart, cooking and food serving supplies, shelving, and two worktables.

Alameda Food Bank Alameda FY21-22 $9,556

Founded in 1977, the Alameda Food Bank is a non-profit organization that offers assistance to the Alameda community by providing nourishing food in a compassionate and respectful manner with the support of dedicated volunteers and local partners. Funds will support the Alameda Food Bank to purchase a glass door freezer unit to aid in the safe distribution of frozen items to clients during our three weekly distributions. This freezer unit will allow our clients to select their own frozen items, resulting in recovered food to be put to the highest use and for clients to have a dignified shopping experience when visiting the Alameda Food Bank.

Berkeley Food Pantry, project of The Berkeley Friends Church Albany, Berkeley FY21-22 $10,000

Berkeley Food Pantry brings good, nutritious groceries into Berkeley and Albany homes experiencing crisis, serving an average of 821 households (2037 people) each month. Funding will support a delivery and incentive pilot incorporating reusable delivery bags in their Pantry at Your Door program, which delivers food to at-risk populations such as elderly, disabled or low-income families with children. Replacing disposable bags will will reduce cost and waste, while making safe food handling easier. Incentives will be built into the pilot to ensure the bags get returned for future food distribution.

East Bay Food Justice Project Berkeley, Oakland FY21-22 $10,000

East Bay Food Justice serves hot meals seven times a week to the public at fixed locations in Berkeley and Oakland and delivers prepared food to homeless encampments. Funding will support East Bay Food Justice Project in repairing/refurbishing a non-operational walk-in refrigeration unit at Omni Commons, a nonprofit building where their organization maintains a permanent space. The funds will help replace the present labor-intensive and energy-inefficient cold storage area to create over 532 cubic feet of centralized, accessible, and standards-compliant energy-efficient refrigerated storage space.

Lake Merritt United Methodist Church Alameda, Alameda County, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Emeryville, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, Union City FY21-22 $10,000

Lake Merritt United Methodist Church (LMUMC) operates food programs that serve individuals and families living near the church and all over Alameda County. LMUMC operates a monthly food distribution of shelf stable and fresh produce and food is available in between upon request. Hot meals and sandwich lunches are prepared and distribute twice each week to the housed and unhoused near the church as well as through its partners. Funding will support Lake Merritt United Methodist Church in purchasing additional refrigeration and freezer capacity to allow them to increase the number of visitors they serve in their Lake Lunches program as well as their Food Pantry distribution. The funds will also help LMUMC purchase additional hot/cold boxes to store food in.

Open Heart Kitchen of Livermore Incorporated Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton FY21-22 $3,305

Open Heart Kitchen is the largest hot meal program of its kind in the Tri­-Valley Area. Founded in 1995 as a small, grassroots effort to address hunger in the Tri-Valley, Open Heart Kitchen serves meals at multiple locations in Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton. Funds will support the purchase of equipment for Open Heart Kitchen’s Tri-Valley Food Hub to help redistribute donated produce and surplus fresh/frozen groceries from the Alameda County Community Food Bank and other local food service providers. The Food Hub will be their central location of operations for the redistribution of donated food. This new program will increase the use of donated surplus edible food and funds will help purchase needed equipment such as thermal pallet covers, thermal blankets, tote boxes, vented agricultural crates, and milk crates.

Teen Challenge of East Bay Inc Oakland FY21-22 $10,000

Teen Challenge of East Bay provides successful recovery for men with destructive, abusive, and addictive lifestyles through mentoring, education, training, and spiritual direction. Funds will support purchasing one large refrigerator to increase the amount of rescued food they are able to accept on-site. This will help them feed the men living at the residential facility as well as provide food for individuals in need in the neighborhoods surrounding the center.

The Salvation Army Tri-Cities Corps Fremont, Newark, Union City FY21-22 $7,560

The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs without discrimination. Their goal is to provide services to low-income families in need. Funds will support purchasing an electric pallet jack to help improve the handling process and the efficiency of their food distribution program. Moving the food around faster will help extend the life of the food they receive. The funds will also help purchase reusable totes and reusable pallet wraps.

Dorothy Day House Berkeley FY20-21 $3,550

Dorothy Day House's mission is to provide a caring presence, sustenance, and shelter to those in-need among us. Funds will support expansion of an existing food rescue program and will be used to purchase food transport containers and a two-door refrigerator to rescue and store more food to feed the residents at Camp Horizon in Berkeley. The equipment will help them increase their foodservice needs by 30%.

HOPE Collaborative Oakland FY20-21 $5,835

HOPE Collaborative' s mission is to advance racial, economic, and health equity in Oakland through community-driven food and neighborhood initiatives. Funds will be used to purchase equipment to extend the shelf life of recovered food and expand their recovery and redistribution efforts by allowing them to work with more partners and use their other resources to support community led mutual aid efforts.

Interfaith Sharing Inc. Livermore FY20-21 $5,500

Interfaith Sharing Inc. is an all volunteer food pantry serving working families, immigrants, seniors and the unhoused. Interfaith Sharing will build on its existing food rescue program capacity by 12,000 pounds of food through 2021. Funding will be used to purchase a refrigerator/freezer in order to rescue and store more food to feed people in the unincorporated areas of Livermore.

Irvington Presbyterian Church Outreach Ministry Fremont FY20-21 $10,000

Irvington Presbyterian Church Outreach Ministry is committed to addressing systemic poverty by helping to eliminate food insecurity. The Outreach Ministries will build on its existing food rescue program capacity by increasing the amount of guests served by 150 a week to 175-200 within the next eight months. Funding will be used to partially fund a walk-in refrigerator in order to rescue and store more food to feed people in Irvington and surrounding areas of Fremont.

San Lorenzo Family Help Center Alameda County FY20-21 $10,000

San Lorenzo Family Help Center's mission is to eliminate hunger within the local community, while partnering with churches, schools, neighboring businesses, government agencies, local neighbors and volunteers. Funds will be used to purchase a glass door refrigerator and freezer to store and distribute cold foods, as well as a pallet jack scale for transporting and receiving large donations.

Food Waste Prevention & Recovery Grants
Grantee Project Locations Fiscal Year Amount Description
Alameda Food Bank Alameda FY23-24 $30,000

Funds will support the Alameda Food Bank in auditing and documenting internal procedures and creating a handbook that can be shared with external partners. This handbook will assist other organizations in the creation of a grocery store-style shopping experience where recovered food will be distributed.

All Good Living Foundation Alameda, Oakland FY23-24 $30,000

The mission of the All Good Living Foundation is to provide access to food, clothing, and supplies for children and families in need in the Bay Area. The foundation believes that when children's basic needs are met, their lives are stable and their community is ready to support them, they thrive. The funds will help expand food distribution at school-based Community Closets in the East Bay. This includes providing funding for refrigeration units, a freezer, prep tables, storage shelves, and essential operational resources for food recovery and distribution.

Bear Pantry Albany, Berkeley FY23-24 $30,000

The Bear Pantry provides basic needs services to University Village Albany (UVA) residents, reducing food insecurity and fostering community well-being. The UVA Bear Pantry and UC Berkeley’s Basic Needs Center aim to expand food recovery efforts from UC Berkeley food service operators and pilot reusable food donation trays. Funds will support recovery of prepared food from UC Berkeley dining halls, stadiums, and sports events while keeping the distribution of surplus food internal to university operations—a closed loop system for food recovery that will utilize reusable infrastructure in the donation system, minimizing waste of single-use foodware.

Berkeley Food Network Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland FY23-24 $30,000

The Berkeley Food Network's goal is to end hunger and poor nutrition by using innovative, community-centered solutions to build a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable food system. Funds will support Berkeley Food Network’s efforts to identify and responsibly source high-quality and desirable food from local food producers, recruit and provide food recovery training to volunteers, and distribute recovered food to community members in need using food-safe equipment and supplies.

Center for Food, Faith & Justice (CFFJ) Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland FY23-24 $20,000

The Center for Food, Faith & Justice is building a network of congregations, integrated urban gardens, community food justice programs, economic development, hunger and homeless programs, and food-related job training programs which began in 2014. Funds will support increased staff time, materials, and operating expenses to expand on the Beyond the Table program which recovers and redistributes food through partnerships with grocers and organizations. The initiative includes community education, job training, and increased meal program capacity.

Common Vision Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro FY23-24 $20,000

Positioned at the intersection of food, education and environment, Common Vision (CV) nurtures a more healthy and just society by planting orchards and school gardens, and providing access to healthy food. Funds will support recovery activities at three large food generators and distribution to children and families in need at four Title 1 schools, a community farm site, and three local community groups. Additionally, funds will support the use of new technology that will connect CV with volunteers and new food donors.

Daily Bowl Alameda County FY23-24 $20,000

Daily Bowl recovers excess food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to Bay Area agencies that feed food-insecure families. Funds will support Daily Bowl’s existing food recovery and redistribution efforts and allow the organization to expand outreach and educational efforts with Tier 2, large commercial food generators in Alameda County.

Dorothy Day House a Nonprofit Public Benefit Organization Alameda County, Berkeley FY23-24 $27,027

Dorothy Day House serves as the exclusive community kitchen for Berkeley. With 33 years of experience, they offer nutritious meals that partner agencies rely on. This initiative aims to establish a regional food hub serving the north Berkeley community. Through the hub, they plan to provide meals to those in need, offer culinary arts job training, and enhancing food recovery efforts. Funds will enable Dorothy Day House to expand their meal program and food redistribution efforts for low-income and unhoused individuals by purchasing a new refrigerator and freezer. Additionally, funds will go towards rent support on a temporary kitchen space that produces over 100 meals per day and has potential for additional capacity.

