2011 second harvest north florida annual report
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A recap of the calendar year for Second Harvest North Florida, a Feeding America food bank located in Jacksonville that provides services to hundreds of thousands of people experiencing hunger annually.TRANSCRIPT
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Second Harvest North Florida 2011 Annual Report
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S e c o nd Ha r v e s t No r t h F l o r i d a
f o od and g r o c e ry p r odu c t s t o hung ry p e o p l e and
th e pu b l i c a b ou t t h e c au s e sand p o s s i b l e s o l u t i o n s t o
p r o b l em s o f d ome s t i c hung e r .
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No one stretches a dollar like us. For every dollar
donated, we are able to generate seven meals,
much more than if you purchased at a store. To see more on the impact your donation makes, visit wenourishhope.org/onedollar
Hunger is one of the biggest issues facing our community. Its the first need. We have the answer.
Second Harvest impacts many nonprofit organizations that do great work in our community. We enable their work.
Finding food isnt our challenge. Growing our capacity and network is the most important thing we can do.
Food is the first need we have every day. When
we wake in the morning, we look for something
to eat. When we are hungry at noon, we take a
break and eat again. Now imagine what it is
like to wonder how you will find that next meal.
For thousands in our community that stress is
a daily reality. They do not know where their
next meal is coming from or when. At Second
Harvest North Florida, our mission is to end
hunger across the 17 counties we serve.
I am proud to report that in 2011 Second Harvest distributed more than 20
million pounds of food the equivalent of nearly 17 million meals. Yet it was
only enough to meet half of the need in north Florida. Despite tripling the
amount of food delivered to the community in three years, there are still
thousands working people, children, homebound elderly who are hungry
every day. According to studies, we need to distribute 40 million pounds of
food just to meet the current need. Each day that need is growing, and were
peddling as fast as we can.
The food bank is, in many ways, a logistics business. Second Harvest has
established a network of 450 agencies including feeding sites, food pantries
and civic groups that directly serve those who are hungry on a daily basis.
It is the partnership with us that allows them to maximize their resources.
In todays economy, every dollar saved counts.
It seems simple we get food, we sort food, we distribute food. But to move
more of it we need to increase our capacity, with more trucks, a larger
warehouse, more mobile distributions into struggling neighborhoods and to
assist our agencies in increasing their capacity as well. We have a plan to
create upstream solutions that address the issue of hunger rather than just
treat the symptoms. We are marching toward a capital campaign to build a
new facility that will play a key role in helping to create a sustainable food
system. We can improve the standard of living in north Florida one family at
a time. We are excited about where we are headed, but we need your help.
Last year nearly 4,000 volunteers donated more than 24,000 hours of their
time at the food bank. During the same time frame we raised $1.55 million in
private contributions from generous individuals, companies and foundations.
Without these resources, our work would stop and people would lose hope.
I just cannot accept that, and neither should you.
To those of you who helped us attack hunger in 2011 thank you! Because of
your investment, we were able to give hope to thousands who were hopeless.
If you have not yet, please join us. Together as a community we will end
hunger in north Florida.
Bruce GangerExecutive Director
F e e d i n g K i d s$1 provides lunch for one
child for one week
F e e d i n g Fam i l i e s$1 provides dinner for a
mother, father and five kids
F e e d i n g S e n i o r s$1 provides breakfast for
one senior for one week
F e e d i n g Home l e s s$1 provides dinner for one
homeless person for one week
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Since 1979, Second Harvest North Floridas
mission has been providing food resources to
hungry people. Second Harvest works within a vast
network of resources and partners including food and financial
donors, a dedicated staff, volunteers that help manage the work load
and agencies that distribute meals to families and individuals in need.
Second Harvest North Florida is a proud member of Feeding America
the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization. It has a network of 205
member food banks and food-rescue organizations serving all 50 states, the District
of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The Feeding America Network secures and distributes
more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually.
