community Colleges

Grant Supports Installation of 5 New FRN Chapters at Community Colleges nationwide

As Food Recovery Network (FRN) continues to focus on recovering delicious food to feed everyone experiencing hunger in the US—we are proud to announce the expansion of FRN’s presence in community colleges. FRN’s Community College Recovery Grants have been awarded to five stand-out Community Colleges across the nation:

  • Central Lakes College (Brainerd, MN)

  • Green River College (Auburn, WA)

  • Montgomery County Community College (Blue Bell, PA)

  • San Diego College of Continuing Education (San Diego, CA)

  • State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education and Community College of Aurora (Aurora, CO)

Community College Recovery Grants provide the technical and financial assistance to design and implement food recovery programs to ensure these local communities can address their specific needs.

“Our data analysis revealed that it is more often two-year community colleges, rather than four-year universities, that exist in communities with greater food access and food waste disparities across the U.S. These five new chapters will lead the way as FRN continues to implement our data-driven strategic framework that aims to feed more people, faster,” says Regina Harmon Executive Director, FRN.

For almost 15 years, FRN has been utilizing community power to reduce food waste through our network of nearly 200 college and university student-led chapters, along with business and community partnerships. FRN's data-driven strategic framework, FRN10X, helped recover more food in one year than in the previous 10 years combined and distribute 329% more meals than in 2019. Just last year alone, our network contributed 27,690 volunteer hours, the equivalent dollar value of $905,892.00 (Independent Sector), to enrich communities across the U.S.

Check back for more information about our community college initiatives throughout the 24/25 school year.