DONATE FOOD

Provide quality food to struggling families and individuals by donating surplus food items to FeedTahoe.

High-demand items like fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, and protein are always needed. No donation is too small.

How It Works

Step 1: Contact Us

If you are ready to donate food now, fill out our donation intake form below, and we will get back to you in one to two business days.

Step 2: We Recover the Food

It’s that simple! After a brief consultation to discuss donation standards, we will schedule a FREE pick-up. Your food is now helping fight food insecurity in South Lake Tahoe instead of being left to rot in a landfill.

If you are interested in donating food but not quite ready to do so immediately, please fill out the contact form below. We will reach out to you shortly.

Your donation is key to ending food waste and combating food insecurity in South Lake Tahoe.

 FAQs

  • Donors range from grocery stores, restaurants, caterers, food distributors, schools and other nonprofits. The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act, passed in 1996, protects everyone in the food donation cycle, except in cases of gross negligence.

  • No, we only accept surplus food donations from entities with commercial operations.

  • No, FeedTahoe is not a food bank. However many of the items that we obtain are provided to local food banks, food pantries, shelters, churches, and others!

  • No, we don’t charge any feed from food donors or recipient agencies. We also require our nonprofit partners to offer food for free to their participants.

  • We take safe, consumable, and unused foods! This includes a wide variety of foods, including fresh fruit, greens, vegetables, meats, dairy, shelf-stable products, baked goods, desserts, prepared foods, frozen foods, snacks, beverages, bottled water, and vegan products.Short-dated items (dependent on the item), items out of code, trucking/carrier rejections, products that experienced damage during transit, prepared foods labeled with production date, bulk items (dependent on the item), and overages/excess items are all acceptable as well!

    • Alcoholic beverages

    • Non-food items 

    • Recalled items

    • Any product with signs of pest activity or infestation (i.e., rodents & insects)

    • Cross-contaminated items (including biological, physical, and chemical contaminations)

    • Items that have been contaminated through cross-contact of allergens, and therefore, the allergen is not declared on the packaging

    • Unsealed or open packaging

    • Items not held at proper temperatures

    • Items not cooled down properly

    • Any other food that is not safe to be consumed by humans (food for trash, compost, etc.)

  • Yes! We can currently pick up food donations that are small-scale and can fit into the back of a personal vehicle, truck, or van. We currently cannot accept donations requiring a commercial vehicle.

  • We accept donations from 8am to 3:30pm Monday-Friday. We can coordinate weekend pickups by appointment only.  Please contact our team to learn more.

  • No, we currently do not have a drop-off location. Please contact our team to schedule food donation pickups instead.

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