Agency Express

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Agency Express Shopping Tips

• Presented by
• Veronica Miguens Yulonda Williams
• Agency Conference
• May 30th, 2008

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About Agency Express

• Web-Based tool sponsored by Americas Second
  Harvest (soon to be Feeding America) and
  AidMatrix
• Shop and Manage your Food Bank orders online
• You can search for items, view item details, send
  orders to the Food Bank, and review order status

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Agency Express Browser Requirements

• To use Agency Express, you will need
• Personal Computer
• Internet Access
• Web Browser (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher)

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Agency Express Benefits of Online Ordering

• 24/7 Ordering Accessibility
• Most Current Shopping List
• Different Ways to Browse the Shopping List
• Order Management
• 10 Higher Fill Rate of your Order

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Agency Express24/7 Ordering Accessibility

• Open an Internet Explorer Browser and go to
  http//harvestcenter.com
• Logon and place your order

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Agency Express Logon
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Agency ExpressWelcome Page
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Agency ExpressBrowsing the Shopping List

• There are three
• ways to browse the
• shopping list
• Keyword Search
• Categories
• Entire Shopping List

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Agency ExpressOrder Management

• This functionality allows you to
• Review your order prior to delivery/pickup
• See your Agencys Ordering History

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Agency ExpressReviewing a Specific Order
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Shopping Tips

• Presented By Yulonda Williams

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Agency Budget Tips

• Establish Monthly ( How Much)
• Create Menus
• Shop Compare Prices
• Needs vs. Wants

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Eating Healthy
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Food Groups
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STRETCHING YOUR RESOURCES

• Purchase what you can afford
• Inventory Overload
• Assorted Self Heating Meals
• Cost 2.38/case (12 x 1lb)
• Sunny Delight Fruit Drink
• Cost FREE (24 x 12oz)
• Assorted Deli Meat
• Cost 2.16 / 12lb (.18/lb)
• Vegetable Broth Soup
• Cost FREE (12 x 32 oz)
• Luncheon Meat
• Cost 6.36/ case (24x12oz) .27 /can

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STRETCHING YOUR RESOURCES

• Utilize the Walk In to complement
• FREE PRODUCE
• FREE BREAD PASTRIES
• FREE DAIRY
• Operation Stock-Up
• At least 12 volunteers
• Take up to 10 pallets of salvage
• 0.04/lb

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STRETCHING YOUR RESOURCES
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STRETCHING YOUR RESOURCES (contd)

• Family Boxes
• Available July 1, 2008
• Food Drive
• Available June 2-13, 2008
• PRA

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Questions
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Contact Us

• Please contact us for Agency Express-Online
  Ordering Training or any other concerns
• Yulonda Williams
• Agency Services Assistant
• 713.547.8668
• 832.369.3868 fax
• ywilliams_at_houstonfoodbank.org

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Thank You!!!