ACCJ Supports NPO SAVE FOOD

The ACCJ Community Service Advisory Council has donated ¥250,000 to NPO SAVE FOOD. The NPO collects food from hotels, restaurants and supermarkets, and provides it to those who are financially distressed. Demand has surged since the onset of COVID-19, with many people having lost jobs or suffering from reduced pay and struggling to make ends meet.

About NPO SAVE FOOD

NPO SAVE FOOD provides cooked food to residents in the local community through the cafeteria “Commune,” where people can come and have meals together and connect with each other. Through this platform of connections, Commune has fostered a community where not only food but advice on job security is offered. In due course, the NPO helps foreigners who are faced with employment, discrimination, and Diversity & Inclusion issues.

SAVE FOOD needs financial support to meet demand. Specifically, to pay for transportation to pick up food donations, refrigeration and storage needs, reheating and preparation. As to advising foreigners on issues resolution, the NPO also needs funding to pay for subject matter experts. SAVE FOOD takes a leveraged approach where a single session with an expert can address many similar matters to save individual cost.

More about SAVE FOOD: https://www.npo-homepage.go.jp/npoportal/detail/013013396