DURING NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS THE RECENT HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON THAT STRUCK FLORIDA, FOOD PANTRIES SERVE AS CRITICAL FRONT-LINE RESPONSE CENTERS, ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN AND TRUSTED BY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. HOWEVER, COORDINATING EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION IS EXTREMELY CHALLENGING - PANTRIES STRUGGLE TO COMMUNICATE THEIR RAPIDLY CHANGING NEEDS, AND EMERGENCY DISASTER COORDINATORS DO NOT HAVE ANY INFRASTRUCTURE TO CONNECT WITH FOOD CHARITIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF THE EMERGENCY. AFTER THE DISASTER, EMERGENCY MANAGERS STRUGGLE TO GET LIMITED RESOURCES TO THE RIGHT PLACES AT THE RIGHT TIME. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THESE CHALLENGES BY DEVELOPING AND DEPLOYING A SYSTEM THAT HELPS FOOD PANTRIES EASILY REPORT THEIR SITUATION DURING DISASTERS AND HELPS EMERGENCY COORDINATORS BETTER ORGANIZE FOOD AND SUPPLY DELIVERIES BASED ON THOSE REPORTS. THE SYSTEM TURNS INCOMING MESSAGES FROM PANTRIES INTO CLEAR, ORGANIZED INFORMATION ABOUT WHO NEEDS WHAT AND HELPS PLAN HOW TO DELIVER AVAILABLE SUPPLIES. WE WILL WORK DIRECTLY WITH FLORIDA FOOD PANTRIES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO CREATE AND TEST THIS SYSTEM, ENSURING IT MEETS REAL-WORLD NEEDS. IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS PROJECT WILL HELP ENSURE THAT CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS MAINTAIN ACCESS TO FOOD DURING DISASTERS BY ENABLING FASTER, MORE COORDINATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE WITH PLANNING AND SET-UP TAKING PLACE BEFORE ANY EMERGENCY HITS. THE TOOLS AND METHODS DEVELOPED WILL HAVE CONTINUING VALUE AS COMMUNITIES FACE AN INCREASING LIKELIHOOD OF COMPOUND DISASTERS THAT STRAIN FOOD SECURITY SYSTEMS.