FoodRecovery.org Alameda County FY23-24 $30,000

FoodRecovery.Org connects businesses with surplus food to organizations and communities in need through its online platform, thereby diverting edible food away from landfills at no charge to platform users. Funds will support the recovery of edible surplus food, communication, logistics, and transportation of surplus food from Oakland Unified School District and large food generators to nearby nonprofits to nourish food-insecure residents.

Hope 4 the Heart Alameda County FY23-24 $30,000

Hope 4 the Heart is an all-volunteer organization that serves low-income families providing weekly food deliveries to affordable housing and senior communities across Alameda County, in partnership with more than 50 community partners. Funding will support vehicle repair costs, insurance and fuel expenses related to food recovery activities and delivery of donations to partner agencies.

Mandela Partners Berkeley, Castro Valley, Oakland, San Leandro FY23-24 $30,000

Mandela Partners is a non-profit organization that uses food as a tool for community and economic development in Alameda County. Their flagship program, Mandela Produce Distribution, is a community food hub that increases access to local, sustainably grown fresh produce while supporting the economic success of small-scale BIPOC farmers. This project will focus on the prevention of food waste through inventory management of produce stands, combined with the donation of surplus produce to Food Recovery Organizations. Funds will support staff time and the purchase of reusable crates to replace disposable packaging.

Mercy Retirement and Care Center, Mercy Brown Bag Program Alameda County FY23-24 $30,000

The Mercy Brown Bag Program (MBBP) has been dedicated to providing food for low-income, food-insecure older adults (age 60+) in Alameda County for over 40 years. MBBP distributes fresh, nutritious bags of groceries twice a month to 8,600 seniors in 13 cities across the county. Funds will be used to install a walk-in freezer and refrigerator at their Chapman facility, which will enable MBBP to handle larger quantities of food to feed over 1500 nutrition-insecure older adults and save more than 200,000 pounds of surplus food monthly. This funding will support MBBP in expanding their food recovery operations by 20%.

Oakland Communities United for Equity & Justice Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland FY23-24 $30,000

Oakland Communities United for Equity and Justice’s Self-Help Hunger Program combines food recovery, food security, and career development to help vulnerable communities in North Oakland withstand displacement and preserve their culture. Funds will be used to increase staff time for food recovery, distribution, and network building. It will also cover vehicle operating costs and general maintenance to significantly expand and increase the amount of food recovered, distributed, and shared with partner organizations.

Open Heart Kitchen of Livermore Incorporated Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton FY23-24 $30,000

Open Heart Kitchen provides equitable access to nutritious food while tackling food insecurity in the Tri-Valley. Funds will go towards optimizing coordination amongst organizations for more efficient and consistent food redistribution. Open Heart Kitchen also focus on providing culturally appropriate food to those who need it most: unhoused people, low-income families and individuals, seniors, and people with health conditions.

Project Open Hand Alameda County FY23-24 $10,542

Project Open Hand's mission is to improve health outcomes and quality of life by providing nutritious meals to the sick and vulnerable. Funds will go towards adding refrigeration to an existing Project Open Hand delivery vehicle to keep frozen meals at a safe temperature to facilitate distribution and prevent them from going to waste.

Rotation Community Services Oakland FY23-24 $22,000

Rotation Community Services offers intersectional, equity-focused zero waste guidance, education, and resources. Funds will be used for staff time and materials to develop a model food recovery program at Oakland First Friday that would provide the coordination needed among food vendors, event producers, volunteers, community resilience organizations, and food recovery organizations that could be replicated at outdoor festivals and events where food recovery has historically been a challenge.

San Lorenzo Family Help Center Hayward FY23-24 $30,000

San Lorenzo Family Help Center is tackling food insecurity in the wider San Lorenzo area. Through partnerships with food recovery organizations and support from volunteers, the San Lorenzo Family Help Center leads the coordination and distribution of nutritious emergency food and resources to low-income families and individuals. Funds will be used to purchase a walk-in refrigerator which will double food recovery storage, decrease food spoilage, and increase the number of families assisted with food and other resources through distribution events.

Sotira Alameda County FY23-24 $30,000

Sotira is a software tool that enables commerce companies and grocery stores to offload and reroute surplus food to prevent waste. Funds will support the development of a software tool that uses artificial intelligence to enable companies that sell food to better forecast inventory demand and be matched with charities, nonprofits, and other organizations in the area to redistribute surplus food so it doesn't go to waste.

St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County Alameda County, Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Sunol, Union City FY23-24 $30,000

St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County feeds, clothes, houses, and heals the most vulnerable individuals and families in Alameda County. Funds will be used to increase the amount of nutritious food given to clients across the county with a focus on the Oakland San Pablo corridor.

Tri-City Volunteers, Inc. Fremont, Newark, Union City FY23-24 $22,605

Tri-City Volunteers (TCV) Food Bank provides food assistance in the cities of Fremont, Union City, and Newark serving up to 16,000 individuals every month. Funds will support the programmatic expansion of TCV Food Bank, enabling them to expand their reach in the community through the TCV Marketplace and Mobile Pantries. In addition, they aim to focus on providing food alignment with the cultural needs of their clients.

Tri-Valley Haven Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, Sunol FY23-24 $30,000

Tri-Valley Haven's Client Choice Food Pantry provides fresh groceries and personal necessities six days a week, serving low-income and homeless individuals and families and people at risk of being unhoused. Funds will support essential staff and operational expenses to grow their food recovery efforts and double the number of mobile food distribution sites to a total of eight.

Trybe, Inc. Oakland FY23-24 $20,000

Trybe’s mission is to empower low-income communities of color by providing opportunities for personal and communal growth. Trybe is committed to promoting racial and social justice, fostering skill development, and nurturing leadership and responsibility. The organization also addresses food insecurity, environmental emergencies, youth development, and violence prevention to build a safe, healing-centered environment for community members. Funds will support the implementation of heating and cooling units to facilitate the safe transportation, storage, and distribution of perishable recovered foods. Through an emergency delivery model, Trybe will focus on serving Oakland's more vulnerable community members to combat food insecurity, promote food equity, and prevent food waste.

Common Vision Alameda County FY22-23 $20,000

Common Vision works at the intersection of food, education and the environment. Funds will support increased personnel time dedicated to expanding donation partnerships, distribution sites, and educational programming around food and nutrition.

Daily Bowl Alameda County FY22-23 $20,000

Daily Bowl recovers excess food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to Bay Area agencies that feed food insecure families. Funds will support Daily Bowl to continue its existing food recovery effort while increasing its capacity to recover from more donors. Daily Bowl will pilot an outreach and food recovery effort to Tier 2 Commercial Edible Food Generators, which will be required to donate their surplus edible food starting January 1st, 2024.

East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation Alameda County FY22-23 $20,000

The East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) is a non-profit deeply committed to Asian and Pacific Islander communities and works with and for all the diverse populations of the East Bay to build healthy, vibrant and safe neighborhoods through community development. Funds will support the expansion of its Oakland Chinatown Food Distribution Program to approximately 420 households per month through four monthly food distributions at two central locations in Oakland Chinatown. EBALDC will also increase staff capacity to provide more efficient program management and coordination while increasing resident engagement to ensure a positive food distribution experience for residents and volunteers.

Essential Food and Medicine (EFAM) Alameda County FY22-23 $20,000

Essential Food and Medicine (EFAM) works to build collective immunity by providing essential holistic, immune wellness juices, smoothies, and natural medicines for our unhoused neighbors, frontline workers, residents over 65 years of age, non-citizens, formerly incarcerated, the immunocompromised and mobility limited residents. Funds will support EFAM's usage of gleaned and donated produce to make nutrient-rich juices and soups that are distributed to displaced and transient individuals residing in West Oakland. Funds will cover the cost of repairs for juicing equipment, volunteer stipends, and vehicle expenses related to food recovery.

Greater Grace Community Services Outreach Program (GGCSOP) Oakland FY22-23 $16,000

Greater Grace Community Services Outreach Program (GGCSOP) ensures secure stable, reliable, and healthy food for six thousand families in Oakland. Funds will support expansion of food distribution to serve an additional 2,000 individuals on a weekly basis by stabilizing GGCSOP's volunteer base with stipends and build capacity for the site to operate during extended hours.

Hope 4 the Heart Alameda County FY22-23 $20,000

Hope 4 the Heart is an all-volunteer organization that serves local low-income families by providing weekly food deliveries to affordable housing and senior communities across Alameda County, in partnership with 50+ community partners. Funding will support expenses related to vehicle maintenance and recruitment of new food donors, increasing the volume of recovered edible food donations to an additional 300,000 to 500,000 pounds, enabling distribution to approximately 16,000 Alameda County residents each month.

Just Fare Alameda County FY22-23 $20,000

Just Fare is building a just world where food is a force for social change. Just Fare offers catering services for offices & events while offering dignified prepared meals through their Community Kitchen Program free of charge, while utilizing carefully selected ingredients from organic, local, independent farms for all meals. They also provide commercial kitchen design & foodservice consulting. Funds will support implementation of Just Fare's internal food donation program from workplace catering sites, development of a data analysis tool to reduce overproduction, and development of a case study informed by the above to share with other caterers and food producers.

Leanpath Berkeley FY22-23 $14,000

Leanpath invented the world’s first automated food waste tracking technology, deploying a suite of technology and coaching tools that address root behaviors leading to food waste in thousands of foodservice kitchens in over 30 countries. Funds will support the re-launch of a food waste prevention program at the Claremont Hotel, kicking off the first year of a three-year commitment to reducing food waste. Funds will ultimitely help the hotel with compliance with SB 1383 food recovery requirements, and an outcome will be the sharing of best practices with other Tier 2 businesses.

Mary Barber Ministries Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, Union City FY22-23 $15,000

Mary Barber Ministries provides nutritional, emotional, spiritual, and hygienic care to overlooked East Oakland community members. Funds will support Mary Barber Ministries to increase the surplus edible food collected and distributed from 75,400 lbs. to 226,200 lbs. during the grant term. Mary Barber Ministries will establish a client-choice food pantry, hold 2-3 community events, and form 2-3 new surplus edible food collection partnerships.

