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Our Mission
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+ Access to enough food should be a basic right. Unfortunately, this
+ is not the reality for millions of people in Hawaii. Food insecurity
+ is inconsistent with access to cheap and nutritious food.
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+ Food pantries in the area are experiencing unprecedented demand. The
+ demand for food assistance has almost doubled since the beginning of
+ 2020. To compound matters, it is the hard work of volunteers that
+ keeps pantries and meal programs open. The number of volunteers
+ available to distribute food has diminished.
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+ The primary goal of Food Oasis is to provide up-to-date information
+ to Hawaiians. We built a directory that connects anyone with
+ hundreds of free food resources. Food Oasis presents reliable
+ information on a user-friendly platform. This will reduce stress and
+ uncertainty for food seekers. It will also demonstrate to our
+ community the growing need of food donations on the islands.
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+ Food Oasis is creating a directory of updated food resources. There
+ are countless groups helping to feed hungry Hawaiians. But it’s
+ difficult for those in need to find them because there’s no one
+ source of updated info. We’re working to change that.
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+ Our Team
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+ Food Oasis started in 2015 under{" "}
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+ Hack for LA
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+ , a brigade under the non-profit{" "}
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+ Code for America
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+ . The goal was to create a site of free and subsidized food
+ resources. The team gave the project to a nonprofit to manage its
+ day-to-day operations. The upkeep turned out to be much more work
+ than any single nonprofit could handle.
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+ Our web-based solution is sparking collaboration, community
+ building, and team building. The result of this community-building
+ gives the food seeker updated information to find the free food
+ resources they need.
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+ We are 100% volunteer-run project. We look forward to sharing our
+ updated directory with Hawaii.
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