The Community Exchange Manages Your Food Donations

We work with hundreds of businesses and nonprofits to ensure that each food donation reaches the organization that can use it best. Every day, we rescue, intake, sort, and share thousands of pounds of food, effectively distributing it to social service organizations all across LA County. We’re the one-stop shop for both donors and recipients!

We Collaborate with You at Your Pace or Scale

We work with businesses large and small. We’ll create a roadmap with you to scale your donations over time at a pace that works for you.

Check out our success story with Wonderful Co. We received 36,000 pounds of Halo Tangerines. Watch as we distribute them to 25 organizations who would then help people all over the city. It was quite a feat.

Food Rescue Innovation

By Donating Food to HoFoCo, You’re Helping Change the Food Bank System

Our unique processes and technology allow social service agencies to get what they need, when they want it. By donating to the Exchange, you’re supporting our innovative concierge approach to food banking, which better serves recipient agencies across Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California.

We Work with Other Food Rescue Groups to Get the Right Food to the Right People

The Exchange partners with all types of food rescue groups so they have a simple one-stop drop. Every day, we receive food from food rescue groups, run it through our intake, sorting, storing, and sharing process to make sure it’s efficiently distributed to social service nonprofits.

Ultimately, this ensures more food that’s rescued is put to great use.

All Liability is with HoFoCo

The Bill Emerson Act & California’s Good Samaritan Act ensure that:

• By federal and state law, all liability transfers to us once it’s donated.
• All food donors are legally protected from all liability, so long as they don’t maliciously and intentionally donate food unfit for consumption.

These two acts protect your business from all liability. Please read below for more details.

The Federal Emerson Food Donation Act

Read Feeding America’s helpful breakdown on their website.

which outlines the key pieces of the Bill Emerson Act, a federal law protecting food donors from liability when donating to a nonprofit organization. The text of the Emerson Food Donation Act can be viewed here. 

California’s Good Samaritan Act

Our partners, Food Forward, offer a great recap of California’s Good Samaritan Act here, which expands protections for donors in California. The text of the CA Good Samaritan Food Donation Act can be viewed here. 

Senate Bill 1383

Source: calrecycle.ca.gov

Food Rescue Organizations Are Working Hard

Food rescue in Los Angeles is a city-wide effort. Rescue requires many volunteers and organizations, all tirelessly working to collect food from local businesses and distribute it to kitchens and other nonprofits around the city.

Receive Acknowledgment for Your Food Donation

We love supporting our donors and try to make our community aware of your efforts through social media and newsletters. 

If you rescue food in Los Angeles, we’d love to hear from you to see how we can collaborate.

Donate Essentials

Non-Food Essentials Are Also Accepted at the Exchange

The Exchange accepts essentials and supplies we offer to our guests through our Community Wellness program, and to our recipient organizations.

If you’re interested in making a donation, please get in touch with our team.