ResourceLink will transform the way America's Second Harvest distributes food to hungry Americans. This new e-service will enable the network of nearly 200 food banks to quickly identify food resources available to hungry Americans as well as the means for delivering it where it is most needed. ResourceLink will streamline the process tremendously. The work that used to take a day or two or more now can be completed in a matter of hours or minutes. ResourceLink is akin to a virtual warehouse.
Food companies can go online to post inventory available for donation, including perishables.
I'm extremely proud to announce that ResourceLink.org is open for business. And food is just the start. ResourceLink was officially launched today during the Summit, a USDA-hosted conference of national, state and local leaders focused on reducing the number of hungry people in the U.S. by 50 percent by the year 2015. Our intent is to end hunger in America by getting products to the right place at the right time more quickly, and by making faster connections between vested parties such as the transportation industries and food manufacturers. With ResourceLink, we are closer to that goal.