Shelter Nutrition
Goal:
Shelter Nutrition
Goal:
Atlas partnered with Denton County shelters to redesign their meal infrastructure serving 1,000+ unhoused residents every month. After discovering widespread food waste and meals incompatible with residents’ health needs, we collaborated with external kitchens, volunteer drivers, and nutritionists to build a high-quality, culturally appropriate meal network.
We standardized food handling, refrigeration, safe transport, and nutrient density—turning a fragmented system into a sustainable one.
“This is the first time food has felt like care, not charity.”
Problem: Shelters were receiving large volumes of food, but poor nutrition, improper distribution, and spoilage meant hundreds of meals went uneaten every day.
5-Part Solution:
Conducted on-site audits to identify causes of food waste.
Partnered with certified kitchens to supply balanced meals.
Built a volunteer driver network for safe, fast delivery.
Introduced nutritionist-reviewed menus based on resident feedback.
Implemented data tracking to adjust quantity and quality weekly.
Impact:
Reduced food waste by ~70%; improved resident satisfaction; stabilized nutrition for 1,000+ individuals monthly; became a model for collaboration between youth-led groups and shelters.
Atlas partnered with Denton County shelters to redesign their meal infrastructure serving 1,000+ unhoused residents every month. After discovering widespread food waste and meals incompatible with residents’ health needs, we collaborated with external kitchens, volunteer drivers, and nutritionists to build a high-quality, culturally appropriate meal network.
We standardized food handling, refrigeration, safe transport, and nutrient density—turning a fragmented system into a sustainable one.
“This is the first time food has felt like care, not charity.”
Problem: Shelters were receiving large volumes of food, but poor nutrition, improper distribution, and spoilage meant hundreds of meals went uneaten every day.
5-Part Solution:
Conducted on-site audits to identify causes of food waste.
Partnered with certified kitchens to supply balanced meals.
Built a volunteer driver network for safe, fast delivery.
Introduced nutritionist-reviewed menus based on resident feedback.
Implemented data tracking to adjust quantity and quality weekly.
Impact:
Reduced food waste by ~70%; improved resident satisfaction; stabilized nutrition for 1,000+ individuals monthly; became a model for collaboration between youth-led groups and shelters.
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