St Louis Area Food Bank Inc

BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH FOOD AND HOPE.

THE ST. LOUIS AREA FOODBANK DISTRIBUTED OVER 47,500,000 POUNDS OF FOOD THROUGH MORE THAN 580 PARTNER AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS (PANTRIES, SHELTERS, SOUP KITCHENS, SCHOOLS, SENIOR CENTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS) LOCATED IN 14 COUNTIES IN EASTERN MISSOURI AND 12 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. AT LEAST 279,533 (UNDUPLICATED) INDIVIDUALS BENEFITTED. THE FOODBANK HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAMS INCLUDE PARTNER AGENCY DISTRIBUTION, MOBILE MARKETS AND FOOD FAIRS, SCHOOL MARKETS, DISASTER RELIEF, SENIOR FOOD BOX, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND FOOD ON THE MOVE.SEE SCHEDULE O. HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 1) PARTNER AGENCY DISTRIBUTION: PARTNERS HAVE ACCESS TO OUR 24- HOUR ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM. PARTNERS CAN PICK UP THEIR ORDER AT OUR FACILITY OR HAVE IT DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THEIR AGENCY. MORE THAN 90% OF OUR OVERALL DISTRIBUTION IS DELIVERED TO PARTNER AGENCIES.2) MOBILE MARKETS AND FOOD FAIRS: IT TAKES A VARIETY OF FOODS TO PROVIDE A HEALTHY DIET. MOBILE MARKETS AND FOOD FAIRS DELIVER PALLETS OF FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, DAIRY, MEAT AND SHELF STABLE PRODUCTS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE TERRITORY. WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 13.8 MILLION MEALS TO 136,900 FAMILIES WITH 1,973 MOBILE MARKETS/FOOD FAIR DISTRIBUTIONS.3) SCHOOL MARKETS: DESIGNED TO INCREASE FOOD ACCESS FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN SCHOOL IS IN AND OUT OF SESSION, SCHOOL MARKETS PROVIDE HEALTHY SNACKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY OR BAGS OF GROCERIES TO TAKE HOME. A TOTAL OF 30 SCHOOL MARKETS PROVIDED OVER 228,000 POUNDS OF FOOD TO MORE THAN 13,327 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.4) DISASTER RELIEF: DURING A DISASTER, THE FOODBANK LEVERAGES OUR NETWORK OF AGENCY PARTNERS INCLUDING FOOD PANTRIES, TEMPORARY DISASTER RELIEF PARTNERS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ENSURING THAT FOOD IS AVAILABLE WHEN AND WHERE IT IS NEEDED MOST. 5) SENIOR BOXES: WE SUPPLIED OLDER ADULTS WITH A MONTHLY FOOD BOX FILLED WITH VITAMIN RICH INGREDIENTS AND NUTRITION RESOURCES. A TOTAL OF 89,236 SENIOR BOXES WERE FILLED WITH USDA PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT ONE MEAL PER DAY.6) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING: WE WORKED WITH CASEWORKERS AT LOCAL SHELTERS, TREATMENT CENTERS, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH A MONTH'S WORTH OF FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO SUPPORT THEIR TRANSITION FROM TEMPORARY HOUSING INTO A HOME OF THEIR OWN. NEARLY 100 FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED WITH MORE THAN 5,558 MEALS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.7) FOOD ON THE MOVE: THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MEET NEIGHBORS WITH TRANSPORTATION LIMITATIONS WHERE THEY ARE BY PROVIDING A VARIETY OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES, MEATS, SHELF STABLE AND DAIRY PRODUCTS IN SMALL QUANTITIES THAT ARE EASY TO CARRY WHILE WALKING OR ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. MORE THAN 6,605 HOUSEHOLDS AND NEARLY 22,800 NEIGHBORS WERE SERVED THROUGH 135 DISTRIBUTIONS.