FoodBanked is a registered food bank charity delivering essential food and household products to people in need. We target those that are unable to travel to a food bank due to sickness, disability or elderly age. We also know sometimes food banks are far away and it's not always financially viable to use public transport. Our volunteers collect food packs from our charity base and deliver essential food packs to those that can't come to us.
The demand for food bank has grown since FoodBanked was formed over three years ago. We're overwhelmed with requests on a regular bases and resort to asking for support from other charities when our stock is low or when we do not have enough volunteers to deliver the food packs. For instance, we currently have a database of over 320 families registered with us, that's about 1280 individuals that are in financial difficulty and are fighting hunger.
The FoodBanked team have come up with a revolutionary way to deal with the overwhelming requests. We have designed a prototype app that allows charities, donors and volunteers to connect together to support people in need (PIN) in their communities. For example people in need (PIN) can register to the app and requests for help from their local charity. The local charity registered to the app will see requests from PIN and can assign the delivery to a volunteer registered to the app. These requests can be tracked on the app and PIN will receive notification of the progress. Charities will also be able to ask for support from other charities registered on the app, so they can request for specific food items they are low in stock or request for volunteer support. Furthermore, donors such as Retailers or Individuals that want to donate food bank items can registered on the app and support their local charity.
To make this prototype in to a fully working app on android and iPhone we need your help. It is estimated to cost about £60,000 to build this app and about 3 months to complete. We already have an experienced app developer in hand that has over 15 years industry experience and he has provided us with a breakdown of all the cost.
To help us achieve this goal and ultimately build a product that will support communities where you live, donate generously and be a part of this new revolutionary app.
Finally, I would like to mention this following quote which I believe encapsulates the true meaning of FoodBanked, "True joy is found when you benefit others"