'​Donate in loving memory of our founder Ron Camacho' Feb 1955-June 2022

​He was the most passionate about feeding the hungry. From 2016 until his pass, CKO has rescued 54 tons of food from being thrown away and redistributed to ministries and the homeless in Nashville.

Help us continue this work that Ron so passionately loved.

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 Donate in loving memory of our founder
Ron Camacho'
Feb 1955-June 2022 ​

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He was the most passionate about feeding the hungry. From 2016 until his pass, CKO has rescued 54 tons of food from being thrown away and redistributed to ministries and the homeless in Nashville.
Help us continue this work that Ron so passionately loved. 

Donate

2020 HUNGER FREE ZONE
Our vision for the future

•  Build a kitchen to help rescue more, store more, distribute more, and serve more food


• Gain promotion/ support from Radio, TV, Entertainment, Sports teams, & churches

• Feed ALL 90,000 people currently in need daily

• Develop a Food Rescue Model that allows us to expand outside of Davidson and Williamson County and offer an alternative to food waste throughout TN.

HELP US BUILD OUR MISSION OF A HUNGER FREE ZONE!!!

FOUNDING CKO
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Care Kitchen Outreach did it's first 300-pound rescue in March 2016 of viable prepared food, that was headed for the trash. It served over 250 meals to those in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation ministry at Set Free Church.

2016
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​By the end of our first year we rescued 9,100 pounds (4.55 tons) and fed 18,200 meals. These meals went to 7 rehabilitation homes, the Branch Ministry that feeds the at-risk international community and offers language and job training. 

2017
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​CKO became a 501c3 and continued to rescue 7,883 pounds of food (3.94 tons) and fed 15,766 meals! We added 2 new ministries to the our distribution network. Stonebrook Family Ministry and Project Connect Nashville. 

2018

Our 'Food Rescue Network' continued to grow with the addition of The Country Music Hall of Fame, Lipscomb University, Susans Catering, MM Events, Chef's Market, Panera Bread, and Logan's Roadhouse. Cul2vate Farms began to give us fresh produce as well.
14,803 pounds of food (7.4 tons) =29,606 meals to the hungry around Middle TN! ​

2019

Working through health issues, CKO continued to serve, but by years-end, they were able to rescue 6,229 lbs (3.11 tons) of food, providing 12,458 meals.

2020

Rescued 500 pounds of food right before the tornado hit. In the first 4 weeks after Covid hit we rescued 36,617 lbs of food (18.30 tons) in bulk in prepared food and provided 67,234 meals! ​

Thank You

Because of CKO's generous donors, along with our partners, continuous food donations have blessed us to serve nearly 250,000 meal in our 6 years of operation