Escape Into Keep Austin Fed

Join us as we escape into Keep Austin Fed! And Steph and Courtney talk about a topic that matters: nonprofit and 501(c)(3) terminology. Listen in as Lisa Barden, Executive Director for Keep Austin Fed shares ther mission and ways you can show up. Keep Austin Fed began in 2004, when founder Randy Rosens saved high-quality catered food from an Austin Museum of Art fundraising event that was headed to the dumpster. That food fed a group of women and children living at a shelter in South Austin. Today, Keep Austin Fed rescues thousands of meals every month from grocery stores, restaurants, farms, and caterers, getting good food to neighbors in need while keeping it out of landfills. Less hunger. Less waste. More community. Ways Keep Austin Fed Makes an Impact: Rescuing Surplus Food – Collecting high-quality meals from local businesses to feed neighbors in need. Supporting Vulnerable Communities – Partnering with shelters and nonprofit programs to provide consistent access to nutritious food. Reducing Food Waste – Diverting edible food from landfills and lowering harmful methane emissions. How to Get Involved & Earn Some Bragging Rights: Donate – If you have surplus food from your restaurant, bakery, grocery store, catering business, or event venue, Keep Austin Fed will pick it up for free and deliver it to local organizations that help those in need. 👉 https://www.keepaustinfed.org/donate-food Volunteer – Be a food rescue runner! A typical food run takes about an hour and helps provide 160 meals while saving 190+ pounds of edible food from the landfill. 👉 https://www.keepaustinfed.org/volunteer Advocate – Support programs like SNAP, which return $1.80 to the local economy for every $1 invested. Advocate for their mission and follow Keep Austin Fed on social media to share their work! How to Do Some Good in Austin & Get Rewarded 🏒 + 🎟️ = 💚 Sign up for updates on causes you care about or share your #GoodBrag showing how you've volunteered or donated—then DM us for a chance to win Texas Stars tickets! Follow along: 👉 Facebook 👉 Instagram Special Thanks: A huge thank you to Nightlight Insurance Agency for making this podcast possible. We also appreciate Todd Thompson for editing & mixing, Ashlynne O'Neal for content management, Graham Thompson and Jaden Dyer for the music, and Cory McKane at Just Push Record Studios.