Food Finders is a food rescue nonprofit organization with a primary focus of reducing hunger while also reducing food waste. They coordinate the daily pick-up of donated excess food from grocers, restaurants, hospitals, schools, manufacturers and more; food is then distributed directly and immediately to nonprofit recipients, such as pantries, shelters, youth programs and senior centers, to be used for hot meals or grocery distribution for people who are struggling and food insecure. Food Finders rescues enough food for 30,000 meals per day.

Seeds of Hope’s mission is to seek food justice – equal, affordable access to healthy, nutritious food. Just in the last year, Seeds of Hope distributed close to 10 million servings of fresh produce to over 50 agencies serving about 100,000 clients throughout Southern California. Seeds of Hope provides curated nutrition education and cooking classes that educate clients on the tastiest ways to eat a healthy diet using the same produce we are giving away. Seeds of Hope brings all this work back to its roots by building gardens and farms and providing work days.

Up and Running Again helps provide a pathway to lifelong success by training homeless individuals living in rescue missions to complete half marathons. Hard work, discipline, and teamwork gets them to the finish line of the race, but also to the starting line of a new life filled with confidence, dignity, and hope. Every year, 100+ runners complete half-marathons, and gain the confidence needed to overcome addictions, reconcile relationships, and walk into life forever changed.