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OzHarvest is Australia s leading food rescue organisation, collecting quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivering it directly to more than 1,550 charities supporting people in need across the country. Founded in 2004 by Ronni Kahn AO, after noticing the huge volume of good food going to waste from the hospitality industry. OzHarvest operates nationally with a fleet of 70 refrigerated yellow vans rescuing over 300 tonnes of food each week from over 2,600 food donors. OzHarvest also runs direct to community initiatives, such as two free supermarkets in Sydney and Adelaide, and a free restaurant Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney, where a free nourishing lunch is served to vulnerable individuals. OzHarvest is committed to achieving the national goal to halve food waste by 2030 and is driving change at all levels of society to do so. OzHarvest creates positive change through three education programs - FEAST, NEST and Nourish and is tackling household food waste through its national Use It Up campaign and innovative tape.
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Name: Food Rescue
URL: https://www.ozharvest.org/food/
Classification: Food banks (Human services > Basic and emergency aid > Food aid > Food banks )
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Environment
- Families
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- General community in Australia
- Males
- Migrants, refugees or asylum seekers
- Other charities
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
- People with disabilities
- Pre/post release offenders and/or their families
- Unemployed persons
- Veterans and/or their families
- Victims of crime (including family violence)
- Victims of disasters
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Nourish
URL: https://www.ozharvest.org/education/nourish/
Classification: Basic and remedial instruction (Education > Adult education > Basic and remedial instruction )
Beneficiaries:- Financially disadvantaged people
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- Unemployed persons
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: NEST
URL: https://www.ozharvest.org/education/nest/
Classification: Adult education (Education > Adult education)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Financially disadvantaged people
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
Name: FEAST
URL: https://www.ozharvest.org/education/feast/
Classification: STEM education (Education > Primary and secondary education > STEM education)
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Environment
- Families
Name: Fight Food Waste
URL: https://www.ozharvest.org/fightfoodwaste/
Classification: Climate change (Environment > Climate change)
Beneficiaries:- Environment
- Families
- General community in Australia
Name: Food Relief
URL: https://www.ozharvest.org/food/
Classification: Food aid (Human services > Basic and emergency aid > Food aid)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Males
- Migrants, refugees or asylum seekers
- Other charities
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- Unemployed persons
- Youth - 15 to under 25
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