Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC)
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
is a national 501(c)3 nonprofit food rescue organization that redistributes surplus food to feed people, not landfills.
As someone who experienced food insecurity as a child, Robert Lee was very familiar with the wasted food and hunger issues facing our society. That is what led him to launch Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC), a nonprofit organization that targets both the prevention of wasted food and putting an end to hunger, in New York City in the summer of 2013. He left his full time job at J.P. Morgan in 2014 to run RLC full-time, using seed money he and co-founder Louisa Chen won at a venture competition during their senior year at NYU, as well as corporate donations from his former employer. In the ten years since, RLC has expanded to nine regions and rescued over 21 million pounds of excess food.
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Volunteering + Events
Volunteer with Rescuing Leftover Cuisine*
Food rescue events take place throughout the morning, day, and night, seven days a week. Whether it’s once a month, week, or day, we always need your help as we work to provide a reliable food rescue service to reduce wasted food and hunger in our communities!
*If you are under 18 we will need a parental/legal guardian consent form to be signed and returned to us before you can attend any food rescue events. You’ll be prompted to email the form to your parent/legal guardian after you create your account.
*If you are under 16, you must also be accompanied by your parent/legal guardian to each food rescue event you attend until you turn 18. Thank you!
Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
We offer a variety of corporate volunteer opportunities and look forward to planning a meaningful event for your team. Each event includes an educational component and hands-on volunteering component, allowing your team to make a direct impact on wasted food and hunger in New York City.
Our team will work with you to customize a corporate volunteer experience that aligns with your company's goals for employee engagement, social impact, and corporate giving.