The national baby formula shortage has greatly impacted families in our communities, so the Women's Legislative Caucus of Maryland sought to create an outlet for parents to crowdsource formula sightings and also do inventory checks in real time.
If you are shopping and see formula, please take a quick moment to let parents know by adding the info to our tracker. It will take less than 15 seconds. All information submitted to this website will remain secure and completely anonymous. Please be considerate and report accurate information. And please share this project widely so that we can help out as many families as possible.
External and reliable sources
Collection of useful external resources to locate formula. Caption: "We are working to ensure that infant formula is safe and available for families across the country. If you are unable to readily find formula, the following resources may be able to assist"
U.S Deparment of Health & Human ServicesInstagram infographic showing habits to follow during the shortage. Caption: "Verified For more information and resources regarding infant formula, visit hhs.gov. You can also leave us a question in our Instagram Story now – we will be answering more on infant formula later today."
InstagramThings to keep in mind when using baby formula (Source: Maryland Department of Health)
Adam was responsible for coding the stock checker. He used web scraping technology (REST APIs) to achieve tracking inventory for various retailers. Adam is cohorted with Clarksburg High School's class of 2022 and plans to attend Montgomery College this fall.
Matthew was responsible for coding the frontend and crowd sourcing feature of the web app. He used the Google Maps API on top of cloud resources to scale and store data. Matthew was cohorted with Wheaton High School's class of 2022 and plans to attend UMD this fall.
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