City Presentation

NeedNoMoreNeedNoMore

Making Columbia a hunger-smart city

Svitlana Koval, Co-founder

Yurii Koval, Co-founder

February 17, 2026

The Local Problem

The Current State

Outdated pantry information

Families arrive during closed hours or without required eligibility information

Limited choice and mismatch

Families often receive food that doesn't meet urgent needs (e.g., infant formula)

High time burden

Pantry staff and families rely on phone calls, spreadsheets, and manual reports

No rapid communication channel

Surplus food arrives without a way to notify families in time

Limited city visibility

Hunger data is retrospective and aggregated, not real-time or neighborhood-specific

System friction leads to repeat emergency use

When access is hard and information is unreliable, people spend time navigating instead of stabilizing

What NeedNoMore Is

A coordinated web platform
with three layers

For families, pantries, and the city

For Families

A public map to find food by need

For Pantries

A secure portal to update availability and send surplus alerts

For The City

A dashboard showing aggregated, real-time insights

What NeedNoMore Does

Core Features

Search by Food Type
Open Now
Food Types
ProduceDairyMeat
No ID Required
Verified Hours
Surplus Alert

Fresh Tomatoes Available!

Community Pantry - 0.3mi away

Available until 5pm today

Dairy Surplus

Grace Church - 0.8mi away

Pick up today 2-4pm

City Dashboard

Active Pantries

87

Families Served

1.2k

Need by Neighborhood

Northwest: 3 pantries open

Southeast: High demand

Sustainable pantry information (hours, eligibility, availability)

Search by food type and location

Line 'filtering', so pantries don't have to say 'no' to uneligible clients

Surplus alerts for time-sensitive donations

Live city-level analytics by neighborhood

What's Already Happening

Progress & Milestones

Built AI-assisted database of up-to-date pantries

Pantries onboarded with positive feedback

First surplus alert in Columbia

Early testers in Columbia & Sumter

50+ Neighbors signed up to help

USC students supporting research

C-Corp, IP protections, Patents

COLA Launchpad graduate

Accepted to Ignite program

6-Month Pilot

Proposed Pilot with the City

NeedNoMore Would:

  • Build and maintain the platform
  • Onboard participating pantries
  • Onboard and support participating users (families)
  • Manage surplus alerts and data verification
  • Provide regular pilot insights and summary reports
  • Handle technical support and iteration during the pilot

NeedNoMore handles execution

The City Would:

  • Serve as a strategic partner and convener
  • Support pilot visibility through existing city communication channels
  • (e.g., website, newsletters, community partners, or referrals as appropriate)
  • Provide guidance on alignment with city priorities
  • Review pilot insights and outcomes
  • No operational or financial commitment during the pilot

The City provides guidance and visibility

Value to the City

Why This Matters

Better coordination of existing food resources

Make the most of what's already there

Improved visibility into neighborhood-level hunger patterns

Know exactly where and when help is needed

Reduced food waste from missed surplus opportunities

Connect fresh food with families before it spoils

Faster response to changing community needs

Real-time data enables real-time action

Pilot structure allows evaluation before any long-term commitment

Try before you buy - zero risk for the city

Next Step:

Align on a 6-month pilot and proceed under the proposed MOU

NeedNoMore

Toward a hunger-smart Columbia

Because when access is clear, people need no more

Yurii Koval, co-founder

yurii@neednomore.com

Svitlana Koval, co-founder

svitlana@neednomore.com