Haven Hot Chicken x Toast Partnership
Every Order. Every Location. Every Dollar
In partnership with Haven Hot Chicken and Toast, every guest now has the power to make an immediate impact. Across all nine Haven Hot Chicken locations, customers can round their bill up to the nearest dollar—directly funding meals for parents and caregivers staying bedside with hospitalized children through Feeding Families Foundation.
This program is designed to help run our Feeding Families initiatives in perpetuity—while serving as the blueprint for nationwide expansion across every market where we operate.
How it all started!
Michael Pollack sold a painted Modern pizza peel for $5,000 and handed the check straight to Feeding Families Foundation. This inspirational moment served as a proof of concept.
The Launch of H2Dough
DONATES 10% of ALL PROFITS
New Haven Pizza Club & Modern Apizza release a revolutionary commercial product called H2Dough which gives 10% of all profits directly to Feeding Families. The foundation's logo is on the can which has been sold in over 30 states.
Congresswoman Rosa Delauro
After gaining continuous support from friend and fellow pizza lover Congresswoman Rosa Delauro, Michael dubbed her The Pizza Queen, built her a throne & celebrated on National Pizza Day 2025 to benefit the cause.
Rosa's endless compassion & drive to effect real impact within her community made her a natural fit for our mission with Feeding Families Foundation. Her support has helped tremendously in creating movement at the hospitals.
The Press
Leveraging all the press conference events and media opportunities around New Haven Pizza Club to direct attention to the purpose & cause with FFF.
The Royal Pizza Float
The Royal Pizza Float took home "Best Float" in the 6th Largest parade in the country. Rolling loud through the streets of New Haven in front of almost 150,000 on lookers while making fresh pies in a Gozney oven with some of The Tri State's most notorious pizzaiolos.
A full sized Dattco coach bus wrapped by The State of CT with Pollack's plain cheese from Modern photo, carried the nurses and supporters of the foundation through the entire parade. Pizza for the People shirts provided by Campus Customs & The Tommy Fund.
Strength In Numbers - Fundraiser
Char & Grain - Black Hog Brewing
A beer that tells a story
Char & Grain is a collaboration with New Haven Pizza Club that unites brewers and pizzaiolos in a shared craft - and a shared purpose. Every can tells the story of Feeding Families Foundation and features a QR code, all while kicking back proceeds. The malts are baked in the Modern Apizza brick oven for the perfect smoked pilsner.
A National System for Giving—Powered by Toast
This partnership allows Feeding Families to scale rapidly—plugging into restaurant ecosystems across the country and directing funds and food deliveries to hospitals in the very communities those businesses serve.
At the center of this innovation is artist and cultural strategist Michael Pollack, whose ability to merge creativity, partnerships, and purpose has redefined what modern fundraising can