Food insecurity is an ongoing issue in the city of Worcester. We facilitated and simplified the data management process for a local food pantry by replacing pen-and-paper data collection with a more efficient digital system. Utilizing a survey platform and Excel, we minimized repetitive work, provided useful data visualization, and translated the surveys to make them more accessible to EBS’s diverse client base. The new digital system has helped the food pantry apply for grants, and expand its services.

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Creator

• Rockrohr, Olivia
• Leung, Yuen Lam
• Cook, Christopher
• Talley, Caleb

Subject

• Community
• Sustainability
• Health
• Well-Being
• Food

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050222-121132
• 66976

Keyword

• Technology
• Food Pantry
• Food Insecurity
• Worcester
• Data Collection

Advisor

• Sakulich, Aaron R.
• McKeogh, Ruth A.

Year

• 2022

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• El Buen Samaritano

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 2 - Zero Hunger
• 10 - Reducing Inequality

Date created

• 2022-05-02

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright