Second Harvest Food Bank Of Northwest North Carolina Inc

OPERATION OF FOOD BANK IN NORTH CAROLINA

- DONATED PRODUCT: DONATED PRODUCT IS ACQUIRED FROM A BROAD RANGE OF SOURCES (RECEIPTS: 33,377,569 POUNDS FOR 06/30/23) AND DISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTION: 32,034,698 POUNDS FOR 06/30/23) FROM SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK'S 130,000 SQUARE FOOT DISTRIBUTION FACILITY. THE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM HELPS MORE THAN 297 PARTNER AGENCIES PROVIDE 497 SEPARATE FEEDING PROGRAMS THAT FEED THOSE FACING FOOD INSECURITY WITHIN AN 18 COUNTY SERVICE AREA. ALL PARTNER AGENCIES MAY PICK UP FOOD FROM THE WAREHOUSE. MANY COUNTIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF USING THE RURAL DELIVERY PROGRAM. SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS ADVOCATE AND EDUCATE TARGET AUDIENCES, INCREASING VISIBILITY OF HUNGER ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PROGRAMS. - BACKPACK PROGRAM: THE BACKPACK PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM OF FEEDING AMERICA AND AIMS TO ADDRESS CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING SCHOOL CHILDREN AT RISK OF HUNGER WITH BACKPACKS FULL OF NUTRITIOUS CHILDFRIENDL FOODS TO TAKE HOME OVER THE WEEKEND DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. AS OF 06/30/23, SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OPERATES 66 PROGRAM SITES IN COLLABORATION WITH SELECTED PARTNER AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS. SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK PROVIDES BACKPACKS, FOOD, AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM BY OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND IMPACT STAFF. DAY-TO-DAY COORDINATION IS HANDLED BY PARTNER AGENCIES OF SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK AND THE SCHOOLS TO WHICH THEY ARE MATCHED. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS HAVE 50% OR MORE OF STUDENTS RECEIVING FREE OR REDUCED PRICE SCHOOL MEALS. PARTNER AGENCIES PICK UP FOOD FROM SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK AND RECRUIT AND COORDINATE VOLUNTEERS TO FILL THE BACKPACKS FOR DELIVERY TO SELECTED SCHOOLS EACH FRIDAY. SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS DETERMINE WHICH CHILDREN WILL PARTICIPATE. PARENTAL CONSENT IS REQUIRED FOR EACH CHILD AND STUDENT NAMES ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIALLY AT THE SCHOOL. - FOOD PURCHASE PROGRAM: SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK PURCHASES NUTRITIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS FROM VENDORS AND MAKES THESE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY PARTICIPATING PARTNER AGENCIES. THE ORGANIZATION SHOPS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, LEVERAGING OUR BUYING POWER TO OBTAIN THE BEST VALUE. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS PARTICIPATING AGENCIES TO OBTAIN FOOD PRODUCTS AT A LOWER COST THAN AVERAGE RETAIL COST. THE PRODUCT MIX IS NARROWLY FOCUSED, CONSISTING OF STAPLE ITEMS MOST OFTEN PURCHASED BY THE PARTNER AGENCIES SUCH AS SPAGHETTI, SOUP, MACARONI AND CHEESE, BEANS, MILK, AND RICE. ANY NET GAINS FROM FOOD SALES TO PARTNER AGENCIES ARE REINVESTED INTO THIS PROGRAM. THE FOOD PURCHASE PROGRAM IS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS NEEDED BY THE PARTNER AGENCIES AT A TIME WHEN DONATED FOOD IS DECLINING. - FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES (FNS) OUTREACH & NUTRITION EDUCATION SERVICES PROGRAM: THE FNS OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING FOR PARTNER AGENCY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS EQUIPPING THEM TO GUIDE POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A VARIETY OF NUTRITION-RELATE MATERIALS, WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS TO PARTNER AGENCIES AND THEIR CLIENTS. 399 FNS APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED BY SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK AND PARTNER AGENCIES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 06/30/23. - IMAGINE FORSYTH: A PROJECT THAT USES COLLECTIVE IMPACT PRINCIPLES TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND RELATED SYSTEMATIC CHALLENGES WITH A FOCUS ON ECONOMIC STABILITY, HEALTH, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. - DIRECT DISTRIBUTION: DIRECT CLIENT DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD, INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE, WHICH UTILIZES REFRIGERATED TRUCKS TO PROVIDE FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEED IN UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS IN OUR EIGHTEENCOUNTY SERVICE AREA. THE PROGRAM MADE 64 DISTRIBUTIONS TOTALING 3,327,807 POUNDS IN FISCAL YEAR ENDING 06/30/23.