2011 was a pivotal year.
Second Harvest
distributed 20,044,625
pounds of food into the
community in 2011, the
equivalent of nearly
17 million meals.
Since 2008 (7,650,409
pounds), Second Harvest
has increased its
distribution by
162 percent.
3,770 volunteers
contributed more
than 24,000 hours
the equivalent of 11.5
full-time employees.
Local donors supported the
food bank like never before
in response to the ongoing
crisis donating a record$1.55 million. Second
Harvests premier special
events Jacksonville
FOODFIGHT and the
Empty Bowls Luncheon
enjoyed record years
totaling more than$180,000 raised.
Second Harvest
rescued more than
20 million pounds of
surplus food in 2011,
and all but 25,000
pounds was distributed.
Geographically, the area served by Second Harvest represents
more than 10,000 square miles, including nearly 3,000 square
miles served by the Second Harvest facility on Jessie Street.
The NeedMore than 342,000 individuals in the Second
Harvest North Florida service area are deemed to
be food insecure which means they might not
be hungry, but they also dont know when they
will eat again. Of that total, more than 117,000
are children. In the 17-county area we serve,
136,269 people are in a class of working poor
with no access to federal or state benefits.
Food is Sorted/StoredFood is sorted/stored in our 33,000-square-foot
warehouse facility
Perishable foods are stored in freezers or refrigeration units
Non-perishable foods are sorted and shelved
for distribution
Second Harvest staff includes 24 direct
operations employees
3,770 volunteers worked 24,000+ hours in 2011
Food is DistributedTo 450+ Member Agencies
Ministries, church pantries, medical clinics,
senior citizen centers, after-school programs,
summer programs, shelters & feeding sites
Through Mobile Pantries
Through Special Programs
Kids Cafe, Summer Lunch feeding sites,
BackPack Program, healthy food
distribution programs, SNAP outreach
Food ArrivesFrom Donations
Local grocery store partners, regional food wholesalers,
local food drives, individuals, farmers & farmers markets
From Government Resources
TEFAP (from USDA)
Feeding America Network
CHOICE system, national donor relationships
As Purchased Resources
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At Second Harvest North Florida, we see the hunger problem
in our community each day. Many factors contribute to its
existence from rising gas prices, to pricier trips to the grocery
store, to skyrocketing utility costs and the collapse of the housing
market. Any way you measure it, life is more expensive today than
it was three years ago when the current recession began.
Data is now showing us how many people are affected. The
statistics are alarming.
More than 342,000 individuals wake up each morning not
knowing when they will find their next opportunity to eat. Among
that total is more than 117,000 children under the age of 18.
While these families and individuals might not be hungry, they
are considered to be food insecure, a term used by the federal
government to describe lack of access, at times, for enough food
for an active, healthy life for all household members. The fastest-
growing population in this food-insecure group is the working
poor households that have working members but cant make
ends meet, often times forced to substitute other bills and
expenses for money that would have been used to buy food.
In the 17-county area served by Second Harvest North Florida,
136,269 people are in this class of working poor with no access
to federal or state benefits and often limited means to buy food,
according to a national study released by Feeding America, Map
The Meal Gap 2011. The study indicates that 342,600 people
are food insecure in the Second Harvest service area, a total
that represents 17.5 percent of the areas population. Of that
total, 39.7 percent (136,269 people) make too much money to
qualify for federal assistance like food stamps, now known as
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Even more troubling is that 25.6 percent of the areas children
under the age of 18 are food insecure (117,040) including
41,117 whose families are considered to be working poor and
dont qualify for federal help.
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One in six adults andone in four children are at risk of hunger in north Florida.
