If you need this service
Pantry hours, meal sites, and eligibility change faster than a marketing page can. Ask a library, a 211 specialist, or a provider you already trust. Partners in this network have used text alerts so a change in hours reaches people who opted in.
Immediate danger: call 911. Local referrals in much of the United States: 211.
Read the Feeding America and Charleston VA case study
If you run this service
Food banks, meal programs, and campus or congregate kitchens can use check-ins and alerts to confirm a visit, learn what did not work, and tell funders what happened. A private note stays with the team.
A simpler check-in at a food bank
Second Harvest Asia’s founder described how H1S helped a food bank in Japan move from manual recipient checks to immediate online validation.
Read the Second Harvest Asia story
Read the FAQs for how text codes, cost, and privacy are handled. Short codes are not printed on this page until one of them is confirmed.