Training
Food Safety Training
Below is a link to our required Food Safety Training. Feel free to share this with your organization’s volunteers and staff. This training is accessible all year.
- Click Here To Complete Food Safety Training
- Click Here To For A Step-By-Step Registration Guide for Food Safety Training
We always notify agencies when their Food Safety certificate expires every two years. When that time comes, partner agencies in need of a new certificate will be emailed a notification. Once you successfully complete the training, you will be issued a new food safety certificate. Place it along with your other required signage; you may discard the older version.
Link2Feed Training
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture requires the Lowcountry Food Bank and its partner agencies to use a new software, Link2Feed, in order to continue participating in the TEFAP/USDA program. Link2Feed is an online intake system that replaces all paper applications and logs that were previously used. Beginning in 2022, new partner agencies joining the Lowcountry Food Bank are required to use Link2Feed regardless of their TEFAP status.
Vivery
The Lowcountry Food Bank has a partnership with Vivery to help our partner agencies better promote themselves and the services they provide to their neighbors. Use the tools below to better equip your staff and volunteers in how to use the Vivery platform.
- Watch the Vivery Quick Start Webinar recording: https://vimeo.com/915304834/41bbaf4747?share=copy
- View the Pantry Guidebook: https://app.box.com/s/licpp7kykqn5y0gx3qovlzl8h6grp8sr
- Register for a group training: https://calendly.com/engagement_support/vivery-live-training
- Schedule a 1:1 support session: https://calendly.com/engagement_support/pantry-live-training
- Check out the Vivery Help Center: https://vivery.zohodesk.com/portal/en/home
- Contact the Vivery support team: support@vivery.org
USDA Training
Below is a link to our 2024 USDA Training for existing USDA partner agencies that are already participating in the TEFAP program. Feel free to share this with your organization’s volunteers and staff.
Wellness Pantry
A Wellness Pantry is a place that supports the health and well-being of the neighbors we serve. Lowcountry Food Bank provides partner pantries with training on how to set up their client choice pantry, signage to encourage clients to select a variety of healthy foods and resources to educate food-insecure neighbors on how to utilize food items. Become a Wellness Pantry partner by applying at select times of the year.
- Wellness Pantry Overview Video
- Learning Center (Coming Soon)
- Request More Information
Conduct Safe Sampling
In this training you will learn the importance of conducting a recipe sampling, how to select a recipe for your sampling, how to keep the food and your clients safe throughout the preparation and sampling, and how to set up and serve a safe and inviting recipe sample.