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20.1 million poundsdistributed in 2011
Types of food: Bakery 7%
Dairy 8%
Cans/Dry 57%
Meat 13%
Produce 12%
Other 3%
*Produce totals have increased from
less than 500,000 pounds in 2009,
to 2 million pounds in 2010,
to 2.5 million pounds in 2011
Current 30,000-square-footwarehouse facility with limited
storage, areas for volunteers, parking and loading dock bays
One small industrial cooler and one small industrial freezer
Member agencies lackfreezer/cooler capacity to
accept perishable goods
Fleet of 13 vehicles covers 5,000 square miles (5 counties)
SHNF paid staff is 24, with almost4,000 volunteers in 2011
342,600 people are food insecure in north Florida
17.5% of the population whichincludes children, homebound elderly,
pregnant mothers, the unemployed, theworking poor, disabled adults and others
17 counties (10,000 square miles)
170,000 people are currently beingserved by Second Harvest each year
Second Harvests goal is to end hunger in north Florida by 2015!
Second Harvest needs to distribute40 million pounds annually by 2015 to adequately meet the need
The fastest-growing type of foodavailable is produce, which must be tripled by 2015
Extend facility operations outside of warehouse (mobile pantries)
Secure offsite storage for additionalcapacity within existing warehouse
Extend operating hours and createmultiple shifts for operation
Automate warehouse processes,inventory system and mapping capability
Secure industrial freezer and coolerspace for member agencies
More fleet trucks, more drivers,more funds for maintenance,increased coverage area
Increased food distribution will requiremore staff, and a force of 10,000volunteers is projected for 2015
172,000+ people currently not beingserved a significant gap to be filled by 2015
Increase education about healthy eating
Increase total number of member agencies
Increase number of mobile pantries
Grow childrens programs to reach the 117,000 in our service area who are food insecure
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Retail donations to Second Harvest
reflect what consumers are seeing in
grocery stores fewer shelves and
more space dedicated to fresh
produce, meat and dairy around the
outside of the store, and more
coolers and freezers in the middle.
Why? Consumers are demanding it.
In addition, retailers are doing a
better job of managing their
inventories of canned and boxed
products. As a result, fewer of these
shelf stable items trickle down to
the food bank. More donations are
from the dairy, bakery, meat and
produce sections. Thats good for
nutrition, but it causes challenges.
To effectively handle this evolution
of food donations, more freezer and
cooler space is needed. And, as
importantly, our member agencies
need to have adequate cooling and
freezer space of their own to safely
handle and store what we are
delivering. Historically, food pantries
have only had to receive dry and
shelf-stable goods.
In many ways, its a perfect storm.
Consumers are focused on their
nutritional needs and looking for
opportunities to get fresh fruits and
vegetables. More of that is available
to us than ever before. But we and
our agencies have to modify our
business practices to operate in
a new way.
Second Harvest is on target to distribute 40 million pounds of food by 2015, but we are confronted by a logistics bottleneck. We
know where the food is, how to get it, how to sort it and how to distribute it. We also know where the hungry people are who need
our help. To achieve success, we must widen this bottleneck and effectively pair food resources with families experiencing need.
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February April May
Local business leaders were invited to explore
the issue of childhood hunger and its impact on
academic success at the River Club in downtown
Jacksonville at an event organized by Second
Harvest North Florida. Featured speakers were
Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding
America, and Dr. John Cook, professor of
pediatrics from Boston University and the author
of Child Food Insecurity: The Economic Impact
on our Nation.
The 10th Annual Canstruction
event was held at the Jacksonville
Landing, resulting in 2,892 pounds
of donated food by the design, construction and
engineering communities helping the event reach
a 10-year total of more than 100,000 pounds
donated to Second Harvest.
Stamp Out Hunger, the nations largest annual food
drive sponsored by The National Association of
Letter Carriers, resulted in more than 250,000
pounds of donated food, the equivalent of more
than 200,000 meals for people in need.
Floridas Dixie Egg
Company donated 32,400
eggs to Second Harvest
North Florida to help
families in need, just in
time for the Easter holiday.
