Clayton. They began working with restaurants, then moved up the supply chain to distribution centres, gathering donations that would have been landfilled before reaching grocery stores or restaurants. Second Harvest has developed partnerships with companies such as Canada’s largest food retailer, Loblaw's. Loblaw has donated over 1.5 million pounds of surplus food. Harvest Kitchens use donated food to prepare meals, which are then taken and redistributed to programs that serve seniors, the homeless, children, and others. Some Harvest Kitchens train volunteers in food service skills that they can then use to find work. Second Harvest supplies food to children and youth at summer camps through its Feeding Our Future program. In 2022, reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the charity received requests for food for 6,000 children compared to the previous summer's 2,000 children, with demand outstripping supply. The Second Harvest Food Rescue App is used to connect businesses with surplus food directly to local nonprofits. The current CEO of Second Harvest Toronto is Lori Nikkel. Leftovers was started by Lourdes Juan in Calgary, Alberta in 2012, and has expanded to Edmonton and Hinton, Alberta and Winnipeg, Manitoba. By providing higher nutritional quality food, food rescue programs like LeftOvers can improve people's health. In Squamish, British Columbia, the Squamish Helping Hands Society works to combat homelessness through Under One Roof, a community centre with both supportive housing and food programs. It was developed in cooperation with the District of Squamish, BC Housing, Helping Hands, Vancouver Coastal Health, and the Food Bank. The Market and kitchen at Under One Roof receive donations of rescued food and provide food to the community for free or what the buyer can afford. The food hub of the building is planned to generate zero waste. Maureen Mackell became executive director of Squamish Helping Hands in 2010. China China’s first food bank, the Green Food Bank in Shanghai, was launched In 2014. The food bank collects food that would be wasted and redistributes it to those in need. A recent initiative is an online marketplace where items are priced at RMB0.01, less than a US cent. People can shop privately from their homes, but are asked to provide government-issued documentation to verify that those using the system are in need (low income, disabled, etc.) France The French government has introduced national legislation to cut down on food waste. As of 2012, private sector companies producing