MEANS Database Alameda County FY22-23 $20,000

MEANS Database is a nonprofit food recovery platform that works to mitigate food waste and connect emergency food providers to food donations using an online platform to connect food businesses with excess food, such as restaurants, warehouses, and catering companies, to nearby nonprofits that serve the community. Funds will support MEANS Database to expand its food recovery network of partner agencies in Alameda County. All recovered food will be given to nonprofits and mutual aid organizations working to help individuals facing food insecurity in Alameda County. MEANS Database will also expand its platform to provide SB 1383 specific data tracking so that food generators can access the data they need for compliance.

Oakland Communities United for Equity & Justice Oakland FY22-23 $20,000

Oakland Communities United for Equity (OCUEJ) and Justice’s Self-Help Hunger Program dovetails food recovery, food security, and career-building for low-income Oakland residents. Funds will support OCUEJ with storage, equipment, and personnel costs and stipends for essential staff and trainers involved in the Cooks Training Program, as well as food recovery, cooking, and distribution efforts that provide up to 8,000 nutritionally and culturally appropriate hot meals to nutritionally insecure North Oakland residents.

One Nation Dream Makers Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City FY22-23 $20,000

One Nation Dream Makers' mission is to help veterans and others in the community to restore hope and get their lives back on track to become positive forces in their communities. Funds will support One Nation Dream Makers with operational and vehicle expenses to expand their food recovery efforts from local wholesale food vendors, grocery stores, and discount markets. One Nation Dream Makers aims to recover 720,000 pounds of surplus edible food.

San Lorenzo Family Help Center San Lorenzo FY22-23 $20,000

San Lorenzo Family Help Center's mission is to eliminate hunger within the local community while partnering with churches, schools, neighboring businesses, government agencies, local neighbors and volunteers. Funds will support San Lorenzo Family Help Center to expand its growing food recovery program by hiring a warehouse assistant, purchasing equipment to move food donations around more efficiently, and recovery vehicle expenses.

Shepherd's Gate Livermore FY22-23 $18,569

Shephard's Gate's mission is to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of women and children suffering from homelessness, addiction, and domestic violence. They serve families in crisis, regardless of race, age, religion, creed, national origin, disability, marital, or veteran status. Funds will support Sheperd's Gate's purchase of a refrigerator to store additional surplus food donations in their on-site pantry. Additionaly, funds will be used for personnel time and purchasing of storage bins and a rolling cart to make managing, storing, and transporting the donations more efficient. This new process will not only increase their food donation redistribution by 20%, but will provide nourishing meals to the women and children living at Shepherd's Gate.

The Berkeley Food Network Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland FY22-23 $20,000

The Berkeley Food Network (BFN) is an innovative, community-centered organization that brings expanded food assistance services to food-insecure Berkeley residents. BFN’s goal is to ensure that all Berkeley residents are free from hunger and have access to affordable high-quality, healthy food. Funds will support the refinement of their food recovery program to be more deliberate, efficient, and flexible, resulting in the targeted recovery of greater quantities of desirable, waste-free, high-quality foods from large generators. In addition, funds will be used to purchase an electric pallet jack and support the development of an ongoing feedback loop between BFN clients and food-assistance partner organizations.

Tri-Valley Haven Alameda, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton FY22-23 $20,000

Tri-Valley Haven is a vital community organization that serves adults and children who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or homelessness in the Tri-Valley area. Funds will support Tri-Valley Haven personnel time and increased vehicle and operating expenses to expand upon previous accomplishments by securing more grocery rescue providers and expanding their mobile pantry efforts. Staff will also incorporate client education into their pantry program and hold two events focused on proper waste sorting and healthy cooking.

Alameda Boys & Girls Club Alameda FY21-22 $10,000

Alameda Boys & Girls Club inspires and enables all youth, especially those who need it most, to realize their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. Funds will support personnel time dedicated to the development of the Family Freshies program, a weekly farmer's market that will provide job training skills and educational opportunities to teens, while distributing surplus produce grown for the existing gardening and cooking program.

Arsola's Distribution Center and Community Services Oakland FY21-22 $20,000

Arsola’s Distribution Center and Community Services is a non profit community organization that provides safe, comfortable, stable housing, food access, and support services to bring about social, behavioral, and economic growth and advancement for individuals struggling to build a better way of life. Funds will support Arsola's food pantry program in East Oakland and help them to continue to grow their program by expanding the number of distribution sites they operate, increasing the number of homebound seniors they serve, and augmenting the amount of food they recover each month.

Berkeley Food Network Berkeley FY21-22 $20,000

The Berkeley Food Network (BFN) is an innovative, community-centered organization that brings expanded food assistance services to food-insecure Berkeley residents. BFN’s goal is to ensure that all Berkeley residents are free from hunger and have access to affordable high-quality, healthy food. Funds will be used to purchase a pallet jack and operationalize a recovery network in the East Bay, allowing BFN to accept large donations from Tier 1 generators and distribute to other food recovery organizations within their network, acting as a food hub.

Berkeley Student Food Collective Berkeley FY21-22 $15,000

The Berkeley Student Food Collective is a nonprofit educational grocery store, kitchen, and democratic member organization that works to provide healthy, sustainable, and affordable food for Berkeley's Southside and the UC Berkeley community. Funds will increase production of Pay-What-You-Want meals made with recovered surplus inventory, including a student associate to coordinate and train volunteers, as well as work on expanding operational capacity of the community kitchen through design and new equipment.

Common Vision Oakland FY21-22 $20,000

Common Vision works at the intersection of food, education and the environment. Funding will be used to produce a case study on cooperative food recovery from Oakland-based food business Good Eggs, that will serve as a model for other large food generators and non profit donation partnerships, while documenting their strategy of utilizing school gardens as distribution sites for recovered food and central hubs in the local food network.

Daily Bowl Alameda County FY21-22 $20,000

Daily Bowl recovers excess food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to Bay Area agencies that feed food insecure families Funding will support the expansion of surplus food recovery from restaurants and Tier 2 commercial edible food generators in addition to piloting a new effort to repurpose prepared surplus food into individual meals for food-insecure college students.

Deputy Sheriffs' Activities League of Alameda County Alameda County FY21-22 $10,000

The Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Activities League's (DSAL) mission is to build on natural, human, social, economic, built, political, and cultural capital to create safer, healthier communities. Funds will be used to support DSAL's social enterprise, Dig Deep Farms, and their Food Hub distribution facility to increase food recovery, operate efficient aggregation, sorting, processing and packaging of recovered food for distribution to food-insecure residents.

FACES of the East Bay Alameda FY21-22 $10,000

FACES provides holistic, integrated programs and services that empower, uplift, and enhance the lives of disadvantaged community members and families throughout the East Bay who have been severely impacted by poverty, food insecurity and homelessness. Funds for a two-part initative will address food insecurity and food waste reduction by providing individuals and families with access to nutritious food, resources to cultivate knowledge and new skills to sustain healthy eating, food preparation and stretching food resources through a community media campaign. In addition, FACES will increase outreach to unhoused encampments in Oakland providing food and other vital resources.

Food Shift, a fiscally sponsored project of Earth Island Institute Alameda, Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro, Union City FY21-22 $20,000

Food Shift reduces food waste, nourishes neighbors, and provides jobs by recovering overlooked food and upcycles/redistributes it through their culinary training program which hires apprentices overcoming employment discrimination. Funds will be used to implement and scale PAWSitive Bones, a social enterprise producing the first 100% upcycled dog treat, made from locally-sourced, recovered surplus produce and other food by-products that would typically go to waste.

Good Eggs Oakland FY21-22 $20,000

Good Eggs delivers fresh groceries straight to consumers, while supporting and growing local & sustainable food systems. Funds will be used to support the development and implementation of food waste tracking & prevention procedures, staff training for management of surplus food and refining of their existing donation partnerships with Common Vision and a cooperative of additional food recovery organizations.

Greater Grace Community Services Outreach Program Oakland, San Leandro FY21-22 $20,000

Greater Grace Community Services Outreach Program ensures secure stable, reliable, and healthy food for six thousand families in Oakland. Funds will support the expansion of the food recovery and distribution program with increased personnel time, as well as equipment and materials to build infrastructure to manage distribution.

Hope4theHeart Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Oakland, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City FY21-22 $20,000

Hope 4 the Heart is an all volunteer non-profit that provides weekly food deliveries to affordable housing and senior communities across Alameda County. In addition, H4tH partners with over 50 community organizations that pick up food from their warehouse hub in Hayward, to distribute to the unhoused, senior centers, after school programs, churches, shelters and food pantries. Funding will be used to purchase equipment and support transportation expenses for an 18 month SB 1383 expansion plan that doubles their food donation pickups, increases rescued fresh and non-perishable food distribution activities through new donors and partners and provides food resources to more than 65,000 individuals by the end of 2023.

Mandela Grocery Cooperative Oakland FY21-22 $17,150

Mandela Grocery Cooperative is a worker-owned and operated grocery store in West Oakland, a neighborhood rich with culture and history, but lacking access to local, fresh, and nutritional foods. Funds will support the growth of the bi-weekly Sunday Service meal program that upcycles surplus store inventory and donated food into hot meals and food bags for the curbside community and houseless neighbors. The number of meals and bags distributed will increase from 50 to 75 each Sunday Service, and funds will support a new team position that will focus on developing connections and partnerships to increase food recovery and appropriate donation needs.

Marin Gourmet Alameda County, Alameda, Berkeley, Oakland, Pleasanton FY21-22 $10,000

Marin Gourmet is an immigrant founded local food manufacturing business whose products are available across the Bay Area at farmers markets and grocery stores. Funds will support the purchase of an oven and electric generator that maintains hot prepared food at the required temperature to increase donated food and ensure the safe donation of surplus from Alameda County farmer's markets to local food recovery and distribution organizations.

