A Pella High School graduate continues to be featured nationally for her work in fighting hunger.
Co-Founder of the Matching Excess and Need (MEANS) Database Maria Rose Belding was listed as part of the Starbucks Upstanders Series. As part of the experience, she was invited to The Daily Show with Trevor Noah when Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was being interviewed about the MEANS database and it’s impact.
Belding says the organization aiming to eliminate food waste in food shelves continues to grow.
“We are now working with agencies in 46 states and D.C.,” she says. “We have moved over 60,000 pounds of food, we’ve signed a couple contracts with three larger retailers, and we are going on twenty percent month-over-month growth.”
Hear more about MEANS and Belding’s work across the country on Let’s Talk Pella. Click here to learn more about the MEANS Database and how to help.