Philadelphia-based Sharing Excess, the homegrown food-rescue organization run primarily by college students and recent graduates, teamed up with YouTube star MrBeast to expand its wholesale food-rescue program to New York City, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The nonprofit that redirects millions of pounds of produce from landfills to food banks and pantries has been working with Beast Philanthropy, the YouTuber’s philanthropy arm, for more than a year.

Earlier this month, Beast Philanthropy posted a video featuring Sharing Excess and founder, Evan Ehlers. Titled “We’re Giving Away $30 Million in Free Food,” the video shares the story of the nonprofit’s beginnings to its move into the Wholesale Produce Market.

The video also gives an overview of the year-long collaboration between Beast Philanthropy and Sharing Excess, which culminated in the opening of a new food rescue operation inside the Bronx’s Hunts Point Produce Market, one of the world’s largest wholesale produce markets.

“If enough people are inspired by Evan’s story and enough people start talking, saying, ‘Yeah, I want to be part of this,’ we can actually do something that moves the needle,” said Darren Margolias, executive director of Beast Philanthropy.

Read more about Sharing Excess and MrBeast’s collaboration at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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