La Soupe – CincinnatiCares

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La Soupe

Children Education Health Hunger Life Skills

915 E Mcmillan St, Cincinnati, OH 45206

Phone (513) 271 - 0100

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Our mission	La Soupe rescues otherwise wasted produce to create delicious and highly-nutritious meals for customers, non-profits and food-insecure families.

Opportunities	Food Runner Pick up surplus food from our Food Donors (grocers, restaurants, etc.) and deliver it to La Soupe. Or, from La Soupe, deliver to our receiving agencies. Typically this will take an hour of your time. One-time Adults Individuals, Groups (2-10) Physical None Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends Crockpot Teacher Meet at La Soupe and then go to the location to teach high school students basic cooking skills, how to read and modify a recipe, and produce/spice recognition. Occasional Adults Individuals Indoor On-site Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends Kitchen Help Come to La Soupe and help in various ways – sorting, cleaning, storing produce, chopping and light food prep, or ladle soupes, smoothies, or applesauce into containers. One-time Adults Individuals, Groups (2-10), Groups (10+), Corporate Teams, Families Indoor None Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Stories	La Soupe gets assist from Taste of Belgium, Trader Joe's La Soupe gets assist from Taste of Belgium, Trader Joe's Local chefs help La Soupe with high demand Local chefs help La Soupe with high demand

How you help	Since 2016, over 200 volunteers contributed 9,270+ hours of service to La Soupe. We need volunteers every day to help keep our 47 share agencies fed. La Soupe is a citywide effort. Only by working together can we bridge the gap between food waste and food insecurity.

About us	To bridge the gap between food waste and hunger La Soupe rescues otherwise wasted produce to create delicious and highly-nutritious meals for customers, non-profits and food-insecure families. Since 2014 La Soupe has grown exponentially. Each week, La Soupe is rescuing 5,000 pounds of perishables and feeding up to 2,000 kids via 47 partner agencies. Through it all, Oyler remains being a weekly give partner and the first school to have the Cincinnati Gives a Crock program.