HelpKitchen has acquired Plentiful!
HelpKitchen connects food insecure individuals with partner organizations that can get them fed.
HelpKitchen matches food-
insecure individuals with partner restaurants for a free meal via SMS
Restaurants log into their HelpKitchen dashboard and serve those who need a meal when they come to pick it up.
We pay restaurants for each meal, keeping their staff employed and their business open.
Every meal is covered by our generous philanthropic partners.
Across the country, food banks and other organizations in the food security system are seeing 20x normal demand. Millions of individuals are going hungry, all while restaurants are struggling more than ever before.
HelpKitchen matches the food insecure with a free meal from a partner restaurant near them, all via text/SMS. This program keeps restaurants alive (and their employees working), injects funds into the local community, and eases the burden food banks and the rest of the food security system are experiencing due to COVID-19 and economic hardship.
"Thank you so much for sharing and helping me feed my family. The chicken was so good and the carrots were superb. My kids enjoyed it so much. I can't thank you enough for helping me feed my family"
"thank you. i appreciate this. i lost my job and was supposed to start in april, and it got suspended. and i applied for edd but until now i haven't received notice yet. i get embarrassed picking up food but this really really helps a lot! i hope my situation gets better and i would love to contribute to this cause too later on."
"They were so kind. No judgment at all. I always feel embarrassed when am getting something for free but stating this Friday, I will be out of work and I have surgery. So this helps a lot."
…but no one is prepared for the current scale of need. This is a long-term problem, needing a long term solution. Our local communities need overflow relief for the newly hungry.
Restaurants represent a ready resource to fill the gap in food security. HelpKitchen aims to connect restaurants with those in need who may be missed by the existing relief organizations.