Second Harvest hosted a Wine
In A Warehouse event for the
Jacksonville Council of Supply
Chain Management
Professionals, sharing the
organizational vision with key
leaders in the logistics industry.
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints (LDS), in
partnership with Second
Harvest North Florida, the
Northeast Florida Red Cross
and The Blood Alliance, hosted
its Third Annual Day of Service.
Second Harvest North Florida
and Publix Supermarkets, Inc.,
announced the roll-out of a
store donation program that
will generate millions of
pounds of important food
resources annually.
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June
The 21st Annual Jacksonville
FOODFIGHT, presented by EverBank,
raised a record of nearly $100,000 for
Second Harvest North Florida while
attracting more than 1,200 attendees.
Second
Harvest
North Florida received 13,000
cans of Campbells Chunky
Soup to celebrate the Jaguars'
second-place finish in the
2010 Chunky Soup Click for
Cans competition.
Wells Fargo
announced a
donation of $20,000
to Second Harvest North Florida
and three other Florida food
banks as part of the companys
brand rollout celebration in
downtown Jacksonville.
Chick-fil-A at Roosevelt Square and Second
Harvest teamed up for the fifth straight year to
feed hungry children during the summer through the Nourishing Kids
Summer Meals Program. More than 1,000 meals for children were
generated through in-store donations.
August September
Bank of America sponsored a
back-to-school mobile
distribution in St. Johns County,
providing important food
resources for low-income
children at South Woods
Elementary School.
Map The Meal Gap study was released by Feeding
America, which indicates more than 342,000 individuals
are food insecure in the 17-county area served by Second
Harvest North Florida, including 117,000 children.
Second Harvest held the annual Member Agency
Conference at Household of Faith Church.
The Second Harvest North Florida Kids
Cafe Program operated 42 sites during
the 2011-12 school year as part of the
Afterschool Snack Program, a subcomponent of the Child
Care Food Program provided through the Florida
Department of Health.
The Feds Feed Families national food drive generated
more than 90,000 pounds of food donated by the
military personnel, families and commissary vendors
at NAS Jacksonville.
LSS held its annual volunteer appreciation event at the
Haskell Building.
Feeding America promoted the
Third Annual Hunger Action Month.
Jacksonville
businessman Bruce
Ganger was named
executive director
at Second Harvest
North Florida.
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November DecemberOctober
Second Harvest executive director
Bruce Ganger was named head
of the Jacksonville Food Policy
Council, which brings together
stakeholders from diverse food-
related sectors to examine how
the food system is operating and
to develop recommendations on
how to improve it for the benefit
of our community.
The Jaguars Family Food Drive,
sponsored by Winn-Dixie, netted
74,877 pounds in food donations
and $2,500 in monetary donations
over six weeks.
The 27th Annual Empty
Bowls Luncheon set record
marks for attendance with
1,400 and funds raised with
more than $81,000.
Lift Up America and the Jacksonville Jaguars teamed
up with Tyson Foods, Inc. to distribute 30,000 pounds
of protein to more than 30 Second Harvest agencies.
2,500 Thanksgiving meals
complete with frozen turkeys and all
the fixins were distributed in less
than three hours at a special mobile
pantry event at EverBank Field. The
event was sponsored by Black
Diamond Performance Reporting.
Second Harvest provided
emergency water relief to
the Mondex community in
Flagler County delivering
more than 420,000 pounds
of potable water.
The fourth Hero Central
Food Drive, presented
by First Coast News and
Publix, generated nearly
37,000 meals for
people in need on the
First Coast.
Community Safety Net Fund at The Community Foundation
awarded Second Harvest with $110,400 for the purchase
of a mobile pantry truck.
The Jacksonville Jaguars teamed with Second Harvest for the third
consecutive year to distribute Christmas joy to local families in need
delivering 1,000 holiday meal boxes.
