About Bridge

What Is Crowdfeeding?

Crowdfeeding is a simple idea built on an existing behavior.

• •People already want to help.
• •Restaurants already know how to feed people.
• •Many community members need meals, even if they are working, housed, and doing their best.

Bridge connects these pieces into one system.

Donations are pooled and used to fund meals at local restaurants. Restaurants prepare and serve those meals just like they would any other order. Community partners help connect meals to people who need them.

The result is a system that feeds people with dignity while keeping money circulating locally through restaurants, workers, and suppliers.

How Bridge Started

The idea for Bridge grew out of lived experience.

During Hurricane Helene, many restaurants across Asheville stepped up to cook and share food with their neighbors. There was no central system. Just generosity, kitchens, and community.

It worked.

• •People were fed.
• •Restaurants stayed active.
• •Money and resources stayed local.

Bridge was created to turn that moment into a model that can work every day, in any community.

Who Is Behind Bridge

Bridge was founded by Will Oseroff and Nick Aralin, two longtime community builders who came together to turn everyday generosity into everyday meals.

Will Oseroff

Co-Founder

Will is a founder and operator of multiple Asheville-based ventures focused on community resilience, local economies, and human-centered design.

After witnessing how restaurants and neighbors showed up for one another during Hurricane Helene, Will created Bridge to turn that moment of collective care into a sustainable, everyday system. He leads Bridge's product design, vision, storytelling, partnerships, and operations, with a focus on building trust at the community level.

Nick Aralin

Co-Founder

Nick leads product development at Bridge.

He is responsible for the technical architecture, platform development, and systems that power crowdfeeding at scale. Nick focuses on building simple, reliable tools that make it easy for donors to fund meals, for restaurants to participate, and for community partners to operate efficiently.

Together, they are building Bridge as infrastructure for everyday generosity, designed to work locally and scale thoughtfully.

Our Partners

Bridge works alongside trusted local organizations and restaurants to make crowdfeeding effective and accountable.

Our initial partners include:

As Bridge grows, partnerships will expand city by city, always centered on local relationships.