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Hollywood assistant director feeding LA's hungry

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Working as an assistant director in Hollywood, CNN Hero Hillary Cohen was frustrated watching leftover gourmet food get thrown away each day after filming. Since 2020, her nonprofit, Every Day Action, has rescued more than 270,000 meals from film sets and other businesses and delivered them to people in need in Los Angeles.

Breakdown
  • Film sets often discard large amounts of leftover food after meals. 12s
  • The assistant director founded Everyday Action to collect and deliver surplus food. 41s
  • The initiative began during the COVID-19 pandemic with a small team. 52s
  • Everyday Action now distributes food to encampments, food pantries, and nonprofits. 1m 39s
  • The program saves about 80,000 meals from landfills each year. 1m 56s
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