White Pony Express Launches Annual Campaign

WALNUT CREEK, CA — White Pony Express, a food rescue organization serving Contra Costa County, launched its 2021 annual campaign on Oct. 1 with a goal of raising $350,000. So far, around $50,000 has been pledged.

Since it began less than a decade ago, White Pony Express has helped more than 120,000 people in Contra Costa County including delivering 18 million pounds of fresh food.

White Pony Express offers these statistics:

• 42 million Americans face food insecurity in 2021—thirteen million of whom are children.
• Up to 40 percent of the food produced in the U.S. is wasted annually. It would take redistributing only 30 percent of this wasted food to meet the total dietary needs of every food-insecure person in the nation.
• Short and long-term health outcomes of being food insecure include birth defects, anemia, cognitive problems, behavioral problems, anxiety, and aggression.

White Pony Express provides nutritious food, clothing, and goods to more than 80 partner agencies serving the county’s highest need populations.

You may give a one-time gift or make a monthly pledge to the annual campaign.

Read more about White Pony Express. Walnut Creek residents are also invited to donate their time to help those served by the organization.

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Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that in 2021, more than 42 million Americans won’t have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations.* Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.