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Wal-Mart donated and installed
racking and shelving display units
in the Second Harvest warehouse, increasing inventory
efficiency. It was a generous year by local Wal-Mart stores,
which provided 2.08 million meals, volunteers and grant
dollars in support of the food bank.
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Bishop Lillie Blackshear answers her phone with an emphatic
God bless you. And she truly means it. As the pastor for True
Light of God in Christ Church on the west side of Jacksonville
since 1985, she works her ministry by feeding people
spiritually and nutritionally.
Members would say that they have friends in need, and
I started collecting clothes and food, explained Bishop
Blackshear. Then I learned about Second Harvest. I started
getting food from them and they helped me qualify for USDA
food distribution.
Today she serves between 300 and 500 families a month
including deliveries to the homebound. Many of the people
who come to her church for food have jobs, yet they dont
have enough money to take care of all their needs.
Many people take care of their elderly parents who dont have
Social Security or are raising children, she said. They dont
make enough money, so there is a choice between buying food
and medication.
People start lining up as early as 2 or 3 a.m. when she does
food distributions on the second Thursday of the month and
Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. The fresh food comes in on Friday,
and the USDA food is usually canned goods, chicken and ham.
We teach them how to cook the food, explaining the recipes
they can use, she added. They may have never seen this type
of food, but theyll come back to us and ask for more saying
That was good!
We s e r v e a va r i e ty o f p e o p l e . Many o ft h em work bu t d on thav e e n ough mon eys i n c e t h ey a r e t ak i n gc a r e o f p a r en t s o rc h i l d r e n . I t s o f t e n a c h o i c e b e tw e enbuy i n g f o od andbuy i ng med i c a t i o n . -B i s h o p B l a c k s h e a r
How We Create Hope Giving Meals to Those In Need:
Through its partnership with True Light of God Church of God in Christ,
Second Harvest North Florida has created hope for thousands of its
neighbors in need in west Jacksonville. In 2011 alone, Second Harvest
provided 582,199 pounds of food to True Light of God, creating 485,166
meals for families, children and seniors who are experiencing hunger.
Purchasing that same volume of food in a local grocery store would have
cost True Light of God $966,450.
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Second Harvest is
committed to providing
relief to communities and
neighborhoods where
food resources are scarce.
One way we accomplish
this is by delivering trucks
filled with healthy foods
and other key staples to
economically challenged
areas where residents
might otherwise find their dinner tables empty. Second Harvest works with a
member agency or a sponsoring group such as a church, school or civic center
to identify an appropriate distribution point and to recruit volunteers.
In 2011, Second Harvest coordinated 260 mobile
distributions, serving 61,620 families. In order to
meet the need in 2012, that number will double to
520 mobile events, two per day Monday-Friday,
throughout the year. Distributions like the one
featured on the adjacent page at True Light of God
help provide a bridge to enable folks to survive
difficult times. Mobile pantries feed homebound
seniors, expectant mothers and working families
who work hard and earn income but simply cant
find a way to make ends
meet. Mobile pantries also
ease the transportation
barriers that prevent some
families from visiting a
pantry to receive food
assistance.
These rolling food pantries
also provide an important
tool for Second Harvest to
continue growing its
distribution network
outside of the walls of its
Jessie Street facility. As
the food bank searches
for ways to maximize the
capacity of its 30,000-square-foot warehouse, mobile distributions have
become an important tool. More than 4.3 million pounds of food will be
delivered directly into low-income neighborhoods through the mobile
distribution program in 2012 almost 20 percent of the organizations
projected output for the calendar year.
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How You Can Help
Sponsoring a mobile pantry is a personal, powerful experience
for all involved. Volunteers can engage directly with families in
their community that are hungry and will leave knowing that
they have made a difference in those neighbors lives. For
companies and organizations, it offers an opportunity for
community involvement and positive recognition.
For more information about how you, your church, place of
business or community group can sponsor a mobile pantry, visit
WeNourishHope.org/mobilepantry or call 904.353.FOOD.