Mary Barber Ministries Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro FY21-22 $10,000

Mary Barber Ministries provides nutritional, emotional, spiritual, and hygienic care to overlooked East Oakland community members. Funds will support their mobile food pantry and other food distribtion events by purchasing equipment and supporting staff and volunteer time to increase the amount of food collected and distributed, number of people served and capacity to rescue more surplus food by establishing new partnerships with retailers and restaurants.

MEANS Database Alameda County, Alameda, Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro FY21-22 $15,000

MEANS Database is a non profit food recovery platform that works to mitigate food waste and connect emergency food providers to food donations using an online platform to connect food businesses with excess food, such as restaurants, warehouses, and catering companies, to nearby nonprofits that serve the community. Funding will support MEANS food recovery work throughout Alameda County to recover an estimated 100,000 pounds of food in one year. This expansion will be accomplished through outreach, coordination, and direct transportation of food donations, as well as enchancing and updating the MEANS web-based platform tool for food businesses working to comply with SB 1383. All food recovered will be transported and/or given to nonprofits and mutual aid organizations working to help individuals facing food insecurity.

Oakland Communities United for Equity & Justice Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland FY21-22 $10,000

Oakland Communities United for Equity & Justice's Self Help Hunger Program, as an organization founded "by and for" resilient but displacement-vulnerable North Oakland residents, has been supporting the community for 14 years. Funds will support an increase in the Community Cooks Trainees Project, hot meal program, donation partners, and amount of recovered food, by providing funds for personnel time, transportation, and a generator.

Telegraph Community Ministry Center Alameda County, Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro FY21-22 $20,000

The Telegraph Community Ministry Center has the goal of reaching out to those in need by providing food and clothing within their community since 1967. Funds will support the purchase of a van that will increase the ability to recover food from local retailers, as well as bring food to individuals and partners who are unable to travel by providing a mobile food pantry.

The Food Commonweal Oakland FY21-22 $10,000

The Food Commonweal was founded in 2018 with a mission to improve the health and wellness of East Oakland residents through increasing their access to culturally-relevant healthy food. Funds will support an expansion of The Famer & The Chef social enterprise, that utilizes excess locally grown produce to make condiments and sauces, though staff time, equipment and supplies to increase recovery and production capacity.

Tri-City Volunteers, Inc Fremont, Newark, Union City FY21-22 $16,264

TCV Food Bank (Tri-City Volunteers) provides emergency assistance to citizens of Fremont, Union City, and Newark with a mission to reach hunger where it lives. Funding will help revitalize and expand TCV's Mobile Pantry program so that waste reduction is engrained in the client experience. The project will improve capacity for packing and protecting rescued food for the mobile pantries by purchasing cold transport storage and durable food distribution tubs to provide a greater variety of cold food and perishable foods. Waste reduction will be incorporated into the client experience by replacing single use disposable bags with durable, reusable bags.

TRI-VALLEY HAVEN Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton FY21-22 $20,000

Tri-Valley Haven(TVH) is a non-profit organization in Livermore creating homes safe from abuse and contributing to a more peaceful society one person, one family, one community at a time. In addition to running a food pantry, they operate multiple shelters, a thrift store, and crisis support services for individuals and families in the Tri-Valley area and Alameda County. StopWaste funding will support Tri-Valley Haven's new expanded Food Pantry which has returned to a Client Choice model, allowing clients to select their own food instead of receiving a pre-packed bag of groceries. This model reduces food waste, meets clients health needs and upholds their dignity, allows the pantry to order foods that are more in demand, and reduces staff and volunteer time pre-packing food items. Additionally, TVH will be adding more grocery rescue locations, projecting more than 200,000 pounds of food rescued, and expanding their Mobile Food Pantry operations to more housing locations.

Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ Activities League Alameda County FY20-21 $20,000

The Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Activities League's (DSAL) mission is to build on natural, human, social, economic, built, political, and cultural capital to create safer, healthier communities. Funds will support DSAL's social enterprise, Dig Deep Farms, and their Food Hub distribution facility to operate efficient aggregation, sorting, processing and packaging of recovered food for distribution to food-insecure residents.

Arsola's Distribution Center and Community Services Alameda, Emeryville, Oakland, San Leandro FY20-21 $20,000

Arsola’s Distribution Center and Community Services is a nonprofit community organization that provides safe, comfortable, stable housing, food access, and support services to bring about social, behavioral, and economic growth and advancement for individuals struggling to build a better way of life. Funds will support Arsola's food pantry program in East Oakland, which recovers over 350,000 lbs. of food annually to feed roughly 8,600 individuals and families each month.

Berkeley Food Network Albany, Berkeley, Oakland FY20-21 $20,000

The Berkeley Food Network (BFN) is an innovative, community-centered organization that brings expanded food assistance services to food-insecure Berkeley residents. BFN’s goal is to ensure that all Berkeley residents are free from hunger and have access to affordable high-quality, healthy food. Funds will be used to grow the Food Recovery Program, which currently rescues 40,000+ lbs. of food each month, as well as purchase reusable transport equipment and containers for food rescue and distribution.

Berkeley Food Pantry Albany, Berkeley FY20-21 $15,000

The Berkeley Food Pantry provides families with adequate sustenance and nutrition at times when bills for food, rent, health care, and other items overwhelm them. Funds will support the Pantry at Your Door project, which provides bimonthly food deliveries directly to the homes of at-risk populations, such as elderly, disabled, and low-income families with young children.

Common Vision Oakland FY20-21 $12,500

Common Vision contributes to the creation of a healthy and just society by growing school gardens and school children, by teaching new ways for people to live in harmony with the planet and each other, and by healing the earth. Funds will be used to support the Schools as Food Hubs project, which includes operationalizing food recovery and redistribution of food from large generators, food waste reduction education at schools and homes, and utilizing school farms as central hubs for local food system networks.

Daily Bowl Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Oakland, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City FY20-21 $20,000

Daily Bowl's mission is to recover surplus food that would otherwise go to waste and rapidly redistribute to local food pantries and agencies catering to our less fortunate and hungry community members. Funds will be used to glean produce and prepared food from commercial establishments, grocery stores, and eating establishments and distribute to local non-profit food pantries and places of worship.

Essential Food and Medicine Oakland FY20-21 $15,000

Essential Food and Medicine works to build collective immunity by providing essential holistic, immune wellness juices, smoothies, and natural medicines for our unhoused neighbors, frontline workers, residents over 65 years of age, non-citizens, formerly incarcerated and the immunocompromised and mobility limited residents. Funds will be used to increase capacity to recover, then process, preserve and transform surplus edible produce and other foods into juice, smoothies, and healthy nutritious meals for members of unhoused communities, seniors and non-citizens.

Food Shift Alameda County FY20-21 $20,000

Food Shift develops practical solutions to reduce wasted food, feed communities, and provide jobs. Food Shift's social enterprise recovers overlooked food from waste to provide nourishing food for overlooked neighbors overcoming food insecurity. Funds will support Operation Together Phase II, originally launched at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in response to the rise in food waste and food insecurity, the project gleans and redistributes overlooked food as food assistance for our most vulnerable neighbors.

Hively Alameda County FY20-21 $9,785

Hively is a multi-faceted social services agency with a 44-year history of providing supportive resources and services so everyone in our community can thrive. Funds will be used for a new refrigerator, freezer, transport and storage supplies, and staff time for its Food Pantry program which retrieves and preserves surplus food for distribution to families in need.

Hope 4 the Heart Alameda County FY20-21 $20,000

Hope 4 the Heart serves local low-income families by providing food, produce, diapers, and household items. Funds will be used to support the food recovery program that collects and redistributes over 3 million pounds of rescued food per year to feed over 16,000 families every month.

Mandela Grocery Cooperative Oakland FY20-21 $15,000

Mandela Grocery Cooperative is operated, centrally governed, and democratically controlled by its worker-owners, and aims to nourish the community with healthy food, wellness resources, and collective ownership. Funds will be used to increase from once to twice a month, the Sunday Service program, which upcycles surplus food from the store and other donations to create healthy meals for the local unhoused community.

One Nation Dream Makers Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, San Leandro, Union City FY20-21 $20,000

One Nation Dream Makers mission is to help veterans and others in the community to restore hope and get their lives back on track and to become positive forces in their communities. Funds will support expansion of the food recovery and distribution program, increasing the number of food donations and growing distribution beyond the current Dublin and Hayward sites.

Tri-Valley Haven Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton FY20-21 $20,000

Tri-Valley Haven creates homes safe from abuse and contributes to a more peaceful society one person, one family, one community at a time. Funds will be used to maintain the on-site Food Pantry operations as well as expand the number of grocery rescue sites and Mobile Food Pantry efforts.

Washington Hospital System Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Sunol, Union City FY20-21 $20,000

Washington Hospital System's mission is to meet the health care needs of their District residents through medical services, education, and research. Funds will be used for a plate heating and holding system for meals served to patients, which keeps food hot during transport and delivery to avoid the common wasting of cold food by patients.

Abode Services Alameda County FY19-20 $20,000

Abode’s mission is to end homelessness by assisting low-income, un-housed people, including those with special needs, to secure stable, supportive housing, and to be advocates for the removal of the causes of homelessness. Funds will support the food delivery program that recovers surplus food from local partner grocery stores and redistributes to homeless and very low-income residents in Alameda County through Abode's owned and operated housing sites.

Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs' Activities League (DSAL) Alameda County FY19-20 $20,000

The Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Activities League's (DSAL) mission is to build on natural, human, social, economic, built, political, and cultural capital to create safer, healthier communities. Funds will support DSAL's social enterprise, Dig Deep Farms, and their Food Hub distribution facility to operate efficient aggregation, sorting, processing and packaging of recovered food for distribution to food-insecure residents.

