The Retail Store Donation Program (RSDP) enables the Regional Food Bank to increase our emergency food distribution by collecting food from participating grocers that would otherwise be discarded. Because of strict guidelines, stores often discard safe and nutritious food.

The Regional Food Bank works with grocers to recover these otherwise expensive and difficult to obtain items such as meat, dairy, and produce – allowing food insecure residents throughout Northeastern New York to prepare well-balanced, nutritious meals for themselves and their families.

In 2023:

  • 12.8 million pounds of food were rescued, the equivalent of 10.7 million meals
  • 235 individual stores across 20 retailers participated
  • 6 Food Bank drivers made pick-ups 5 days a week
  • 124 Retail Partner Agencies (RPAs) pick-up from stores in areas primarily outside the Food Bank’s truck routes

Participating Retail Donors:

Acme Markets

ALDI

 

BJs

Costco

 

 

Hannaford
Price Chopper / Market32
Sams Club

ShopRite
Stop & Shop
Target
The Fresh Market
TopsTrader JOesWalmart

To learn more about Retail Store Donation Programs in your area, please contact:

Rondi Edmonson at (518) 786-3691 x262  Serving: Albany, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties

Caila Jewell at (518) 786-3691 x273  Serving: Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Warren and Washington Counties

Jessica Bilodeau at (845) 534-5344 x103  |  Serving: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster