MISSION:
Potluck Food Rescue is devoted to providing hunger relief while reducing food waste with a commitment to addressing the health, environmental and economic impacts that wasted food has on our community. Founded in 1991 after beginning food rescue efforts in 1989, Potluck has spent more than three decades recovering surplus food and redirecting it to people experiencing food insecurity. Today, Potluck is expanding its decentralized food rescue model across Arkansas, strengthening local partnerships, increasing access to nutritious food, reducing unnecessary waste and building sustainable community-based systems that move food from surplus to immediate need, based on proximity.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
- Rescue and deliver surplus food through an app-based volunteer network.
- Support No Cost Markets, food sorting, and distributions.
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES:
- $500 helps move rescued food safely and quickly from local donors to neighbors in need.
- $2,500 supports a No Cost Market bringing rescued food directly into an underserved community.
- $5,000 strengthens local food access through cold storage, transportation and community partnerships.
- Businesses can donate surplus food, sponsor food recovery or engage employees through hands-on volunteer service.
FUNDING SOURCES:
- Foundations & Grants: 54%
- Individual/Corporate/Other Contributions: 26.7%
- Events/Fundraisers: 19.3%
621 W. Broadway St.
North Little Rock, AR 72114
501.371.0303 | potluckfoodrescue.org | Facebook | Instagram | X
Est. 1989, organized 1991
Employees: 4 staff and 2 AARP staff
Service Area: Arkansas, with primary operations in central Arkansas and expanding county-based food rescue networks statewide.
Young Professionals Group: Arkansas Outdoor Society
Leadership
Executive Director: Christopher Wyman
Board of Directors:
Polly Deems, President
Deanna Jones Barlogie, Vice Chair
Jane Brown, Treasurer
Daniela Adeola
Todd Estes
Tonya Hooks
Thomas Johnson
Steve Lancaster
Tameka Lee
Patrick Murphy
Hannah Potts
Caroline Reddmann
Jacob Reynolds
Kasey Street
Heather Stuart
Stephanie Wallace-Wolf
The 2026/2027 Arkansas Giving Guide is presented by Wright Lindsey Jennings. Click here to read a letter from our sponsors.