A blue Second Harvest truck delivers 8,400 pounds of food (the equivalent
of 7,000 meals) to long lines of needy people. An estimated 237 families
benefit from each mobile distribution providing a family of four enough
food to sustain them for five days.
To learn more about mobile food distribution, visit wenourishhope.org/mobilepantry
A mobiledistribution costs $1,000
The hope itprovides ispriceless
This food is very important because it helps me outin meeting my daily needs of food. I am thankful for
the mobile food pantry at True Light of God which is
staffed by very compassionate people. - John Lineberry,an 86-year-old veteran of World War II where his claim to fame
was that he captured five German soldiers!
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A l o t o f p a t i e n t sd on t hav e a c c e s s t ot h i s f o od , and i to p e n e d t h e d o o r t ha ti t t a s t e s g o od and i sr e l a t i v e l y qu i c k andc onv en i e n t t o e a t . I tg a v e t h em th e i d e at ha t f r e s h f ru i t andv e g e t a b l e s a r e ano p t i o n f o r t h em . -M i s ha B i d en , Nut r i t i o n i s t
Thats what Healthy Start nutritionist Misha Biden heard from
many women who were part of the Azalea Project. These women,
who faced addiction challenges, were pregnant and receiving
care from Shands Jacksonville Medical Center. But if they didnt
eat healthy food, even more challenges were likely ahead
gestational diabetes, high blood pressure for the mother and
even infant mortality or childhood obesity issues for the child.
Second Harvest North Florida, Shands and the Northeast
Florida Healthy Start Coalition with the help of a grant from
the Wal-Mart Foundation combined to offer healthy food to
the women when they came in for their obstetric appointments.
At the height of the project, 70 bags of food were given out
each day.
Patients would say they needed a snack, and instead of
running to fast food or a convenience store bag of chips, they
were eating oranges, she said. We brought in Chef Jessica
Bright to do cooking demonstrations four times a year. Many
of our clients had never had some of the vegetables we were
distributing. We had to tell them how to cook them, so we
would also hand out recipes.
A lot of these women want to reach a higher level of education,
and its about finding that bridge to help them reach those
goals, said Biden. Many of our patients didnt have access
to this food, and it opened the door that it tastes good and is
relatively quick and convenient to eat.
How We Create Hope Distributing Nutitrious Meals:
During the 18-month program conducted at Shands Jacksonville, Second
Harvest distributed 222,268 pounds of food to more than 20,000
expectant mothers. That total was the equivalent of 185,223 nutritious
meals. In addition to a 10-pound bag of food received each visit, the women
also received important information about food preparation and healthy
eating. During this programs existence from November 2009 to June 2011,
Jacksonvilles infant mortality rate decreased significantly. The wholesale
value of the food provided to this program was $368,965, a return of nearly
300 percent on the funding received from the Wal-Mart Foundation.
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How You Can Help For the 2,500 children who participate in the Second HarvestKids Cafe Program, nutrition begins and ends with the school
day. Breakfast and lunch are available free through their
schools, and a nutritious after-school snack is provided by
Second Harvest. However, during the weekends or extended
school breaks like Christmas, many of these children go for
days without food in their stomachs. Recognizing this problem,
Second Harvest began the BackPack Program in 2008.
For more information about how you, your church, place of
business of community group can support the BackPack
program, visit WeNourishHope.org/backpack or call
904.353.FOOD.
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Hungry children cannot thrive. Yet more than 117,000 children in the 17
counties served by Second Harvest are at risk of going hungry each day.
They cant grow, develop and learn like other kids. They have trouble focusing
and getting along. They complain often of headaches, stomachaches and
other ailments. They fall behind in virtually every way.
Second Harvest is working to reach these children through three unique
programs dedicated to child nutrition Kids Cafe, BackPack and Summer
Feeding. All three programs make nutritious meals and snacks available to
children from low-income homes ensuring that they are well-nourished
and able to thrive.
