From their website:

From Then to Now

In November 1989, Jill Staton Bullard and Maxine Solomon witnessed an action that would ignite a passion in them for years to come: a local restaurant discarding their excess breakfast sandwiches because it was time to switch to the lunch menu. Disturbed by this waste, Staton Bullard asked the restaurant if she could take the leftover sandwiches to a soup kitchen to avoid perfectly good food being thrown in the trash. When she arrived, she was both amazed and horrified to see those eleven rescued sandwiches had been cut into quarters, meaning each person would only receive a small portion of a fulfilling meal. Fueled by their frustration over the wide-reaching issue of food insecurity, Staton Bullard and Solomon founded Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, united by one fundamental belief: hunger is unacceptable.

As two mothers from different backgrounds and religious traditions, Staton Bullard and Solomon created the Food Shuttle to serve as a resource for anyone in need, regardless of life circumstances or beliefs. Their empowering vision transformed the Food Shuttle into one of the most innovative partner food banks in the Feeding America network, driven by a commitment to eliminate hunger.

Today, that same core belief — hunger is unacceptable — continues to guide everything we do. On a deeper level, we believe the best approaches to solving hunger are found in building a community food system that equips every individual with the knowledge, skills, and access to healthy eating. We are proud to offer education, job assistance opportunities, accessible gardens, fresh produce through our farm, and much more to our neighbors. This steadfast commitment to creating a hunger-free community has been the heart of our mission since the beginning, and it remains the foundation of everything we do.