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Alongside our generous supporters, we’re reinventing food accessibility for allergen-avoidant communities.
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That’s a food bank system where visits to the food pantry are worthwhile and worry-free.
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To achieve this mission, we stock food pantry shelves and fridges with allergen-friendly, environmentally sustainable foods.
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33 million Americans have a potentially life-threatening food allergy. Your food pantry can help close socioeconomic gaps, stop the poverty cycle, and create equitable access to safe food.
OUR FOOD PANTRIES.
Food pantries are community resources that distribute food to people experiencing hunger or disrupted food access. However, many of these programs face logistical and economic challenges in supporting visitors with food allergies and specialty diets. These issues often stem from established procedures, time and budget constraints, or a lack of awareness about food allergies.
To eliminate barriers to allergy-free nutrition, Securing Safe Food brings complimentary, allergen-friendly foods and education to a network of food pantries across the U.S. We partner with both food pantries knowledgeable about food allergies and those less familiar with medical dietary restrictions, aiming to enhance accessibility for all.
The top 9 food allergens are milk, egg, peanut, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, and sesame. With food allergies globally on the rise, SSF relies on a network of pantries committed to serving our world's diverse dietary needs.
We maintain efficient points of access.
Every food pantry and its community are unique, which is why we gather data on visitor dietary needs, preferences, age, ethnicity, and language to disperse our resources for maximum impact.
We approach partnership with long-term sustainability in view.
We prioritize pantries serving allergen-avoidant clients or those located near our medical hubs. We expect that these programs will adopt long-term, allergen-friendly practices based on their experiences with SSF. This work edges us towards a safer and more inclusive food system.