Chefs to End Hunger Alameda County FY19-20 $20,000

Chefs to End Hunger facilitates the recovery and redistribution of surplus food from food service operators and wholesale distributors to local organizations that serve the food insecure. Funds will be used to grow the list of foodservice operator partners with substantial surplus food in Alameda County, as well as another non-profit agency that can support food distribution.

Daily Bowl Fremont, Hayward, Newark, San Leandro, Union City FY19-20 $17,000

Daily Bowl's mission is to recover blemished and excess produce destined for waste and rapidly redistribute to local agencies catering to our less fortunate and hungry community members. Funds will be used to glean produce and prepared food from commercial establishments, grocery stores, and eating establishments and distribute to local non-profit food pantries.

Hope 4 the Heart Alameda County FY19-20 $20,000

Hope 4 the Heart serves over 14,000 local low-income families per month by providing food, produce, diapers, and household items. Funds will be used to purchase a new box truck to support an increase of over 60,000 lbs per month of donated food from local stores, as well as the increased need for food delivery to low-income housing.

McGee Avenue Baptist Church Center for Food, Faith & Justice Berkeley, Oakland FY19-20 $18,000

The McGee Center for Food, Faith & Justice (CFFJ) provides an innovative, community-centered network of food sourcing and distribution to alleviate the problems of hunger and poor nutrition in Berkeley. Funds will support CFFJ’s Food Recovery Program that recovers food that would otherwise have gone to waste from food retailers, distributers, and producers in Berkeley and nearby municipalities, and redistribute through an on-site pantry and meal program serving residents experiencing food insecurity.

Replate Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland FY19-20 $10,000

Replate's technology platform enables businesses to schedule on-demand pickups for their surplus food and activates the community to reliably redistribute surplus food to those experiencing food insecurity. Funds will be used to increase Replate's presence in Alameda County through automated dispatching that will improve efficiency, optimize routes, and free up staff time for building partnerships.

The Berkeley Food Network Albany, Berkeley FY19-20 $20,000

The Berkeley Food Network aims to provide an innovative, community-centered network of food sourcing and distribution to alleviate the problems of hunger and poor nutrition in Berkeley. Funds will be used to further develop the Food Recovery Program, which recovers food that would otherwise have gone into the waste stream from food retailers, distributers, and producers in Berkeley and nearby municipalities. Increased food recovered will be used in the pantry program as well as grow the Hub Kitchen Program to provide at least 1,500 meals a week.

Tri-Valley Haven Alameda County FY19-20 $20,000

Tri-Valley Haven serves as a vital community resource serving adults and children who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or homelessness. Funds will support on-site food pantry operations as well as expand the Mobile Food Pantry efforts from monthly to bi-monthly, as need increases due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Daily Bowl Fremont, Union City, Newark, Hayward FY18-19 $20,000

Daily Bowl's mission is to recover edible food destined for waste and distribute that across to agencies catering to our less fortunate and hungry community members.. Funds used to support programs that incorporate collecting prepared food from commercial establishments, grocery stores and eating establishments and distribute to local non-profit food pantries.

East Bay Food Justice Project, aka Food Not Bombs Berkeley, Oakland FY18-19 $10,000

Food Justice serves hot meals seven times a week to the public at fixed locations in Berkeley and Oakland, and deliver prepared food to homeless encampments.. Funds support the collection and distribution of produce and prepared food that would otherwise be wasted. Food will be transformed into healthy vegetarian meals to be served free of charge to the public.

Hope 4 the Heart Hayward FY18-19 $20,000

Hope 4 the Heart provides food, produce, diapers, and household items to local families who are experiencing food insecurity by distributing pallets of food to over 100 churches, schools, and nonprofit organizations every week, free of charge. Funds support rescuing an additional 185 tons of edible food across Alameda County networks.

Replate Berkeley FY18-19 $20,000

Replate's technology platform enables businesses to schedule on-demand pickups for their surplus food. Replate’s food rescuers bring donated food directly to those experiencing food insecurity in Bay Area communities. Funds used to improve platform and keep pace with current demands.

The Berkeley Food Network (BFN) Berkeley FY18-19 $20,000

The Berkeley Food Network aims to provide an innovative, community-centered network of food sourcing and distribution to alleviate the problems of hunger and poor nutrition in Berkeley. Funds support BFN's Food Recovery Program that recovers food that would otherwise have gone into the waste stream from food retailers, distributers, and producers in Berkeley and nearby municipalities. The program ensures that the food is used in the highest and best use, primarily to feed people in Berkeley experiencing food insecurity.

Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, Inc. Hayward FY18-19 $20,000

TVHC provides accessible, high-quality health care to vulnerable and marginalized populations. Funds assist TVHC to develop a model food donation program with a nutrition education component which will help ensure that recipients of recovered food are able to make healthy food choices and use proper food preparation methods to prevent wasted food.

Move for Hunger Alameda County FY17-18 $15,000

Move For Hunger mobilizes the relocation industry to fight hunger and reduce food waste. Funds to help expand its relocation partnerships in Alameda County while launching its new Apartment Program, in partnership with StopWaste, to raise awareness and responsiveness for the issues of hunger and food waste.

Tri Valley Haven Fremont, Newark, Union City FY17-18 $20,000

Tri-Valley Haven serves as a vital community resource serving adults and children who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or homelessness. Funding supports Tri-Valley Haven’s desire to expand its Food Pantry efforts in both the number of Grocery Rescue pickups conducted each week, reducing the amount of food waste from area grocery stores. In addition, funding allows an increase in the number of locations served by the Mobile Pantry program.

Alameda County Community Food Bank Alameda County FY16-17 $25,000

Alameda County Community Food Bank distributes millions of healthy meals every year, and is dedicated to finding new approaches to ending hunger and poverty. Funding to increase food donation/recovery through the Grocery Rescue Program (GRP) and launch a real-time donation pilot to recovery infrequent food donations such as prepared food.

Daily Bowl Alameda County FY16-17 $25,000

Daily Bowl's mission, is to recover edible food destined for waste and distribute that across to agencies catering to our less fortunate and hungry community members. Funding to expand operations to rescue produce and prepared food from retail/food service and redistribute to nonprofits serving the Tri-City area. Funding to provide large capacity van and other supplies to double recovery efforts.

Replate Alameda County FY16-17 $10,000

Replate's technology platform enables businesses to schedule on-demand pickups for their surplus food. Funding to amplify current food recovery efforts in Alameda County by focusing marketing to 30-40 potential companies in county and allocating resources towards developing a web platform to further develop their peer to peer food sharing platform in AC.

Reusable Transport Packaging Grants
Grantee Project Locations Fiscal Year Amount Description
Agricultural Institute of Marin Alameda County FY23-24 $10,000

The Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM)’s mission is to educate, inspire, and connect communities, responsible farmers, and producers as part of a healthy, Earth-friendly, equitable local and regional food system. These new grant funds will supply approximately 575 reusable plastic totes to transport fresh produce to Alameda County farmer's markets to eight BIPOC farmers who are enrolled in AIM's racial equity program called the "Incubator Booth". The Incubator Booth program supports beginning BIPOC farmers get established at farmer's markets.

Britech Electropolishing, Inc, Newark FY23-24 $2,500

Britech Electropolishing, Inc. provides quality metal finishing services throughout the Bay Area. Grant funds will be used to replace single-use plastic shrink wrap and disposable wood pallets with reusable pallets and reusable pallet wraps.

Donut Petit Alameda, Oakland FY23-24 $10,000

Donut Petit's City of Alameda artisanal doughnut shop sources local and organic ingredients to create classic and unique flavors. Building on the success of prior grant funds, these additional funds will allow the bakery to purchase additional reusable bakery boxes to match Donut Petit's growing need.

Foodasia International Inc. Hayward FY23-24 $10,000

Foodasia International's mission is to provide top-quality Filipino food products to Filipino-American Stores in the San Francisco Bay Area. They provide a large selection of Asian grocery items, meats, seafood, and produce to local grocers and restaurants and sell items in their Oakland grocery store. Grant funds will be used to purchase reusable pallet wraps to transport and store food products from their Oakland warehouse to their store.

Marin Living Foods Inc San Leandro FY23-24 $8,000

Marin Living Foods makes premium almond milk beverages using clean ingredients to create unique flavor profiles. Disposable wooden pallets for beverage transport will be switched to reusable, durable pallets, resulting in cost savings and reducing waste. Additionally, Marin Living Foods will switch to reusable pallet covers made with thermal fabric to maintain beverage temperature during transport and further reduce transport packaging waste.

Philz Coffee Oakland FY23-24 $8,000

Philz Coffee is a coffee roaster retailer with over 50 coffee shops, as well as wholesale and online roasted coffee sales. Building on the success of prior grant funding, new grant funds will be used to purchase another batch of reusable pallets to use within the Philz Coffee Roasting Plant in Oakland.

Sun Hop Fat Oakland FY23-24 $2,000

Sun Hop Fat is an Asian food market in Oakland. Grant funds will allow the market to work with a local farm produce vendor, Hanamoto Farms in Morgan Hill, to switch from disposable wax-coated cardboard boxes to reusable produce crates for their daily deliveries to Sun Hop Fat market.

Agricultural Institute of Marin Newark, Oakland FY22-23 $10,000

The Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM)’s mission is to educate, inspire, and connect communities, responsible farmers, and producers as part of a healthy, Earth-friendly, equitable local and regional food system. Funds will supply approximately 500 reusable plastic totes to transport fresh produce to Alameda County farmer's markets to eight BIPOC farmers who are enrolled in AIM's racial equity program called the "Incubator Booth". The Incubator Booth program supports beginning BIPOC farmers get established at farmer's markets.

