Stone Soup:Neighbors Feeding Neighbors
Open Data & The Stone Soup Project
ODI Lunchtime Lecture Series
November 14, 2014
Our Team
Aaron Terry, BCBSNC
Karthik Puttichanda, BCBSNC
Bill Scanlon, Wake County
Carter Vickery, Wake County
Chris Mathews, Wake County
Alesia Hardy, Independent Consultant
Bruce Williams, Independent Consultant
David Meisner, Independent Consultant
Our Story
Mission: The stone soup team has
formed to fill a need in the
community. Our mission is to provide
seamless, quality, easy to access
information about food resources
Stone Soup
Goal: Our team will create a
scalable product that is easy
to maintain and update
http://stonesoupnc.com/
Food Insecurity - the percentage of the population
who did not have access to a reliable source of food
during the past year (Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation)
Highly correlated with negative health outcomes
An addressable issue
Food Insecurity – Important & Addressable
Food Insecurity Impacts Health
Source: Robert Wood Foundation, 2014
Food Insecurity is an Issue in North Carolina
A Fragmented Market
The app will
allow
customers
and service
providers to
search for
Food
Resources
based on
location and
day of
availability
Donors will be
able to contribute
monetarily or find
gaps in resources
Business Model
Platform to connect donors, food providers, & those in need
–Hyper-local
–Those in need / advocates find help in their
area
–Local businesses find donation opportunities
–Others can donate / find where to volunteer
Next Steps
Executive Sponsors: Enlist support from local
businesses & community leaders
Experience Design: Interviews / Engage Community
& Gather Feedback
Push Technology Integration
Engage Team to Brainstorm Ways to Keep the Data
Updated
Interviews
Dorcas Ministries
North Carolina Association of Feeding America Food
Banks
InterFaith Food Shuttle
Community of Hope
Jamie Kirk Hahn Foundation
Carying Place
Wake County Human Services
Getting the Word Out
Continue to Add Ingredients to the Project
Build User Profiles – Feedback Loop
Push Technologies
Brainstorm Ways to Engage Providers to Keep the
Data Up to Date
Continue to Use Open Data to identify areas for Pop
Up / Mobile Markets
Open Data:
Catalyst for
Community Participation