BALTIMORE — One Baltimore man recently received national recognition for his commitment to addressing food insecurity in the region.
Omar Tarabishi is the founder of Leftover Love.
His organization collects leftover food at closing from restaurants and delivers them to food pantries and community fridges.
On Saturday, he was honored by the Arab America Foundation at the Empowerment Summit in Detroit.
He was a recipient in the 40 under 40 category.
Tarabishi says he is humbled to receive such a prestigious award.
"I'm super honored to be recognized by the Arab America Foundation. It's my people, it's my culture, it's my heritage. Something I'm very proud of," said Tarabishi.
Tarabishi and his wife started the organization earlier this year.
So far, Leftover Love has rescued over 36,000 pounds of food.