Donut Petit Alameda County FY22-23 $10,000

Donut Petit's City of Alameda artisanal doughnut shop sources local and organic ingredients to create classic and unique flavors. In 2021-22, Donut Petit received funding to purchase 150 reusable containers to transport donuts from their commercial kitchen in Alameda to farmers markets, fairs, events, and catering. Building on the success of that initial grant, these additional funds will allow the bakery to purchase 191 additional reusable bakery boxes to match the growing need.

Good Eggs, Inc. Alameda County FY22-23 $5,000

Good Eggs delivers fresh groceries and prepped meals straight to consumers, while supporting and growing local & sustainable food systems. Meals are prepped and prepared at the Good Eggs Kitchen based in Oakland with a second distribution warehouse in Los Angeles. Funds will be used to replace single use pallets and plastic pallet wrap with 70 reusable pallets and 70 reusable pallet wraps for shipments between the Oakland and Los Angeles warehouses, as well as reusable totes for distribution of goods between select vendors and donation partners.

Mercy Brown Bag Program Alameda County FY22-23 $9,250

Mercy Brown Bag Program serves food-insecure adults over the age of 60 in Alameda County through their free grocery program. The project will fund an initial pilot to replace single-use paper grocery bags with reusable bags for distribution at three senior centers that receive food through their mobile grocery program. Pending results of the pilot, a second phase will be implemented to expand the program to up to 10 sites in Alameda County.

Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project Oakland FY21-22 $10,000

Acta Non Verba (ANV) elevates life in East Oakland by challenging oppressive dynamics and environments through urban farming and creates a safe and creative outdoor space for children, youth, and families, by strengthening their understanding of nutrition, food production, and healthy living and building their ties to the community. ANV’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) connects Oakland homes to small local farmers, currently distributing produce in paper bags to 300+ customers. Funds will be used to replace paper bags with 175 reusable tote bags and 300 reusable crates for CSA distribution. This will eliminate 14,400 single-use paper bags saving 1,746 pounds of waste annually.

Agricultural Institute of Marin Hayward, Newark, Oakland FY21-22 $10,000

The Agriculture Institute of Marin (AIM) currently manages seven Certified Farmers Markets in the Bay Area (San Francisco, Alameda, and Marin Counties), a mobile market, and provides hands-on educational programs to thousands of children and adults about the connections between the environment, agriculture, and health. This third round of grant funds will be used to purchase 875 more reusable plastic totes and distribute them to eight farm participants to transport produce to farmer’s markets in Oakland, Hayward, and Newark. It is estimated that the reusable totes will prevent the purchase, use, and disposal of 5,105 wax-coated cardboard boxes annually (6,637 pounds) with an estimated cost savings to farmers of over $6,000/year.

Blue Bottle Coffee Berkeley FY21-22 $5,385

Blue Bottle Coffee was founded in Oakland in 2002 with a simple yet revolutionary idea: serve delicious coffee, roasted fresh and brewed to order, sourced from sustainable coffee farms. Funds will be used to purchase four bulk containers to transport coffee beans from their West Sacramento Roastery to the Gilman Brewery. Additionally, 10 reusable pallets will replace limited-use wooden pallets used to move spent coffee grounds. As a result, 5,876 lbs of wood and 700 lbs of plastic will be eliminated per year.

Donut Petit Alameda FY21-22 $6,535

Donut Petit's City of Alameda artisanal doughnut shop sources local and organic ingredients to create classic and unique flavors, uses environmentally conscious packaging, and donates leftover goods to reduce food waste. Funds will replace single use bakery boxes with 150 reusable containers (clear food storage boxes) for transporting donuts from their commercial kitchen in Alameda to farmers markets, fairs, events, and catering. This will result in the reduction of 1,200 single-use cardboard bakery boxes per year.

Emerald Packaging Union City FY21-22 $6,711

Emerald Packaging is the largest flexible packaging supplier in the country and in the development of new films using post-consumer resin. The project will replace cardboard gaylord boxes, plastic pallet wrap, and wood pallets with reusable collapsible bulk containers to move manufacturing supplies within their production plant.

PACE Supply Corporation Oakland FY21-22 $10,000

PACE Supply is a wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies (pipe, valves, fittings, etc.) with 17 wholesale locations in California and two in Alameda County (Oakland and Dublin). This reusable transport packaging pilot project will replace wooden pallets, cardboard boxes, and plastic film with 8 intermediate bulk containers (IBC’s) for daily shipments of plumbing supplies from the Stockton Distribution Center to the Oakland wholesale location.

Agricultural Institute of Marin Hayward, Newark, Oakland FY20-21 $10,000

The Agriculture Institute of Marin (AIM) currently manages seven Certified Farmers Markets in the Bay Area (San Francisco, Alameda, and Marin Counties), a mobile market, and provides hands-on educational programs to thousands of children and adults about the connections between the environment, agriculture, and health. Grant funds will be used to purchase 875 more reusable plastic totes and distribute them to eight new farm participants to transport produce to farmer’s markets in Oakland, Hayward, and Newark. It is estimated that the reusable totes will prevent the purchase, use, and disposal of 6,637 lbs. of cardboard boxes annually with an estimated cost savings of over $6,000/year.

Elder Care Alliance Community Mercy Retirement & Care Center Alameda County FY20-21 $7,320

The Mercy Brown Bag Program, a project under the Elder Care Alliance Community Mercy Retirement and Care Center, coordinates the distribution of nutritious groceries to over 8,000 older adults twice a month, free of charge. Funds will be used to purchase 40 reusable pallet wraps to replace plastic wrap used to secure pallets of groceries for transport to 90 senior facilities throughout Alameda County. It is estimated that the reusable pallet wraps will prevent the purchase, use, and disposal of 27,500 lbs. of plastic wrap each year, equivalent to 17 miles of plastic, with an estimated cost savings of $1,000 per year in avoided plastic wrap purchases.

Sankofa Garden Oakland FY20-21 $5,000

Sankofa Garden is a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing community wellness, nutrition, and food access through food growing, education, empowerment and celebration of multicultural heritage. Community green spaces are leveraged to address food security as a basic human right and not denied to our most vulnerable populations. Funds will be used to purchase 250 reusable totes and 4 reusable pallets to transport produce from Worm Whisperer Farm in Sacramento to the Oakland Sankofa Garden residents. It is estimated that the reusable totes and pallets will prevent the purchase, use, and disposal of 13,270 lbs. of cardboard boxes and 640 lbs. of wooden pallets annually with an estimated cost savings of $25,600 per year in avoided waxed cardboard box and pallet purchases.

Uhuru Foods & Pies LLC Alameda County FY20-21 $4,369

Uhuru Foods & Pies builds commerce by and between African people worldwide by putting control of food, food production and distribution into the hands of black people once again through baking and selling pies. Funds will be used to replace approximately 1,500 cardboard boxes and 7,200 linear feet of packing tape annually with 300 reusable totes to transport handmade pies from the bakery into retail locations in Alameda County. It is estimated that the reusable totes will prevent the purchase, use, and disposal of more than 900 lbs. of cardboard and packing tape annually, with an estimated cost savings of $2,200 per year.

Biologic Environmental Services & Waste Solutions Alameda County FY19-20 $9,320

Biologic Environmental Services & Waste Solutions is an in-County medical waste service provider. Funds will be used to replace cardboard boxes and wooden pallets with 36 reusable plastic totes for transporting medical waste from approximately 700 medical facilities located throughout California, 130 of which are located in Alameda County. The medical waste will be transported in the reusable containers to an incinerator where they are unloaded, then the totes are returned to Biologic to be sanitized for reuse. It is estimated that the reusable totes will prevent the purchase, use, and incineration of 19,440 lbs of cardboard boxes and wooden pallets annually.

Commex Corporation Hayward, Union City FY19-20 $10,000

Commex Corporation provides food grade plastic film for packaging. Grant funds will be used to replace single-use wooden pallets with 138 reusable pallets to transport shipments of film plastic to Emerald Packaging in Union City. The reusable pallets will prevent the purchase, use, and disposal of approximately 16.5 tons of wooden pallets annually.

Corporate eWaste Solutions Alameda County FY19-20 $3,500

Corporate eWaste Solutions is a Hayward based certified electronics reuse and recycling provider. Equipment grant funds will be used to replace limited-use cardboard gaylords, wooden pallets, and plastic wrap with reusable moving carts and pallet wrap to transport electronics from Alameda County clients and e-waste collection events to their Hayward warehouse. The 15 reusable office carts and pallet wraps will prevent the purchase, use, and disposal of roughly 18,180 lbs of cardboard gaylords, wooden pallets, and plastic wrap annually.

Philz Coffee Alameda FY19-20 $7,000

Philz Coffee is a coffee roaster retailer with over 50 coffee shops, as well as wholesale and online roasted coffee sales. Funds will be used to replace single-use plastic pallet wrap with 48 reusable pallet wraps for weekly shipments of coffee beans from their third-party warehouse in San Leandro to the Philz Coffee Roasting Plant in Oakland. It is estimated that the reusable pallet wraps will prevent the purchase, use, and disposal of disposal of 1,822 lbs of plastic pallet wrap each year.

Riverdog Farm Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Oakland FY19-20 $10,000

Riverdog Farm is a 450 acre certified organic farm located in Capay Valley. Funds will be used to replace waxed cardboard boxes with 1,060 reusable plastic totes to transport produce to Alameda County farm box customers. The reusable totes will prevent the purchase, use, and disposal of approximately 8,750 lbs of waxed cardboard boxes and 52 rolls of butcher paper annually.

Agricultural Institute of Marin Alameda County FY18-19 $10,000

AIM currently manages seven Certified Farmers Markets in the Bay Area (San Francisco, Alameda, and Marin Counties), a mobile market, and provides hands-on educational programs to thousands of children and adults about the connections between the environment, agriculture, and health. AIM will coordinate this project on behalf of 8 participating farms to replace 14,400 cardboard boxes with 645 reusable plastic totes for transporting produce to East Bay markets over a five year period.

