Second Harvest Canada Deuxième Récolte Canada
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Mission Statement
Second Harvest’s mission is to keep food where it belongs: On plates and out of landfills.
About This Cause
Second Harvest is Canada’s largest food rescue organization and a global thought leader on food waste and perishable food redistribution. It rescues unsold surplus food from thousands of food businesses from across the supply chain to redistribute it to non-profits in every province and territory. This prevents harmful greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere while improving access to nutrition for millions of Canadians experiencing food insecurity. Beyond food rescue and redistribution, Second Harvest is deeply involved in advocacy, research, training and education. Its groundbreaking reports, such as “The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste,” provide critical data and insights to inform public policy and educate the public on sustainable food systems. Second Harvest supports more than 12,400 programs across more than 5,000 social service agencies including breakfast and after-school programs for children and youth, senior’s residences and program centres; food bank and pantry programs; shelters serving at-risk youth, women, families and individuals; settlement centres assisting refugees and newcomers, drop-in centres serving people experiencing homelessness; programs serving those experiencing mental health issues and more. In 2024, Second Harvest rescued and redistributed more than 87.1 million pounds of food to more than 6.5 million people in over 900 communities across Canada. It diverted 288 million pounds of greenhouse gas equivalents from entering the atmosphere and prevented 59.3 billion litres of water from going to waste.