Reducing Food Insecurity One Step at a Time
44 Million
Individuals are living in food insecure households
The United States has witnessed one of the most substantial one-year increase in food insecurity since the Great Recession in the past couple of years.
31%
Surge increase in individuals living in food insecure households from 2021
The United States has witnessed one of the most substantial one-year increase in food insecurity since the Great Recession in the past couple of years.
44 Million
Individuals are living in food insecure households
31%
Surge increase in individuals living in food insecure households from 2021
Despite charitable food support reaching 49 million individuals in 2022, persistent and transcendent challenges prevent more than abundant food stores from reaching those in need.
Solutions that address regionally disconnected systems can then be scaled to address worldwide food insecurity that affects more than 820 million people (WHO, 2021).
Despite decades of large-scale efforts to meaningfully end hunger, the current hunger relief infrastructure in the United States is failing to serve public need.
Patchwork repurposing of antiquated data stores, a lack of interconnectedness among data systems, slow adoption of mobile and remote sensing technologies, nearly absent predictive analytics, and failures to quantify the efficacy of new programs is constraining a system burdened with overwhelming operational inefficiencies.
Furthermore, global efforts to integrate separated food systems lack a needs-based assessment prior to reallocation of resources. Solving this existential human threat requires the application of contemporary technologies that demonstrate efficacy in overcoming barriers including geographic variability, societal stigma, ignorance toward cultural and religious food preferences, travel restrictions, and reactive food distribution systems.
Despite charitable food support reaching 49 million individuals in 2022, persistent and transcendent challenges prevent more than abundant food stores from reaching those in need. Solutions that address regionally disconnected systems can then be scaled to address worldwide food insecurity that affects more than 820 million people (WHO, 2021).
Despite decades of large-scale efforts to meaningfully end hunger, the current hunger relief infrastructure in the United States is failing to serve public need.
Patchwork repurposing of antiquated data stores, a lack of interconnectedness among data systems, slow adoption of mobile and remote sensing technologies, nearly absent predictive analytics, and failures to quantify the efficacy of new programs is constraining a system burdened with overwhelming operational inefficiencies.
Furthermore, global efforts to integrate separated food systems lack a needs-based assessment prior to reallocation of resources. Solving this existential human threat requires the application of contemporary technologies that demonstrate efficacy in overcoming barriers including geographic variability, societal stigma, ignorance toward cultural and religious food preferences, travel restrictions, and reactive food distribution systems.
