Feeding Students with Text Messages

According to UCOP, over 40% of students UC-wide sometimes don’t get enough to eat. At the same time, an estimated 40% of food in the U.S. goes to waste. Come see how UCSF built a system to connect hungry students with food that was getting thrown out. The system was designed to allow event organizers to quickly notify students via text message anytime there was leftover food. Over 45% of our student population has signed up for the notifications and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.