Berkeley Food Network Berkeley FY18-19 $5,555

BFN's Food Recovery Program is working to close the gap between the number of people in Berkeley experiencing food insecurity and available food-assistance services. They will purchase reusable plastic pallets and totes to replace limited-use wooden pallets and cardboard boxes, temperature controlled food storage equipment (e.g. thermal blankets and hot/cold boxes) to keep recovered food at the proper temperature to prevent edible food from spoiling, and reusable food containers to reduce the use of disposable aluminum trays. These measure will allow the recovery of approximately 200,000 lbs. of edible food each year.

Drake's Brewery San Leandro FY18-19 $5,000

Drake’s Brewery will replace approximately 290,000 feet of plastic film and 16,640 pounds of wooden pallets per year by purchasing 32 reusable plastic pallets, 12 pallet wraps, and 300 pallet bands to move raw materials and finished product across the brewery’s production spaces.

Emerald Packaging Union City FY18-19 $5,000

Emerald Packaging has been manufacturing and distributing flexible packaging throughout California and North America for over 50 years. They are replacing the high-density non-recyclable paper cores with 240 reusable plastic cores for transporting film packaging (1 reusable core replaces 20 fiber cores).

Hall's Organic Farms Alameda County FY18-19 $3,500

Hall's Farm will replace approximately 5,800 waxed cardboard boxes per year by purchasing 400 reusable plastic crates for weekly delivery of produce from their Salinas Valley farm to five restaurants and two farmer’s markets in Alameda County.

Daylight Foods Alameda County FY17-18 $5,000

Funds used to purchase 20 reusable wraps, 20 reusable pallets, and 50 reusable totes to deliver produce daily from Milpitas to UC Berkeley.

Planetary Products, Inc. Berkeley FY17-18 $4,600

Funds used to purchase 150 reusable totes which are used to deliver ready-to-eat packaged meals to grocery stores throughout the Bay Area, eliminating 2500 corrugated boxes each year, reducing product loss and improving worker safety.

Gu Energy Berkeley FY16-17 $5,000

Funds 35 reusable pallet wraps to replace plastic film stretch wrap used on stored pallets in warehouse. The project reduces GU's annual shrink wrap waste by 20%, over 43,000 sq. feet.

Local Greens Berkeley FY16-17 $3,000

Replaces 250 limited-use (due to frequent damage) plastic bins used for distribution of produce with 100 durable reusable totes.

Real Food Bay Area CSA Alameda County FY16-17 $5,000

Replaced corrugated boxes with reusable plastic cooler boxes and reusable dividers for distribution of food in a CSA program. The reusable containers reduce food and packaging waste, save space and result in a cleaner warehouse.

South Valley Mushroom Farms Alameda County FY16-17 $4,775

Funds 380 reusable totes which replace corrugated boxes used to store and transport mushrooms to Alameda County farmers markets and preventing over 7,000 lbs. of discarded corrugated boxes/year.

Surplus Service Fremont FY16-17 $5,000

Funded 21 collapsible bulk bins to replace 5 single use gaylord boxes and 5 wood pallets each week. The bins are used for collection and transport of e-waste for reuse and recycling. Over 100 gaylord boxes and pallets (each) are prevented from landfill each year.

Waste Prevention Equipment Grants
Grantee Project Locations Fiscal Year Amount Description
Bay Area Community Health Fremont, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, Union City FY19-20 $3,800

Bay Area Community Health's mission is to work with community churches, neighbors, and volunteers to end hunger. Grantee will purchase reusable pallets and thermal blankets to reduce their waste footprint while also increasing safety and efficiency in food storage and distribution.

San Leandro Community Food Pantry Castro Valley, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro FY19-20 $8,500

San Leandro Community Food Pantry is a volunteer run organization that provides food for the marginalized members of their community. Grantee will purchase a commercial freezer, refrigerator, and shelving to increase capacity of recovered surplus food.

Tri-City Health Center Fremont, Newark, Union City FY19-20 $6,300

Tri-City Health Center's (TCHC) mission is to deliver excellent health services in a caring, nurturing, and respectful atmosphere while improving the quality of life for every patient. Grantee will purchase a new refrigerator, reusable coolers, and reusable plastic bins to reduce the use of disposable transport packaging and also support the safe and efficient collection of surplus edible food for their Food Farmacy program.

Tri-City Volunteers, Inc. Fremont FY19-20 $4,370

Tri-City Volunteers' (TCV) mission is to eliminate hunger and promote self-sufficiency in Alameda County by distributing food and providing volunteer opportunities to improve the quality of life for all. Grantee will purchase reusable totes to be used in three Mobile Food Pantry vans. These totes will allow TCV to reduce their waste footprint and create a more efficient storage and distribution system.

Arsola's Distribution Center and Community Services/Oakland Livermore FY18-19 $7,500

Grantee will purchase reusable totes or bins, a freezer (and installation), hot/cold boxes and reusable coolers to increase the number of homebound people that receive donated by 50 for a total of 200 served, increase the number of unsheltered persons provided with food by 50 persons for a total of 250 persons, and increase recovery of prepared and perishable foods.

Berkeley Food Network Berkeley FY18-19 $5,555

Grantee will purchase reusable plastic pallets and totes to replace limited-use wooden pallets and cardboard boxes, temperature controlled food storage equipment to keep recovered food at the proper temperature, and reusable food containers to reduce disposable aluminum trays. It is estimated that the Grantee will recover approximately 200,000 lbs. 1of edible food between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.

Dorothy Day House Berkeley FY18-19 $6,983

Grantee will purchase two commercial refrigerators and one commercial freezer. As a result of this new equipment, it’s estimated that the Grantee will recover approximately 600 lbs. of edible food a week during the duration of the grant.

Downs Community Development Corporation Oakland FY18-19 $1,650

Grantee will purchase and install a commercial freezer to recover surplus food to feed people experiencing food insecurity.

Faces of the East Bay Oakland FY18-19 $8,703

Grantee will purchase and install a freezer, refrigerator, and thermal blankets to support food rescue and distribution by increasing capacity to refrigerate and freeze donated food and increase the amount of food distributed with new temperature controlled food recovery equipment. FACES estimates increasing donations and foods distributed by at least 200%.

Food of God Oakland FY18-19 $1,100

Grantee will purchase reusable totes or bins, reusable coolers, and thermal blankets to recover surplus food to feed people experiencing food insecurity in downtown Oakland.

Replate Alameda County FY18-19 $3,845

Grantee will purchase insulated blankets, insulated pan carriers hot/cold packs, and insulated delivery bags to recover surplus food to feed people experiencing food insecurity while reducing the use of disposable transport packaging. It is estimated that the Grantee will recover and distribute approximately 89,700 lbs. of food from Cal Dining between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.

South Hayward Parish Hayward FY18-19 $7,000

Grantee will purchase reusable transport packaging and/or temperature controlled food storage equipment such as refrigerators, freezers, or hot/cold boxes. It is estimated that the Grantee will recover and distribute approximately 2,000 additional meals between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.

St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church Livermore FY18-19 $2,100

St. Barts will purchase stackable reusable containers and a cart/strap to hold boxes. Containers that are stackable will reduce the amount of storage space in the pantry and increase the space for more food items to be donated. Temperature controlled food storage/transport equipment will also help with perishable items donated from locations and during food distribution at the pantry.

The Crucible Oakland FY18-19 $2,353

Grantee will purchase and install a commercial refrigerator. It is estimated that the Grantee will recover approximately 5,000 lbs. of edible food to feed underserved students taking classes and camps onsite between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.

Tri- Valley Haven Livermore FY18-19 $2,369

Grantee will a combo commercial refrigerator/freezer to recover surplus food to feed people experiencing food insecurity. It is estimated that the Grantee will recover approximately 230,000 lbs. of edible food between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.

Tri-City Volunteers Fremont FY18-19 $3,934

Grantee will purchase round trip reusable totes to replace cardboard boxes. This will reduce limited space used in the warehouse so more food can be rescued for donation and distribution in the Marketplace and Bagged Lunch programs.

Union City Family Center Union City FY18-19 $4,882

Grantee will purchase reusable totes, reusable pallet wraps, reusable pallet bands or belts, freezer and installation, thermal blankets, and scale to recover surplus food to feed people experiencing food insecurity while reducing the use of disposable transport packaging.

Viola Blythe Community Center Newark FY18-19 $4,941

Grantee will purchase a freezer to recovery and safely store surplus food to feed food insecure people. It is estimated that the Grantee will recover and distribute approximately 200 additional Turkeys (~3,000 lbs.) and other perishable foods between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.

General Grants
Grantee Project Locations Fiscal Year Amount Description
Go Green Initiative (GGI) Pleasanton FY17-18 $15,000

Go Green Initiative provides schools with the tools, training and ongoing support they need to create a “culture of conservation” and natural resource stewardship within their community. Funds used to conduct outreach and training to Pleasanton residents and commercial institutions to better implement the Mandatory Recycling Ordinance.

Habitot Children's Museum Berkeley FY17-18 $15,000

A core part of Habitot's mission is to benefit a broad audience of families raising young children, regardless of income, transportation, access, language, education, or cultural background. Grant funding allowed Habitot to refurbish and expand its Recycling Center exhibit to be combined with a public awareness campaign covering waste reduction, best practices in reducing food waste, creative reuse ideas, and new information about recycling.

Surplus Service (SS) Fremont FY17-18 $15,000

Surplus Service provides the highest e-waste recycling solutions that lead to higher sustainability reuse and disposal of electronics rather than simply recycling them or sending them to the landfill. Funds supported new refurbishing division, including a new Supervisor and two IT Repair Technicians to repair and resell approximately 500 LCD monitors and TV's monthly from various vendors.

