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GLEAN.

GIVE.

GROW.

STUDENT-LED FRUIT RESCUE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

Glean On Me is a student organization harvesting unused backyard fruit, donating it fresh to those in need, and empowering students through hands-on community service.

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Map of partner distributing charity organizations

11,000+

pounds of fruit harvested and donated to over a dozen partner organizations to date

OUR IMPACT

FIGHTING FOOD WASTE,
ONE BACKYARD AT A TIME.

250+
unique volunteers from sixteen different schools

11,000+
pounds of fruit donated to our partner distribution charities

40,000+
pounds equivalent of CO2 gas saved from the atmosphere

6,100+
individuals nourished by our donated fruit

OUR PHILOSOPHY

HOW WE BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

Glean On Me volunteers in a group photo presenting their harvest for the day at the Huntington Library's orange grove

Students 

Volunteers gain community service experience and hands-on learning about food sustainability. In addition, we integrate education  through talks and demonstrations, reinforcing the idea of acting locally while thinking globally amongst our youth.

Graph depicting the community food cycle and how Glean On Me fits into that ecosystem.

Our Local Community Food Cycle

Unused fruit, eager students, hungry neighbors, and the goodwill of our community: each factor of this cycle already existed. Glean On Me simply connected these parts to grow a sustainable cycle where everybody wins!

Backyard of a volunteering homeowner

Homeowners

Members of our community share trees they cannot fully harvest themselves, knowing the fruit they would otherwise leave wasted reaches people who need it. Each harvest also leaves a cleaner yard, with fewer pests and less fallen fruit to attract rodents.

Donation example to Shepherd's Pantry food pantry with food pantry donation coordinator present

Recipients

1,000,000+ Los Angeles residents are food insecure, many of them neighbors to the same properties we harvest. What one household leaves unpicked, another cannot afford. Our fruit reaches partner charities within a day, providing the vitamin C, fiber, and nutrients needed most.

Whether you're a student, a homeowner, or a neighbor in need, Glean On Me can help you.

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