Nourish Net: An Online Food Relief Network

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Inspiration

Driven by our own experience as college students, we recognized the struggle of college students to balance the high-cost tuition with balanced and healthy meals. There has been a huge gap in food accessibility for college students, and we were motivated to create a solution to this problem to shape a better future. Our team, the DEVAS, set out to create a website similar to Feeding America, but specifically for college students.

What it does

Nourish Net is an intuitive platform aimed at addressing food insecurity among college students nationwide. Our platform is more than just a website: it's a movement towards a future ensuring that no college students ever has to deal with hunger or food shortage during their academic journey.

How we built it

We created a website on Visual Studio Code using ReactJS, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. We used GitHub for smooth collaboration between team members and keep each other up-to-date about all the code changes

Challenges we ran into

One of our members had trouble installing Git and using ReactJS, so she wrote the content for the pages, created the logo, color palette, and got stock images to use and the other team members created an amazing website, set up the GitHub repository, and got more stock images to use for the website.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud that we worked together and were able to put our minds into this project. We initially had a lot of ideas for the project, but it was great seeing our progression of not really knowing what we'd do, to creating a fully functional website. We celebrate not only the final result, but also the entire process that brought us to this phase.

What we learned

Through this project, we did not only learn technical skills of building a website with ReactJS, but we also gained invaluable experience in teamwork. We used our individual strengths to be able to create and finish the project effectively. This project also helped us understand the importance of team collaboration and the key to clear communication between the team members.

What's next for Nourish Net: An Online Food Relief Network

While our website serves as a central hub for information about college food insecurity, we also want to spotlight existing food distribution programs at partner colleges such as UMass Boston and UHCL.
In the future, we would love to implement an interactive map that shows nearby food pantries and partner colleges, which will help the students easily find the resources.
We also have the idea of implementing a Student Forum, in which the students have a chance to connect with each other and share their experience, tips, and low-cost meals.

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Black Wings Hacks 2024

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I contributed to the Nourish Net project by developing the Nourish Net Chatbot, a React-based web application addressing food insecurity among college students. I played a key role in creating dynamic responses, information retrieval, and a visually appealing user interface using CSS. Additionally, I expanded the platform's functionality by designing and implementing a user-friendly registration webpage, streamlining the enrollment process. I also developed a responsive blog framework aligned with the Nourish Net theme, providing a dynamic platform for community engagement. Overall, my diverse contributions have been instrumental in shaping and expanding the Nourish Net platform, utilizing cutting-edge technologies to address food insecurity among college students.

Martha Aponbiede
Dedicated to leveraging a blend of technical and non-technical skills to make a positive impact on society.
In our project, I played a pivotal role in shaping the initial framework and visual direction of our website. I took the lead in developing the website's primary structure, which provided a clear and tangible concept for the team to build upon. My responsibilities included designing and implementing the main homepage, the 'Donate' section, and the 'Contact Us' page. These pages not only set the aesthetic tone for the site but also ensured that essential functionalities were in place from the outset.

Additionally, I was tasked with integrating the code contributed by other team members. This role was crucial in maintaining a cohesive and functional website, as it involved ensuring that all individual components worked seamlessly together. I also took on the responsibility of keeping the team updated with the latest code revisions, thus ensuring everyone was aligned with the current state of the project. My contributions were important in providing a solid foundation for our website and facilitating effective collaboration within the team.

Khanh Ha Nguyen
Computer Science Student
In my project, I contributed in designing frontend. I contributed to add carousel in our project. My diverse skill set includes React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.

Rubalkhehra Khehra
As a member of the DEVAS teams, I contributed to this project by creatively shaping and visualizing our project. I designed the logo and curated a vibrant color palette of different shades of green, setting the visual tone for our cause. Additionally, I wrote compelling descriptions for website sections, created an engaging video showcasing our Nourish Net organization and our project, purchased the domain, and supplied high-quality stock images. These efforts have helped shape our project into a visually appealing and effective platform for addressing food insecurity among college students.

Hailey Thomas

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Hailey Thomas started this project — Feb 04, 2024 10:17 AM EST

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