Food Runners

Did you know that on average, our volunteers make 120 pick-up and delivery runs around the city for us each week? Food runners are vital to our daily operations and the perfect opportunity for someone who is looking for a flexible volunteer-when-you-can schedule. Volunteer drivers use their vehicles to:

  • `Rescue: Pick up food from local partners such as Kroger, Trader Joe’s, Greater’s, and others, and deliver to our street-level dock where our friendly staff greet you to unload your rescue.

  • Share: Deliver transformed meals and other food items from our Walnut Hills location to one of our 150+ local community partners, including food pantries, schools, nursing homes, and more.

Sign Me Up

  • All food runner shifts are self-scheduled and managed through the Food Rescue (FRU) app.

  • Once registered, you can view or claim available food runs, or adopt a regular schedule for pick-up at a time and location convenient for you.

  • Each food run lasts approximately one hour.

Food Runner FAQs:

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  • Each run is assigned a Rescue Size under run details. Use the information below for guidance:

    Run Size Car Size # of Black Crates
    Small Sedan 1–3
    Medium SUV 4–8
    Large Van or Truck 8+

  • The time listed in Pickup Window is the time to arrive for your pickup from a grocer or to La Soupe for your delivery to an agency.

  • Log on on to Food Rescue US and from your home page, click on “view open runs” from the top. Complete the information and click on “Post Details and Close Run” at the bottom of the screen.

  • If you can commit to a particular run each week, adopt it so that you don’t have to keep signing up for it. If you can’t make a particular run, modify your schedule to cancel that occurrence.

  • Log on to Food Rescue US and “un - claim” your run. If you have adopted the run, un - claim that occurrence. You must close all of your completed runs before you can modify your schedule.