So, it isn’t confirmed that I will be focusing on working on the food pantry, but I would like to talk about the new Worcester State University Food Pantry system. According to the article at http://alumni.worcester.edu/s/140/social.aspx?sid=140&gid=1&pgid=3464&cid=5649&ecid=5649&crid=0&calpgid=15&calcid=848 the food pantry is set to open this January.
Miss / Misses Maxfield, a senior of Worcester State, had gone through many trials and tribulations with her parents when she was younger, leading her to be on her own and quickly losing the money she had saved up. Food issues arose and because of her experience and struggles, she and other students were inspired to start work on a food pantry here on campus.
I believe this is wonderful and helps very much supplement the SNAP program we have going on currently. Students and faculty of Worcester State can now go to the pantry and, with their ID, can get the right amount of food they need. I believe that many lives will not just be improved but possibly saved due to this movement.
So, what does this have to do with programming or computer science? Well, we are most likely going to be developing a database or some sort of system to keep track of the persons making use of the pantry, the supplies going in, and the supplies going out (just an educated guess.) What we would need to do is to get in touch with some of the people working on the food pantry and to ask them exactly what it is they want out of our program/programs.
Once we get started on this project I will have much more to write. Alternatively, I will possibly be working with health institutions that work in Southern Africa, which (if this is the case) I will instead write about said institutions and my work with them.
Until next time,
SMR
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