- (209) 259-7739
- tdegraw@ci4ci.org
- The Yellow House 936 West 18th Street Merced, CA 95340
We bridge the gap between fresh food surplus and immediate community need. Our team rescues high-quality, perishable food daily and routes it directly to local families within hours.
Bringing the grocery store experience directly into local neighborhoods. We set up temporary, open-air markets in accessible public locations to distribute fresh items without barriers.
Dignified Access: Choice-based distribution model where participants select what they need.
Geographic Reach: Rotating locations across Merced County to reach underserved pockets.
Partnering with educational institutions to model environmental stewardship and eliminate campus waste. We capture surplus food from cafeterias and kitchens before it enters disposal streams.
The starting point of our recovery pipeline. We establish seamless, professional donation channels with food businesses to rescue their surplus inventory efficiently.
Food Para Todos supports local edible food recovery efforts by helping food generators recover surplus edible food and redirect it into the community. Our work supports food access, landfill diversion, and local SB 1383 food recovery goals.
Amplifying our impact by sharing localized infrastructure. We don’t build duplicate distribution lines—we power existing ones by supplying fresh stock to established spaces.
Trusted Networks: Supplying churches, nonprofits, and grassroots groups.
Efficient Redistribution: Utilizing hyper-local networks to build a stronger safety net.
Empowering households with the resources to thrive. Our hubs serve as consistent, physical anchor points where families can reliably access food alongside critical nutritional resources.
Balanced Diet Support: Focused heavily on fresh produce, dairy, and whole proteins.
Familiar Spaces: Embedded in trusted neighborhoods to eliminate transportation and cultural barriers.
We partner with businesses, institutions, and other local food generators to create reliable food recovery pathways that support compliance with county and state requirements. SB 1383 requires certain commercial edible food generators to donate the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed of, and to establish contracts or written agreements with food recovery organizations or services. Our role is to make that process practical, professional, and community-focused by helping partners set up recovery systems that are safe, consistent, and responsive to local needs.
Once food is recovered, we move it quickly through our community distribution network so it stays fresh and reaches people efficiently. That food is then redistributed through pop-up pantries, partner organizations, outreach events, and other neighborhood-based efforts across Merced County. This approach helps local organizations stay in compliance, strengthens the food recovery system county-wide, and ensures that surplus food is used for its highest and best purpose: feeding people and not landfills.
Providing essential diapering supplies to local families, ensuring infants stay healthy while lifting everyday financial burdens.
Infant Health Support: Ensuring local infants stay dry and healthy by delivering essential hygiene products directly to families in need.
Family Financial Relief: Relieving financial strain for Merced parents, keeping valuable resources in the community and out of landfills.