Kids Cafe: This program provides nutritious
snacks through after-school programs. In 2011,
376,503 snacks were served at 50 sites
helping between 2,500 and 2,700 children
each month.
Summer Meals: During the
summer months, when
school is not in session, free
and reduced-fee lunch
programs are not always
available. In 2011, Second
Harvests summer meals
program supported 28
feeding sites, serving
106,530 hot meals.
BackPack: BackPacks are filled with child-friendly nonperishable food for
children to take home over weekends and holiday breaks during the school
year. In 2011, eight sites distributed 167,680 backpacks to 524 children.
SNAP Outreach: The food bank has also joined forces with the United Way and
other government and business leaders in Flagler County to help residents
especially those with children apply for and receive food stamp benefits. The
program began in August and has already made a significant impact by securing
nearly 200 applications, which have resulted in more than $361,800 in benefits.
The economic impact of those benefits in the county is more than $650,000.
The bags I got had mostly fruits and vegetables.
This helped me because I had gestational
diabetes, and I knew I had to eat better. Other
food programs like WIC had some fruits and
vegetables but only $10 worth. These bags
helped me eat more healthy foods. I liked
getting this food every week. - L.G., a patient who
delivered her baby on March 2, 2011, at Shands
The cost to send home a bag of shelf-stable food per child each weekend for
the entire 42-week school year is just $100 per child. The food is intended to
supplement the weekend meals both for the child and other members in
the household. Currently, we are distributing backpack bags to 600 children
for the 2011-2012 school year. But 1,900 other children similarly identified
as food insecure are going without due to a lack of necessary funding.
To learn more about childrens programs, visit wenourishhope.org
A bag of food per child (for them &their family) for the weekendsduring the 42-week school yearcosts only $100
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Second Harvest depends on private
support to fulfill our mission to end
hunger in north Florida. Philanthropic
dollars are the lifeblood of our overall
food bank operation, and at the same
time fuel the specific work of our
partner agencies to whom we provide
food. Gifts enhance our ability to
distribute more food in an effort to
meet the 40 million pound need in our
service area. We hope youll partner
with us, and believe the $1 = 7 meals
(700%) return on investment is one
that will make you proud.
Fundraising
Pounds of Food
* This chart does not
include $18,760,111,
which represents the
value of in-kind food
donations distributed.
*This chart does not
include $18,856,009,
which represents the
value of in-kind food
donations received.
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Corporate Offices: 4615 Philips Highway, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Warehouse: 1502 Jessie Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206
WeNourishHope.org
Board of DirectorsOfficers
Jack Parker, Chairman
Dwane Tyson, Vice Chair
Sina Rezaei, Treasurer
Jeanne Maszy, Secretary
Members
Brooks Andrews
Ted Carter, Past Treasurer
Mary Coleman
Marie Friedsam
Chris Haley
The Rev. Robert Kinley
Bill Laird
Roslyn Phillips
The Rev. William Reister
Matt Parks
Kem Siddons, Past Chairman
Mark Stevens
Rusty White
Strategic Advisory CouncilGabe Bove
Ric Clarson
Tony Ferguson
Chris Haley
Geneva Henderson
Dave Howard
Joe Howell
Dick Hurst
Will Montoya
Charley Moore
Jack Parker
Greg Phipps
Robey Stewart
Chuck Wyckoff
CreditsPublisher: Karen Rieley, Vice President for Advancement
Editors: Tom Strother, Director of Communication; Amy Rankin, Cause to Communicate
Layout: Janelle Jordan, Cause to Communicate
Photography: Chris Viola, Feeding America, Dan Van Slyke, Chelsea Photographic, LSS staff
Senior StaffR. Wayne Rieley, President/CEO
Bruce Ganger, Executive Director
Karen Rieley, Vice President for Advancement
Richard Mochowski, Controller
Eileen Nelson, Human Resources
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