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La Soupe, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit that creates wholesome meals from unused food, created the Community Kitchen in response to the pandemic and the related food insecurity in our area.
Founder Suzy DeYoung has recruited 18 different restaurants across the region and pays them to help keep food production coming.
In the effort, each restaurant figures out how many meals it can produce and then they are provided with rescued proteins from La Soupe. They then create meals and the Community Kitchen distributes them.
The Community Kitchen program has produced nearly 800,000 servings since the pandemic began.
The program offers steady income for the businesses and food for those who need it.