[8] It obtains fresh and healthy produce which is immediately delivered by a volunteer to a non-profit organization which then distributes it to food insecure recipients.

[13] 412 Food Rescue has virtually eliminated emergency referrals, bringing them down from 5–7 a month to 0 on official reports.

[3] The organization helped furloughed federal employees during the 2019 government shutdown by setting up food distribution centers.

[12] A volunteer who is a registered user of the application will receive an alert whenever a prospective donor wishes to donate.

A substantial portion of these fruits can no longer be consumed as food which led to an initiative with Wigle Whiskey where the foraged apples are instead turned into pommeau.

[20] The UglyCSA program allows consumers to purchase fresh produce that has fallen short of cosmetic standards.