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Food rescue · San Francisco Bay Area

Good food shouldn't end the night in the bin.

MealBridge moves tonight's restaurant surplus to tonight's shelter meals. AI agents find the shelter, book a volunteer driver and check the delivery. PayPal reimburses the driver before they get home.

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Three volunteers in aprons laughing together, each carrying a box of food
meals rescued in the last 30 days
–meals rescued in the last 30 days
deliveries verified
–deliveries verified
reimbursed to volunteer drivers
–reimbursed to volunteer drivers
rescues on the road right now
–rescues on the road right now

How it works

From the kitchen to the shelter in under an hour.

Six steps, every night. People do the cooking, driving and serving; agents and PayPal handle everything in between.

  1. 1. Restaurant postsOne photo or a note, always free
  2. 2. Agents matchGemini reads it; rules check safety and fit
  3. 3. Trip is fundedPlan, donors or sponsors via PayPal, before dispatch
  4. 4. Driver deliversLive ETA for the shelter on the way
  5. 5. Shelter confirmsOne tap when the food is in the kitchen
  6. 6. Driver is paidPayPal Payouts, before they get home

Who it's for

One simple screen for everyone in the chain.

The money

Restaurants never pay per pickup.

Binning food is free, so a fee at that moment works against donating. Every trip is funded before dispatch, from the first source that can cover it.

  1. 1The restaurant's compliance planPayPal Subscriptions, $25 a month
  2. 2Donors in that areaPayPal Checkout, tied to a waiting trip
  3. 3Sponsors and city grantsPayPal Invoicing, nudged by an agent
  4. 4The general rescue fundCovers the gaps

What we hold to

Agents for the messy parts. Plain code for the parts people trust.

Rules decide safety and money.
AI reads photos and explains choices. Whether food is safe, and whether a driver is paid, is decided by tested code.
Nobody drives for free.
Every trip is funded before dispatch, and the reimbursement goes out the moment a delivery is verified.
Shelters stay private.
Confidential shelters never appear exactly on a public map; drivers see the address only once food is on board.
Every dollar is public.
Each meal, mile and payment is on the impact dashboard, straight from the ledger.

$5 covers a rescue trip's fuel.

Fund a waiting pickup tonight and watch it happen on the impact dashboard.

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An open takeaway box of rice, curry and broccoli