Welcome.
The Leftovers Foundation is one of Canada’s largest, tech-enabled food rescue charities. We reshape how our communities fight poverty, reduce food waste, and save our environment.
How We Help
Our programs mobilize the community to rescue and direct food in an effort to reduce food waste and increase access.
About Leftovers
Reduce waste and increase access
Rescue Food
Rescue food and deliver it to service agencies
WastED Webinar
Explore food waste in Edmonton
Home Harvest
Harvest food from community backyards
Social Ventures
Kickstart social impact focused programs
Funders
Support our programs and initiatives
About Leftovers
Reduce food waste and increase access
Rescue Food
Rescue food and deliver it to service agencies
WastED Webinar
Explore food waste in Edmonton
Home Harvest
Harvest food from community backyards
Social Ventures
Kickstart social impact focused programs
Funders
Support our programs and initiatives
Get Involved
Whether you want to volunteer, donate food, donate financially, or receive food, there is a program for you.
Donate Food
Help protect our environment and increase food access
Volunteer
Use our app to rescue, harvest, and deliver food to those in need
Support Us
Make an impact as a donor
Service Agencies
Get rescued food and focus on your programs
Join Our Team
Learn more and apply for current openings
Donate Monthly
Become an advocate for an equitable and just food system
Donate Food
Help protect our environment and increase food access
Volunteer
Use our app to rescue, harvest, and deliver food to those in need
Support Us
Make an impact as a donor
Service Agencies
Get rescued food and focus on your clients
Join Our Team
Learn more and apply for current openings
Donate Monthly
Become an advocate for an equitable and just food system
Why We're Doing This
The Canadian food system is one of the most wasteful in the world. We throw out a quarter of our fresh food and release about 21 million tonnes of greenhouse gases per year, just in food waste. We need to rethink our food systems, inspire change, and build a sustainable future together.
Over 470,000 meals provided
Over $1.2 million dollars saved
Over 300,000 lbs of greenhouse gases diverted from the atmosphere
SkipTheDepot
We’ve partnered with SkipTheDepot. It’s easy and convenient to save time and support Leftovers! Download the SkipTheDepot app, book a free pickup, and leave your bags of bottles outside. SkipTheDepot will pick them up and you can donate your refund directly to Leftovers!
IDEA Commitment
(Inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility)
The team at the Leftovers Foundation recognizes that issues within our food systems are deeply rooted in racial, economic, and social inequities. We want to be an organization working towards positive change, acknowledging our shortcomings, and committing to doing better. We are at the beginning of a continual journey towards addressing the systems of oppression that impact marginalized communities.
Anti-Racism Commitment
In addition to our IDEA commitment, the Leftovers team also understands that many inequalities are perpetuated by white supremacy and the historical oppression of BIPOC communities, which we fully condemn. We recognize that Western food systems use food as a method of oppression. To work towards food justice and dismantling Western food systems, we are committed to listening and learning from Indigenous voices on how we can work towards food justice and Indigenous food sovereignty. We will continue to educate ourselves and deepen our understanding of how this impacts the communities we serve today.
Good Food Organization
The Leftovers Foundation is proud to be a Good Food Organization.
The Good Food Organizations program aims to increase the capacity of community food security organizations to offer healthy and dignified food programs in their communities.
By working together through a set of shared principles, the Good Food Organizations initiative connects like-minded organizations across Canada and beyond in a collective commitment to achieving a healthy and fair food system.
