Data

General Issues
Social Welfare
Health
Specific Topics
Food Assistance
Collections
Covid-19 Response
Location
Baltimore
Maryland
United States
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Baltimore Free Food Locator
COVID-19 Response: GIS Best Practices in Local Government
Ongoing
Yes
Purpose/Goal
Deliver goods & services
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Spectrum of Public Participation
Inform
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All With Special Effort to Recruit Some Groups
Targeted Demographics
Low-Income Earners
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Inform, educate and/or raise awareness
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Mapping
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Online
Types of Interaction Among Participants
No Interaction Among Participants
Decision Methods
Not Applicable
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
New Media
Type of Organizer/Manager
Local Government

CASE

Baltimore Free Food Map Site

General Issues
Social Welfare
Health
Specific Topics
Food Assistance
Collections
Covid-19 Response
Location
Baltimore
Maryland
United States
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Baltimore Free Food Locator
COVID-19 Response: GIS Best Practices in Local Government
Ongoing
Yes
Purpose/Goal
Deliver goods & services
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Spectrum of Public Participation
Inform
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All With Special Effort to Recruit Some Groups
Targeted Demographics
Low-Income Earners
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Inform, educate and/or raise awareness
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Mapping
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Online
Types of Interaction Among Participants
No Interaction Among Participants
Decision Methods
Not Applicable
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
New Media
Type of Organizer/Manager
Local Government

The Baltimore Free Food Locator Map is an online mapping initiative that allows users to enter their location and find somewhere nearby where they can source free food. It was developed during the COVID-19 pandemic by the city council, to ensure that vulnerable residents have access to food.

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

References

External Links

Notes

This entry was originally submitted as a method and was converted to a case to meet Participedia's definitional standards.