Tech Solutions Related To UN SDG 1: No Poverty

Tens of millions of Americans struggle to put healthy food on the table. But poverty should never be an obstacle to eating fresh produce. That’s why our flagship program doubles the value of SNAP (or Food Stamps) when spent on fruits and vegetables.

HandUp lets you donate directly to homeless people and others in need in your neighborhood. We ensure that 100% of your donation goes toward basics like food, medical care, and housing through our nonprofit partners.

Empowering communities to develop data-driven solutions to ending poverty and homelessness. We connect silos of data. You analyze and act. They escape homelessness and poverty. Our open source and enterprise level tools eliminate multiple data entry so you can focus on the client.

GiveDirectly allows governments, foundations, and individual donors to provide direct cash transfers to people impacted by poverty and disasters. Using the latest technology at every step, we locate recipients, integrate them into electronic payments networks, and monitor transfers end-to-end. We charge the full cost of delivering the service and nothing more.

We see a world without poverty, where everyone can find the help they need quickly and easily, and have the ability to hold their service providers accountable. One Degree's mission is to empower people to create a path out of poverty for themselves and for their communities. Our core product is a web and mobile platform makes it easy for low-income families to find government services.

Access to enough food should be a basic right. Unfortunately, this is not the reality for millions of people in Los Angeles County. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, up to 1.4 million people in Los Angeles County faced food insecurity. Food insecurity is inconsistent with access to cheap and nutritious food. Los Angeles has the highest percentage of food insecurity in the nation.

Food rescue organizations play an important role in feeding the hungry and reducing food waste by rescuing, gleaning, transporting, preparing and distributing food to people and communities in need. This directory of organizations across the US serves as a resource for individuals and groups to find food recovery organizations to which they can donate excess food, or support in other ways.

AmpleHarvest.org permanently ends hunger and the waste of locally grown fresh food. Working in 4,200 communities in all 50 states, it uses public awareness and technology to enable America's 62 million home/community gardeners to donate their surplus harvest to one of 8,000 food pantries for the rest of their gardening life. This provides freshly harvested food to food-insecure families.

Solstice works directly with governments, civil society organizations, and academic researchers on data-driven approaches to reducing poverty. Start collecting, managing, visualizing and sharing your data by exploring our Resource Center.

Hunger in the United States makes no sense because in our digitally connected world, bridging the gap between excess and access isn’t just possible. It’s simple. Unlike traditional models, Food Rescue US lowers overhead costs, increases access to fresh food, and ensures that food rescued today is delivered today. The impact has been huge – and with your help, it will grow exponentially.