Neighbors Feeding Neighbors

Neighbors Feeding Neighbors is a Shef initiative that mobilizes local chefs to help feed people experiencing food insecurity in the communities they serve.

Customers help fund meals, local chefs prepare them, and trusted nonprofit partners distribute those meals to neighbors in need.
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The program is launching during the holiday season, but the goal is for giving to continue on Shef beyond the holidays.
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Your donation helps fund a fully prepared meal made by a local chef.

Shef coordinates with participating chefs and local nonprofit partners to prepare and distribute meals to people experiencing food insecurity.

In simple terms:

You give a meal → a local chef prepares it → a community partner gets it to a neighbor in need.
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A $12 contribution helps fund one meal for a neighbor in need.

Yes. Customers can choose to give once or set up recurring monthly giving.

Meals are prepared by local chefs on the Shef platform in commercial kitchens.

Participating chefs are compensated for the meals they prepare.

Yes. Meals are prepared fresh by participating local chefs and coordinated for delivery to nonprofit partners.

Generally, yes. Meals are typically prepared as individual portions so they can be distributed easily by our community partners.

Shef chefs prepare hundreds of different dishes across many cuisines.

The exact meal mix varies by market and nonprofit partner, and we work with partners to understand what types of meals are most useful for the people they serve.

Ingredient and allergen information is available for Shef meals, and Shef works with nonprofit partners on any labeling requirements needed for donated meals.

Shef works with trusted nonprofit organizations in the communities where the program operates.

Launch partners include:

No. Shef coordinates meal production and distribution based on local partner needs.

No. Shef coordinates participating chefs based on market, capacity, and nonprofit needs.

Not currently. Shef and its nonprofit partners determine the meal mix based on what is most useful for each community.

Meals are distributed across the markets where Shef operates today through local nonprofit partners. Future options may allow city by city donations.

Donated meals are prepared and fulfilled in coordinated waves rather than necessarily being cooked immediately after each individual donation.

This allows Shef to work efficiently with chefs and nonprofit partners and deliver meals when they are most useful.

Tony Robbins is a partner in the Neighbors Feeding Neighbors campaign and a longtime advocate for fighting hunger.

He is helping support the launch and bring greater awareness to the initiative.

The 100 Billion Meals Challenge is part of Tony Robbins’ broader commitment to fighting hunger.

During the campaign match period, Shef is also making contributions connected to eligible Neighbors Feeding Neighbors meal donations to support the 100 Billion Meals Challenge.

The current campaign match period runs through December 10.

Neighbors Feeding Neighbors itself is intended to continue beyond that date.

No. Donations made through Neighbors Feeding Neighbors are not tax deductible.

Your donation goes toward everything required to get a prepared meal to a neighbor in need, including the meal itself, chef preparation, packaging, and delivery.

Yes. We welcome larger donations and partnerships from companies, groups, creators, and other organizations. Please reach out to joey@shef.com.

No. Neighbors Feeding Neighbors is designed around funding meals prepared by participating Shef chefs rather than accepting food directly from customers.

No. Neighbors Feeding Neighbors works through nonprofit partners that identify and serve people experiencing food insecurity.

Yes. Customers can cancel recurring giving according to the recurring-donation settings available in their account.