Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fight food insecurity. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
We Need Your Help
Millions of people in the United States go hungry, even though our country has enough food for everyone.
Getting food to those who need it most from where it’s harvested or even where it’s wasted is difficult. Farmers gather leftover crops after the harvest and donate this “gleaned” produce to food banks. Many grocery stores glean excess food to the food insecure. Often, these donations are not enough for our communities' food insecure, and most gleaning programs inadequately address the need for protein-rich food sources.
Seafood Gleaning Program Impact
The benefits of this program are numerous. AGS helps provide low-income families, who do not have the resources to afford high-quality protein like seafood, the food they need to live and thrive healthfully. Food banks otherwise rarely can receive or afford seafood. NJ’s commercial fishing industry is supported and promoted as a partner in reducing the amount of unused seafood and helping to feed local families.
The program provides important data for better fishery management and environmental sustainability.
AGS aims to provide millions of healthy meals to NJ residents.
Help the Fight Against Hunger
Thousands of pounds of seafood have been gleaned already, and the AGS impact continues. More than 80,000 meals in 2023 have been provided to Monmouth, Essex and Ocean County families.
In 2024, AGS provided the equivalent of over 200,000 meals.
Your support supports this program's growth and success. Because fishers do not get paid but donate seafood, the primary costs relate to processing and transportation. Help us fight hunger.
Support Our Cause
Working With Our Commercial Seafood Industry To Provide Fresh Donated Fish To Feed The Hungry
A portion of the proceeds go to benefit AGS.
Use Code AGS10 at Checkout
Support a cleaner ocean with every purchase!
America’s Gleaned Seafood (AGS) has partnered with Plastech Products to bring sustainable solutions to the seafood industry. Together, we’re tackling the growing threat of ocean plastics and the health risks posed by microplastics in our food.
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Benevity
Some employers match charitable donations via Benevity.org to double contributions.
Contact Us
MAIL DONATIONS TO:
AMERICAS GLEANED SEAFOOD
P.O. Box 94, Lavallette, NJ 08735
Contact:
Brick Wenzel
brick@americasgleanedseafood.org
(732) 600-8522
