NourishNet connects businesses with charitable organizations to make food donations seamless, secure, and impactful. Our platform ensures surplus food reaches those in need efficiently while supporting local initiatives and reducing waste.

• Seamless Donations: List and manage food donations easily.
• Incentives: Insights on tax benefits and financial rewards.
• Real-Time Tracking: Monitor donation status and impact.
• Secure Transactions: Data and interactions are fully encrypted.
• Community Engagement: Connect with food banks, shelters, and organizations.

• Backend: Flask (Python)
• Frontend: HTML, CSS
• Database: MongoDB (via pymongo)
• APIs & Libraries: Flask-Session, Requests, Cohere, Google Auth, OpenCage, SocketIO

• Python 3.11+
• pip

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/maxtmiller/NourishNet.git
   cd NourishNet

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

   python -m ensurepip --upgrade
   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the app:

   flask run

5. Open the local host link in your browser.