Current Use and Demand for Digital Tools to Enhance Food Pantry Management: Findings from a Nationwide Survey
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The objective of this study was to define the types digital tools currently used and desired by food pantries for pantry management. A nationwide online survey U.S. conducted searching foodpantries.org database. Surveys were sent via e-mail completed using Google Forms. most app/software features included staff volunteer scheduling (49.2%); inventory management (42.1%); communicating with volunteers (35.7%); client registration at (35.4%); tracking statistics (33.7%). Overall, desire access related both staff/volunteer
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1932-0256', '1932-0248']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2023.2228728