Who We Are
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle envisions a hunger free community. We FEED our neighbors, TEACH self-sufficiency, GROW healthy foods, and CULTIVATE innovative approaches to end hunger.
The Food Shuttle is a nonpartisan, 501c3 non-profit organization and a member of the Feeding America National Network of Food Banks and Feeding the Carolinas. We distribute over 9 million pounds of food per year, 35% of which is fresh produce. We recover and distribute food to our low-income neighbors, but we know putting food on a plate is not enough. We also provide programs designed to empower people with skills to meet their own food needs through culinary job training, beginner gardening, and cooking healthy on a budget. We feed, teach, and grow to create a hunger-free and healthy community.
What We Do
The Food Shuttle saves 6 million pounds of healthy food from being thrown away and re-routes it to these people in need. Almost 35% of what we distribute is fresh produce. This food comes from retail food donations, the Food Shuttle Farm, volunteer food drives, and field gleaning.
We feed people through programs such as BackPack Buddies, Mobile Markets, Grocery Bags for Seniors, School Pantries, our Spinning Plate Food Truck, and by partnering with over 70 local agencies in neighborhoods throughout our service area to reach people at their point of need.
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle offers a number of unpaid internships, approximately 3-4 months each, based on the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters (January - May, May - August, August - December). To apply, please submit the following information to susan@foodshuttle.org:
- a completed internship application
- a cover letter and
- your resume.
ALL application information and job descriptions can be found HERE!