City Slickers Oakland FY16-17 $25,000

City Slicker's mission is to reinforce self-sustaining access to food and build community through urban farming, education, and recreation. Funds used to develop partnerships with reused materials suppliers for garden builds and community workshops to create awareness about the importance of reusing materials.

Civicorps Recycling Oakland FY16-17 $15,000

Civicorps Recycling is a social enterprise that provides commercial recycling collection services to Oakland businesses while training young adults to enter recycling careers. Funds used to purchase forklift and expand e-Waste collection reuse and recycling project through targeted marketing campaign.

MedShare San Leandro FY16-17 $50,000

MedShare is a humanitarian aid organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people, communities and our planet by sourcing and directly delivering surplus medical supplies and equipment to communities in need around the world. Funds used to purchase a forklift to increase efficiency and square footage, and reduce footprint by phasing out off-site warehouse.

Rising Sun Alameda County FY16-17 $5,000

Rising Sun's mission is to empower individuals to achieve environmental and economic sustainability for themselves and their communities. Grant funds provided food waste prevention education and resources to 1,000 households in Alameda County during Green House Calls.

The Plant Exchange Oakland FY16-17 $15,000

Plant Exchange's mission is to divert large amounts of usable plants from the landfill by developing partnerships with retail and wholesale distributors, and contractors who provide the Plant Exchange with donations of unused plants. Funds used to purchase of a vehicle for donated plant pick ups.

Mini Grants
Grantee Project Locations Fiscal Year Amount Description
Metro Lighting Berkeley FY19-20 $5,000

Metro Lighting is a retail lighting store located in Berkeley. Funds will be used to procure and install a press-molding glass production table and equipment to expand Metro lighting’s capability to create and sell lamp shades produced from recycled glass cullet.

Museum of Tomorrow Berkeley FY19-20 $5,000

Inspired by the current trend of popular pop-up museums, Museum of Tomorrow portrays climate change via an innovative approach. Funds to support pop-up museum at the David Brower Center, which includes an interactive display to educate and inspire people to change their daily behaviors to a more sustainable approach.

Bio Link Depot Oakland FY18-19 $5,000

BioLink Depot is a unique organization that provides millions of dollars worth of donated laboratory equipment and supplies for free to educators and researchers, to promote scientific training for students. Funding supportst Bio Link for transportation logistics for pick up and drop of donated biomedical materials for distribution to educational facilities/classrooms.

Cup O'Sugar Hayward FY18-19 $5,000

Cup O’ Sugar works to build community and reduce food waste by connecting food surpluses with nearby neighbors by utilizing their electronic app. Funds to use to outreach to 50 multifamily properties promoting the new foodshare app that allows neighbors to share perfectly good food ingredients and produce that would otherwise be composted or landfilled.

Eat Real Festival Oakland FY17-18 $5,000

Supporting the Baykeeper organization, the Eat Real Festival is an annual celebration of good food with a focus on artisan food craft, street food, craft beers, local wines and delicious cocktails—all featuring sustainable local ingredients. Funds used to support implementation of food waste prevention activities with Festival vendors.

Kids Scoop News Fremont, Hayward FY17-18 $5,000

Kid Scoop News recognizes that reading is key to a child’s potential for success in life and their mission is to gets kids reading more before they fall behind. Kids Scoop News provide young students with mini newspapers presented in a way that entices kids to read. Grant funding provided increased distribution of Kids Scoop Newspaper to classrooms in Hayward and Fremont School Districts. Recycling and composting articles adapted for Newspaper for the entire school year.

Eat Real Festival Oakland FY16-17 $5,000

Supporting Baykeeper organization, the Eat Real Festival is an annual celebration of good food with a focus on artisan food craft, street food, craft beers, local wines and delicious cocktails—all featuring sustainable local ingredients. Grant funds initiated a food waste prevention protocol at this large food festival.

Go Box SF Bay Oakland FY16-17 $5,000

Go Box's mission is to make it easy to enjoy waste-free, reusable takeout to replace the disposable to-go boxes. Funds to increase Go Box reusable container participants as well as secure more restaurants/vendors offering Go Boxes.

Community Outreach Grants
Grantee Project Locations Fiscal Year Amount Description
18 Reasons Berkeley, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro FY19-20 $10,000

18 Reasons empowers community with the confidence and creativity to buy, cook, and eat good food every day. Their Cooking Matters program, which provides training to neighborhood leaders to teach cooking/nutrition to East Bay families, will engage their board, staff, and peer educators (Health Promoters) in a one-week Stop Food Waste Challenge and share those educational tips at their cooking workshops.

A-1 Community Housing Services Hayward FY19-20 $5,000

A-1 Community Housing Services provides programs targeting the issues of homelessness; financial education, first-time home buyer education, relocation assistance, foreclosure prevention, and credit management. Enlisted 20 clients to do their own Fridge Reality Check and shared six educational tips. Working with grantee to provide presentation in Spanish.

All Saints Catholic Church Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, Union City FY19-20 $5,000

Church in Hayward serving neighboring communities. Educating parish committees who serve food on site about food waste prevention tools. Funds to support food and reusables for daily meals for homeless people at the Church.

Berkeley Student Food Collective Berkeley FY19-20 $10,000

Student run collective works to provide groceries and prepared meals for the UC Berkeley community. Project to engage student volunteers in a one-week Stop Food Waste Challenge and ongoing promotion of educational tips. Funds will support prepared meal pop-ups at various campus locations.

Eden Garden Livermore FY19-20 $10,000

Eden Garden provides fresh, organic food for those in need and gives people a hands on opportunity to learn about growing their own food. Engaged 25 Eden Garden, Crosswinds Church, and community members in the first one-week Stop Food Waste Challenge. Plan to hold culminating event with how-to tip stations at harvest celebration. Funds will be used to improve garden infrastructure and grow more food.

Fremont LEAF Fremont FY19-20 $5,000

Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont brings people together to grow healthy, pesticide-free food and to learn about environmentally sustainable gardening and urban farming practices. SWEET graduates initiated this grant with two food waste reduction workshops, reaching over 70 people. Enlisted 20 attendees to do their own Fridge Reality Check and continue to post educational tips on food waste. Funds used to support multi-media tools for LEAF.

Mandela Partners Oakland FY19-20 $10,000

Mandela Partners is a vital resource for fresh fruit and veggies at their brick and mortar store in West Oakland. They also provide food to residents throughout West and East Oakland at their pop-up farm stands at libraries, corner stores and elementary schools. They are partnering with StopWaste to engage community members on how to get the most out of their food, not only through in-person and neighborhood networks, but also using videos and other creative approaches during COVID. In this time of need, Mandela is a hub for getting food boxes to families and farm workers in need.

McGee Ave. Baptist Church Berkeley FY19-20 $5,000

Engaged 20 members of the church and community to do their own Fridge Reality Check and share 6 educational tips throughout the year. Funds to support the church's ongoing meal program - serving 300 people weekly and expanding their edible garden.

A-1 Community Housing Services Hayward FY18-19 $5,000

A-1 Community Housing Services provides programs targeting the issues of homelessness; financial education, first time home buyer education, relocation assistance, foreclosure prevention and credit management. Enlisted 20 clients to do their own Fridge Reality Check and shared 6 educational tips. Working with grantee to provide presentation in Spanish.

Eden Garden Livermore FY18-19 $10,000

Eden Garden provides fresh, organic food for those in need and to give people a hands on opportunity to learn about growing their own food. Engaged 25 Eden Garden, Crosswinds Church and community members in the first 1 week Stop Food Waste Challenge. Will be holding culminating event with how-to tip stations at harvest celebration. Funds will be used to improve garden infrastructure and grow more food.

Fremont LEAF Fremont FY18-19 $5,000

Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont brings people together to grow healthy, pesticide-free food and to learn about environmentally sustainable gardening and urban farming practices SWEET graduates initiated this grant with a food waste reduction workshop attended by 70 people. Enlisted 20 attendees to do their own Fridge Reality Check and continue to post educational tips on food waste. A second workshop will take place fall 2019. Funds used to support multi-media tools for LEAF.

McGee Ave. Baptist Church Berkeley FY18-19 $5,000

Engaged 20 members of the church and community to do their own Fridge Reality Check and share 6 educational tips throughout the year. Funds to support the church's ongoing meal program - serving 300 people weekly and expanding their edible garden.

Alameda Backyard Growers Alameda FY17-18 $10,000

Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG) is a network of gardeners in Alameda, California who are interested in growing food and donating extra fruit and vegetables to the Alameda Food Bank. Engaged 25 ABG and community members to take the 6-week Stop Food Waste challenge and shared 6 educational posts on food saving tips. Held a sustainability lunch and cooking demo at culminating event.

Community Impact Lab San Leandro FY17-18 $10,000

Community Impact Lab strives to be a force for action and to expand opportunities that everyone, especially women and children, have to be impactful. Engaged 25 CIL members to take the 6-week Stop Food Waste Challenge and shared 6 educational posts. Culminating event piggybacked on cooking meals for Women's Shelter and potluck. Engaged other community groups, as well. Funds supported reusable containers for monthly dinners.

A-1 Community Housing Hayward FY16-17 $5,000

Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling.

Attitudinal Healing Fremont FY16-17 $5,000

Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling.

Colonial Acres PTA FY16-17 $5,000

Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling.

Community Resources for Living Hayward FY16-17 $5,000

Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling.

El Sobrante Park Oakland FY16-17 $5,000

Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling.

Rotary Club Dublin FY16-17 $5,000

Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling.

San Pablo-Golden Gate Improvement Emeryville FY16-17 $5,000

Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling.

St. James Church San Leandro FY16-17 $5,000

Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling.

The Art of Living Fremont FY16-17 $5,000

Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling.

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