This food rescue program saves groceries from waste, feeds Cleveland communities – and it needs volunteers

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Roger Himmelright maneuvers a refrigerated food truck through the Giant Eagle parking lot in Brook Park. Instead of heading for the main entrance, he pulls around to the delivery area. His mission: to rescue food that would otherwise be thrown away.

Inside, he picks up a box with 18 containers of cherries and six bags of red and green grapes. The bakery section contributes a lemon blueberry pie and a package of four apple turnovers with a sell-by date from the previous day.