Promote 'Bread on the Hook' free food at stores

The idea

Promote “Bread on the Hook”, a traditional practice of solidarity in Turkiye, which lets shoppers buy an extra item at checkout and leave it behind so neighbors in need can discreetly pick up free food at local stores.

Who it helps and why

Advances equity by providing a low-barrier, stigma-free method for residents experiencing food insecurity to access nutrition within their own neighborhoods. By decentralizing food assistance, it bypasses the logistical and emotional hurdles of traditional charity, ensuring that marginalized households can secure food with dignity and without the need for formal identification or income verification.