One year celebration of Aidmatrix and Texas Food Banking Network's Transportation Portal Program
The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc. recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of a partnership with the Texas Food Bank Network (TFBN) Transportation Portal Program. The program provides a single online portal for food banks to enter transportation needs that can be met by various transportation providers and donors, as a part of the Aidmatrix Network® for humanitarian relief.Thus, reducing the transportation costs.
Tweet-- The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc. recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of a partnership with the Texas Food Bank Network (TFBN)Transportation Portal Program, which enables the food banks to leverage resources and collective purchasing power to reduce their transportation costs. The program provides a single online portal for food banks to enter transportation needs that can be met by various transportation providers and donors, as a part of the Aidmatrix Network for humanitarian relief. By leveraging the buying power of the TFBN, Texas food banks using the system have seen an average reduction of $149.61 or approximately 10% per load. These savings amounted to 137,635 extra meals provided across the State. "The Texas Food Bank Network members have moved more than $11.5 million of product and have experienced substantial savings in the cost of transportation when utilizing Aidmatrix.s Texas Transportation Network. Rising transportation costs have increased the cost of providing hunger-relief to communities and people in need. Our partnership with Aidmatrix has been a great value to the Texas Food Bank Network and to the hungry people we serve," stated Barbara Anderson, State Director for the Texas Food Bank Network.
The UPS Foundation provided original sponsorship of the Aidmatrix Network®, which enabled development of the Transportation Donations Management module used by the TFBN. The UPS Foundation donated nearly $25,000 in shipments to the Texas Food Bank Network in support of 2008 disaster relief. Our work with Aidmatrix brings the efficiencies of UPS logistics management to communities in need,. said Joe Ruiz, of The UPS Foundation. .This program directly impacts Texas communities, fostering the resilience to support people and services who can benefit most.The Texas Transportation Program has produced a competitive marketplace between transportation providers. A total of 671 discounted transportation offers were offered by the transportation providers. This competitive marketplace generated more than $25,000 in savings.
If you are interested in learning more about the Transportation Network, please email info@aidmatrix.org.
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About The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc.
The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc. builds and operates powerful technology hubs that support diverse stakeholder groups in their efforts to work together to solve the world.s most challenging humanitarian crises. Our solutions enhance participation, amplify contributions, and accelerate results for humanitarian relief. More than 35,000 leading corporate, nonprofit and government partners leverage our solutions to mobilize more than $1.5 billion in aid annually, worldwide. The donated goods, money and services impact the lives of more than 65 million people. Aidmatrix is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA, with offices in Wisconsin, Germany and India.
About The Texas Food Bank Network.
Organized in 1986, TFBN is a network of nineteen Feeding America affiliates that serve Texas. Each Feeding America food bank provides service to a specific geographical area. Together the 19 food banks provide hunger relief in all 254 counties. TFBN facilitates the activities of its members by serving as a clearinghouse and coordinating body for statewide programs that benefit all member food banks in the state. TFBN became a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization in 1996. As of 2007, 738,340 Texas families lived below the poverty line (or 12.8% of all Texas families). Among those low-income families, 75% had at least one working person. Roughly 1.5 million children live in poverty within the state of Texas. Last year, TFBN Food Banks distributed over 231 million pounds of food in an attempt to ensure that these Texans did not go hungry.