Food Pantry Helper News
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Features Scheduled for 2024/25 Winter Release.
Features Added. (List Updated 10-26-2024)
Some features below require Plus or Premium or Premium AI Subscription Plan.
- Pantry Web Contact Page (added 12-16-2024)
- TEFAP Enrollment Form Auto Fill * Optional Add-On with Premium Subscription (added 12-16-2024)
- Inventory Item - Added SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) field (added 10-25-2024)
- Inventory Items Import. (added 10-25-2024)
- Item tracking during Client pickups. Auto inventory deduction and tracking. Premium or above required. (added 10-1-2024)
- Starter Subscription for only $59/year now available. (added 4-17-2024)
- Donation Letters AI Text Generation. Premium with AI Enhancement Pack (added 3-1-2024)
- ID Card Badge Creation (requires your own badge printer)* Premium with AI Enhancement Pack (added 3-1-2024)
- Client self account registration/setup. Premium with AI Enhancement Pack (added 3-1-2024)
- AI Driver License Image reading for quick client setup. Premium with AI Enhancement Pack (added 3-1-2024)
- AI Inventory Projections. Premium with AI Enhancement Pack (added 3-1-2024)
- Added 2FA for all Secondary Accounts (added 1-1-2024)
- Added Prem subscription optional add-on of Primary / Sub Organizations. (Added 12-1-2023)
- SMS (texting) to Clients and Staff. (Added 8-1-2023)
- Added 2FA (Two Factor Authentication) for all Primary Accounts. (Added 6-30-2023)
- Added All Served Graph Chart to Reports. (Added 6-20-2023)
- Total Outbound Emails (to Clients/Staff) Allowed are now totaled PER SUBSCRIPTION YEAR (instead of per month). (Added 1-27-2023)
- BackPack Program Features (Added 1-1-2023)
- Attach Profile Picture to Client (Premium/Plus Add-on) (Added 11-23-2022)
- Account Number Field added to Client (Added 11-15-2022)
- Update TEFAP Report (Added 9-1-2022)
- Added Count Once Clients Served Summary Totals (Added 8-1-2022)
- Added Schedule Events feature (Premium Add-On) (Added 3-29-2022)
- Added Import Donors feature (Added 3-10-2022)
- Added Gift Card Issue during Client Pickups (Added 3-1-2022)
- Added additional Learn videos (Client Kiosk Mode, Pickup Scan In, Client Preschedule, Client PreOrder). (Added 1-14-2022)
- Additional features added to Client Pre-Order (shopping cart). (Added 1-1-2022)
- Client Kiosk Mode (Pickup Scan In and Scan Items) (Added 11-10-2021 to Premium Plan)
- Inventory Needs Projection. (added 10-20-2021)
- Low Inventory Tracking. (added 9-20-2021)
- Inventory Item Expiration Date. (added 9-20-2021)
- Extended Inventory Reporting. (added 9-1-2021 to Premium Plan)
- Advanced Reports. (added 8-1-2021 to Plus & Premium Plan)
- Client Pickups Multi-Locations. (added 6-1-2021 to Plus Plan)
- Client PreSchedule Pickups. (added 6-1-2021 to Plus Plan)
- Plus Plan with Client Pickups Barcode Scan and Files Upload Features. (added 3-1-2021)
- Added email check for missing Data. (added 1-20-2021)
- Added optional add-on for client pickups barcode scan. (added 1-20-2021)
- Added Export InActive Clients to Excel Feature. (added 1-1-2021)
- Added / Updated Training Videos. (added 1-1-2021)
- Add Gender Field for Clients and HH Members. (added 1-1-2021)
- Client Emails. Inactive will not get emails by default (added 8-3-2020)
- Add Ethnicity Field for Clients. (added 2-10-2020)
- Search by Staff / Volunteer Name. (added 1-16-2020)
- Allow Pantry Administrator to Add/Edit Welcome Message. (added 1-4-2020)
- Add Date Added field to Inventory Export. (added 1-4-2020)
- Add feature to Activate/InActivate Staff. (added 12-29-2019)
- Executive Summary Report. Added Summary of HouseHolds with and without children. (added 9-8-2019)
- UPC Codes Recognition within the Inventory Section. Bar code scanner or manually type UPC Code in. (added 7-5-2019)
- Upgraded Inventory Section. (added 7-5-2019)
- Account Payment Summary. (added 7-5-2019)
- Add At-A-Glance Reports. (added 03-02-2019)
- Add Secondary Account Userid. (added 08-31-2018)
- Add staff schedule to plain text view. Helps with printing a text version of schedule. (added 08-21-2018)
- Subscription expiration date posted on main page (added 08-18-2018)
- Search Clients by Address (added 04-7-2018)
- CoServe Notifications (added 10-9-2017)
- Missing Client Data Alert (added 8-28-2017)
- Client Pickup Signature Acceptence (added 8-26-2017)
- Add HouseHolds Served to HPNAP Report (added 4-14-2017)
- Add Date Range for Pickups (added 4-14-2017)
- Add Inventory List Export to Excel (added 1-24-2017)
- Add Donor List Export to Excel (added 1-17-2017)
- Add Pay For Subscription by Credit Card (added 1-15-2017)
- Add Additional FAQ Information (added 1-2-2017)
- How To Videos for Reports, Client Importing (Added 6/10/2015)
- Add Infant (0-3) Group on Executive Summary Report (Added 6/18/2015)
- Staff/Volunteer Scheduling Improvements (Added 6/5/2015)
- Staff/Volunteer Broadcast Email (Added 6/8/2015)
- Staff/Volunteer Activities Tracker (Added 6/12/2015)
- Add Copy Scheduling Calendar Feature (Added 6/17/2015)
- HPNAP Report (Added 5/22/2015)
- Clients/HouseHolds Import (Added 5/29/2015)
- SSL Website Security (Added 6/2/2015)
- Client/HouseHold Broadcast Emailing (Added 6/2/2015)
- Export Clients/HHMembers/Pickups/Staff Data to Excel Format (Added 6/19/2015)
Food Pantry Helper Creater Wins AT&T Hacker Challenge. (5/14/2015)
The $10,000 won will allow Food Pantry Helper to get off the ground and running.