The source of https://www.givefood.org.uk. A Google App Engine app, fronted by CloudFlare, written in Python using Django and Djangae.
App Name | Description | URL |
---|---|---|
gfadmin | Admin tool | https://www.givefood.org.uk/admin/ |
gfapi1 | Deprecated first version of our API | https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/1/ |
gfapi2 | Current API | https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/ |
gfapi3 | Future API | https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/3/ |
gfdash | Data dashboards | https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/ |
gfoffline | Offline tasks | N/A |
gfwfbn | What food banks need tool | https://www.givefood.org.uk/needs/ |
gfwrite | Allow users to contact their MPs | https://www.givefood.org.uk/write/ |
givefood | Public app | https://www.givefood.org.uk |
/givefood/static/img/photos/ is deployed to https://photos.givefood.org.uk via CloudFlare R2
There is a useful list of abbreviations used in abbreviations.md
We are a UK charity that uses data to highlight local and structural food insecurity then provides tools to help alleviate it.
We maintain the largest publicly available database of food banks and what they are requesting to have donated in the UK. We currently cover nearly 3000 locations.
Our data is used by governments, councils, universities, supermarkets, political parties, the NHS, food manufacturers, hundreds of national & local news websites, apps & the Trussell Trust.
Give Food is a registered charity in England & Wales 1188192
- We have an API at https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/
- Our data is versioned here https://github.com/givefood/data
- Email mail@givefood.org.uk
- Twitter https://twitter.com/GiveFoodCharity
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GiveFoodOrgUK
To set up for local development, run the following:
virtualenv --python=python2.7 .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
./install_deps
./manage.py runserver