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Dallas & Plano, TX — Est. 2024

Rescuing bread.
Feeding communities.

Every night, restaurants discard surplus bread that could feed hundreds. Bread Brigade gets it to the people who need it — fast, local, and student-powered.

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1,000+
Pounds of bread rescued
6,000+
Mouths fed in DFW
5 mo.
And just getting started
The problem

Good food is going to waste.

Restaurants across Dallas produce surplus bread every single day — but logistical barriers make donation feel impossible. Small teams, long shifts, no time to coordinate pickups.


So edible bread gets thrown out. It rots in landfills, releasing methane — a greenhouse gas over 25× more potent than CO₂. Meanwhile, families across Dallas go without.

The problem isn't a shortage of food. It's a shortage of systems.

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30–40%
of the U.S. food supply is wasted annually — much of it safe and edible at the time of disposal
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25×
more potent than CO₂ — methane released by decomposing food accelerates climate change significantly
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Millions
of Americans face food insecurity while surplus food is discarded just blocks away
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Dallas & Plano, TX
Our mission

No edible bread left behind.

Restaurants across Dallas want to do the right thing — but without a simple system for getting surplus food out the door quickly, it ends up in the trash. Bread Brigade removes that barrier.


Student volunteers collect surplus bread from local restaurants at the end of each day and deliver it directly to shelters — earning community service hours along the way, while keeping edible food out of landfills and into the hands of families who need it most.

"The issue isn't a lack of food — it's a lack of efficient systems to redistribute it."

The process

Simple, fast, and human.

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01
Restaurants set aside surplus

Partner restaurants bag up their leftover bread at the end of the day. No extra coordination required — we handle everything from there.

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02
Student volunteers pick it up

Local student volunteers collect the bread and earn verified community service hours required for graduation — meaningful work that benefits everyone.

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03
Delivered to shelters

Bread goes straight to local shelters and drop-off sites the same day — fresh, safe, and ready to feed families across Dallas and Plano.

Our network

Built on strong partnerships.

We work hand-in-hand with local restaurants, shelters, and student volunteers across Dallas and Plano to make every rescue possible.

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Restaurant Partners
Surplus bread donors
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Local Shelters
Distribution recipients
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Student Volunteers
Earning service hours, feeding communities
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Drop-off Sites
Local distribution hubs

Want to partner with us? We'd love to hear from you.