By Joshua Proffitt
After hearing from nearly 200 food banks, school districts, local governments and private companies, No Kid Hungry released the Hunger Innovation Report, which highlights programs that are successfully utilizing human-centered design, current technology and effective models from other sectors to make No Kid Hungry a reality.
One of the innovators in the report is Dave Green, CEO of Feeding Children Everywhere based in Longwood, Florida. Dave’s idea was to develop a meal kit delivery service accessed through a mobile app. Individuals or families pay a small shipping fee to receive meal kits and groceries, including fresh produce in three business days. There are no income limits or burdensome applications to fill out.
It’s a different approach for the nonprofit world, says Dave Green, who adds that charging a customer or client a little bit of money to get a massive amount of value could actually be a type of social innovation that helps solve housing and other systemic challenges.