Organizations Filed Purposes:
FOOD FORWARD FIGHTS HUNGER AND PREVENTS FOOD WASTE BY RESCUING FRESH SURPLUS PRODUCE, CONNECTING THIS ABUNDANCE WITH PEOPLE IN NEED AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.
THE WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET RECOVERY PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2014. THE PROGRAM COLLECTS LARGE LOTS OF FRESH, SURPLUS PRODUCE FROM WHOLESALE PRODUCE VENDORS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND GROWERS AT THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET AND ACROSS THE REGION. THESE DONATIONS ARE DELIVERED TO LARGE HUNGER RELIEF AGENCIES THAT DISTRIBUTE THIS FRESH PRODUCE TO CLIENTS IN NEED AND HUNDREDS OF ADDITIONAL DIRECT SERVICE AGENCIES. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COLLECTED BY THE PROGRAM ARE DISTRIBUTED TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS EVERY MONTH. IN ADDITION, WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET RECOVERY PROVIDES THE FRESH PRODUCE FOR SEVEN MONTHLY PRODUCE PICK-UPS, A COLLABORATIVE MODEL WHERE PRODUCE IS DIRECTLY DISTRIBUTED TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.
THE FARMERS MARKET RECOVERY PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN AUGUST 2012 AND BRINGS TOGETHER VOLUNTEERS TO RECOVER SURPLUS PRODUCE DIRECTLY FROM VENDORS AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS. THIS BOUNTY OF HIGH-QUALITY, UNSOLD PRODUCE IS THEN REDISTRIBUTED TO AGENCIES SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. CURRENTLY, THE PROGRAM OPERATES AT 25 LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY FARMERS MARKETS EVERY WEEK. FARMERS MARKET RECOVERY DELIVERS FRESH PRODUCE DONATED BY 273 FARMERS TO 77 LOCAL HUNGER RELIEF AGENCIES.
THE BACKYARD HARVEST PROGRAM BEGAN OVER A DECADE AGO IN 2009. AS FOOD FORWARD'S FLAGSHIP FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM, BACKYARD HARVEST MOBILIZES COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO HARVEST SURPLUS, LOCAL PRODUCE FROM BACKYARDS, FARMS, AND ORCHARDS. ALL OF THIS DELICIOUS FRUIT IS DONATED TO LOCAL HUNGER RELIEF AGENCIES. WE WORK WITH OVER 163 AGENCY PARTNERS SERVING DOZENS OF COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING LOS ANGELES, SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, WEST LOS ANGELES, VENTURA, AND SANTA BARBARA. WE HOST AN AVERAGE OF 78 VOLUNTEER HARVESTING EVENTS EACH MONTH.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Richard Nahmias | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 55 | $136,400 |
| Robert Valencia | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Betty Zamorano Pedregon | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Crystal L Frierson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jedd Gold | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Carol Goldstein | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Carla Heer | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Jason Crayne | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Suzann Brantner | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Christy Remey Chin | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Neil Haltrecht | FORMER BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Scott Jarus | BOARD CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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