In these uncertain times, the need for food is greater than ever. As our community rallies to address increased food insecurity, Saving Grace continues to provide nutritious excess perishable food to nearly 40 nonprofit partner agencies that feed children, seniors, veterans and families. You can help ensure fresh, surplus food feeds those who are food…
February is the month of love, and Saving Grace wants to share a little of it with those who support us. It’s heartwarming to see how much our community cares about their less fortunate neighbors. We are grateful for our financial donors, food donors, nonprofit partner agencies, collaborating partners, team members, volunteers, and other supporters…
Despite challenges from the pandemic, Saving Grace rescued and redistributed over 1.3 million pounds of healthy perishable food to feed the hungry in 2020. This is a 25 percent increase over the previous year’s total. “Many of our nonprofit partner agencies are asking for more food because of dramatic increases in the number of people…
Looking for a Meaningful Gift this Holiday Season? Give a gift that will bring a smile to the face of the recipient – and to the faces of those who benefit from your generosity. Your gift to Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue in honor of a loved one will help us feed the less fortunate…
Five million pounds – that is the amount of food Saving Grace has rescued to feed the hungry in just over seven years. The nonprofit organization, which provides Omaha’s only perishable food rescue dedicated to feeding the hungry with nutritious surplus food that otherwise would go to waste, is celebrating this milestone as the holidays…
Participants in the Omaha Hunger Experience gathered around their own dinner tables to learn about hunger and homelessness in Omaha. The second annual Omaha Hunger Experience was presented one week before Thanksgiving by Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue and the Stephen Center as part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. The virtual event included dinner,…
In recognition of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week November 15-22, Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue and the Stephen Center are hosting a virtual Omaha Hunger Experience on Thursday, November 19. The public is invited to take part in this unique in-home dining event that highlights the disparity between those who are hungry and those who…
It’s up to all of us to make changes that will reduce the amount of food waste in our country. That’s the message heard by those watching “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste” during Saving Grace’s Drive-in Movie Night on Oct. 8. The fundraiser, which celebrated Saving Grace’s seventh birthday, provided a safe and unique…
Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue is one of 22 nonprofits in 11 states to receive a one-year Conagra Brands Foundation “Nourish Our Community” grant. The grants, which total $350,000, underscore Conagra’s involvement in Hunger Action Month – when people across the United States mobilize to take action on the issue of hunger – and will…
Join Saving Grace on Thursday, Oct. 8, for “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste” at Falconwood Park in Bellevue. Tickets are $50 each and include movie snacks. The event, which allows attendees to be socially responsible while social distancing, also celebrates Saving Grace’s seventh birthday and features a raffle. Gates open at 6:30 p.m., and the program begins…
