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Our Impact Since 1999

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Rescued
120,700 Tons

of nutritious food

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Enough Food for
241,400,846 Meals

Rescued and delivered

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Saved
544 Metric Tons

of Methane

We’re on a mission!

Table to Table is a community-based food rescue program that collects fresh, nutritious, perishable food that would otherwise be wasted and delivers it free to organizations serving the hungry in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic counties of New Jersey.

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Donate Food

Connect with us to donate surplus food to community partners – we’ll pick up from your location for free, and safely deliver to a nearby pantry or shelter

Donate Food
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Volunteer

Volunteer to run food rescues via our I-Rescue App (flexible schedule, each rescue takes an hour or less)

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Donate

Every dollar you donate provides the resources to rescue and deliver food for another 10 meals.

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Feed our neighbors, not our landfills through the Table to Table I-Rescue App

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Feed our neighbors, not our landfills through the Table to Table I-Rescue App

Table to Table’s I-Rescue App empowers ‘Food Rescue Hero’ volunteers to pick up and deliver fresh, surplus food right in your own communities!

What sets us apart

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Fresh

We provide our community with nutritious produce, whole grains, dairy, and lean protein by rescuing surplus from local supermarkets, farms, distributors, restaurants, caterers, and more.

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Four Star

Table to Table received a 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator for the 14th consecutive year, demonstrating our commitment to fiscal responsibility and measurable impact.

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Free

We pick up surplus from food businesses with no fee and deliver it directly to our agency partners free of charge. We take pride in the services we provide for our community!

Fueling Hope and Nourishment Across NJ

Table to Table continuously explores new partnerships and opportunities to rescue healthy, surplus food and ensure it reaches those who need it most. We work every day to bridge the gap between food waste and food insecurity, envisioning a sustainable future where no good food is wasted, and no neighbor has to go without. 

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Latest News

Thanksgiving dinner with Table to Table
November 17, 2025
How Much Food Will Go To Waste This Thanksgiving? $550 Million Worth

The amount of discarded food equals 267 million meals: ReFED A new analysis estimates that 320 million pounds of food worth $550…

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October 31, 2025
A Message on SNAP and NJ’s Looming Food Security Crisis

By Executive Director Heather Thompson Dear Friends, Partners, and Supporters, I am writing to you on a truly somber note as the…

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Table to Table was featured in NorthJersey.com.
October 28, 2025
North Jersey Food Banks Brace for Disruption to SNAP Benefits Amid Government Shutdown

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on NorthJersey.com. Click here to read the story. Food banks across New Jersey are seeing signs…

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How Table to Table Makes a Difference

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testimonial

This food helps a lot because I am not able to work right now because I am pregnant and it is a high-risk pregnancy.

Belkis

Ages of kids 3,5 and with child

Lives in Newark

Latina Mom and Toddler 2
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It helps a lot because food is very expensive. I love fresh vegetables and fruit. It’s important to eat fresh produce. If I didn’t come here, I wouldn’t be able to afford it.

Nube 

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We just arrived from Ecuador two weeks ago. I don’t have a job yet and we are not eligible for food stamps. This food helps us a lot.

Belen 

Kids: 3, 7

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I can feed my family. My husband was working at a gas station, and he was shot while at work in 2020. Since then, he’s been in a nursing home. He cannot speak. He cannot walk. (He is bedridden).

Nagwa 

3 kids (7, 18, 22) and 1 grandchild

Sponsors

The generousity of our corporate sponsors allows Table to Table to provide millions of meals
for the food insecure neighbors in our Northern New Jersey communities.

Inserra Supermarkets Inc./ShopRite is sponsoring Table to Table's Partners in Good Health Conference.

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