Fighting Food Inequity Through Technology
The Impact Community Action Partnership is a central Iowa-based nonprofit organization that provides direct support and connections to community resources for low-income families. One of their many services, food pantries, are meant to provide supplementary grocery items to families in need. In their 2019 Community Needs Assessment, 60% of IMPACT’s enrolled families responded that they rely on access to food pantries, food banks, and food services. Bolstered by this data, IMPACT saw the need for an online shopping alternative during the pandemic and into the future.
The goal of this project was to create a safer alternative to in-pantry shopping that ultimately consisted of two major parts. Users of all backgrounds can conveniently place contactless pickup and delivery orders via a modern ecommerce experience. Meanwhile, robust pantry administration capabilities allow IMPACT staff to access multiple pantries across multiple organizations—managing visual customization, product inventory, volunteers, orders, fulfillment, and family preferences.
Solution
- Interface Design
- MVP Development
- Responsive Web App
- Cloud Infrastructure
Tech Specs
- Angular 11
- .Net Core
- IdentityServer
- Docker
- LocalStack
- GitHub Actions