Tech Solutions Related To UN SDG 1: No Poverty

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.

LifeSpots transforms how cities provide resources to their residents making it infinitely more effective and less wasteful. Join the global network of government and nonprofit public and community service providers that are working to help their communities find the services they need, when and where they need them. Our apps empower the public by putting life support in the palm of their hands.

It shouldn’t be easier to get a credit card than it is to access public benefits we’ve already paid for. Yet, over 90% of families with children aren’t receiving the full set of benefits they’re entitled to. An estimated $60 billion of public assistance goes unclaimed every year. We refuse to accept this. We created AssistHub to ensure everyone can discover public benefits and other resources.

At Benefits Data Trust, we harnesses the power of data, technology, and policy to provide access to assistance. Public benefits like SNAP, WIC, CHIP, and Medicaid can help families in need pay for food, healthcare, housing, and more. By streamlining access to benefits proven to improve health and advance opportunity today, we can build pathways to economic mobility and a more equitable future.

Bob.ai is a marketplace for connecting voucher holders with landlords that have units in the assisted rental programs in the USA. We work with Public Housing Authorities, the Continuum of Care Providers, and nonprofits to help reduce homelessness.

Simprints is a nonprofit tech company committed to transforming the way the world fights poverty. We build technology to radically increase transparency and effectiveness in global development, making sure that every vaccine, every dollar, every public good reaches the people who need them most.

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.

Our mission is to build pathways out of poverty by leveraging partnerships & technology to connect people to resources. Since 2007 we have helped over 2.1 million people get connected with benefits and resources! With a few quick questions, we’ll help you get access to public benefits and community resources across our vast network.

Working with owners and public sector partners, we’ve built a database of income-restricted rentals from all over the state. We show listings whenever we have reliable, actionable information. Property owners verify their listings to take things one step further—everywhere you see the “Verified” sign—ensuring that renters find details they can trust.