Philanthropy
Chef Rocco DiSpirito is renowned not only for his culinary mastery but also for his philanthropic efforts, regularly participating in charity dinners, fundraising through appearances and cooking demonstrations and donating meals to feed underserved communities.
Throughout Rocco's career he has focused on charities that are close to his heart and the chef community he loves so much. Thankful for the many requests he receives, Rocco has focused his charitable efforts to provide the most impact to the following organizations.
City Harvest
City Harvest rescues perfectly good, nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it for free to New Yorkers experiencing hunger.
Neighbors across New York City rely on City Harvest to help fill their plates with fresh, nutritious food. This year, they will rescue more than 81 million pounds of food and deliver it, free of charge, to hundreds of food pantries and soup kitchens across the five boroughs to help feed New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity.
God's Love We Deliver
God’s Love We Deliver cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals for people too sick to shop or cook for themselves.
To support the health of their clients, they also provide ongoing nutrition assessment, education, and counseling. God’s Love is a non-sectarian organization serving people in need and their children and caregivers.
All of their services are provided free to clients and full of love.
Share Our Strength - No Kid Hungry
No Kid Hungry is a national campaign run by Share Our Strength, a nonprofit working to solve problems of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. After 25 years of successfully investing in local nonprofits and helping find the best approaches to eradicating poverty and hunger, Share Our Strength launched No Kid Hungry in 2010. As a child hunger organization, ending childhood hunger is their primary focus through education, fundraising and various programs around the world.