The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma www.regionalfoodbank.org • Founded in 1980 • Mission: “ Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope ” • Largest private hunger-relief organization in Oklahoma • Administrative and fundraising costs below 4% • Recognized as the outstanding non-profit in the state with the first O.N.E. Award by the Oklahoma Center for NonProfits “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Hunger in Oklahoma “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Hunger in Oklahoma “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
DISTRIBUTION IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN OK • In fiscal year 2014, the Regional Food Bank distributed 47.8 million pounds of food through a network of nearly 1,100 charitable feeding programs and schools throughout 53 central and western Oklahoma counties. “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Who We Serve… • Families, living paycheck to paycheck • Children, living in poverty • Seniors , living on fixed incomes • Unemployed (and/or) under- employed “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
The Working Hungry “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Dis isaster Relief and Recovery ry “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Programs and Services “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Childhood Hunger Programs • Food for Kids • Backpack Program • Kids Cafe • Summer Feeding • School Pantries • School Breaks “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Food for Kids Backpack Program • The Backpack Program • 100% participation from started as a pilot program in OKCPS elementary schools for 2003, serving 180 children the first time ever. 3,300 in five elementary schools children were added this in Oklahoma County. year. • Today, we are serving more • Each child receives a than 18,500 chronically backpack filled with shelf- hungry children in 501 stable, nutritious food to elementary schools in 53 sustain them over weekends central and western and holidays when school Oklahoma counties. meal programs are not available. “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Food for Kids Backpack Program 20,000 18,527 18,000 15,165 16,000 13,555 14,000 12,000 10,577 10,145 9,931 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 475 477 501 374 292 303 0 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Schools Kids “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
School Pantry Program • The School Pantry Program was piloted at two schools during the 2010-2011 School Year (PC and Western Heights). • The Regional Food Bank is currently operating 124 School Pantries throughout the metro area. • During the 2013-2014 school year, the School Pantry program served over 4,800 students and distributed 743,172 pounds of food – the equivalent of 619,310 meals. “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
School Pantry Program Kids Schools 6,000 4,867 5,000 4,000 2,875 3,000 2,000 1,400 1,000 124 91 65 42 2 - 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
School Break Summer Feeding Program Program • Through a 12 year partnership with • Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma USDA and the Oklahoma partners with 19 sites around the Department of Education, the Oklahoma City metro including Summer Feeding program provided YMCA, OKC Parks and Rec, Boys & more than 160,000 meals to 4,714 Girls Clubs and others, to provide children at 73 summer feeding lunch and snacks to students over sites during fiscal year 2014. the extended school breaks. • Summer Feeding for rural • Critical need for students communities is underwritten by a attending schools with year-round grant from the Sodexo Foundation . schedule. • More than 14,500 meals meals were provided to 1,183 students over school breaks. “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Kids Cafe • 34 Kids Cafe sites provide an afterschool safe haven for at-risk youth where children can receive a meal and get help with homework and life-skills. • Meals and snacks were provided to 2,600+ children in fiscal year 2014. • We partner with churches, community centers, housing authorities, Boys and Girls Club • More fresh fruits and vegetables are made available on a regular basis as we worked to improve the nutritional content of all meals. “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Kids Cafe 2,653 3,000 2,500 2,000 2,000 1,500 1,020 819 1,000 500 35 20 23 34 0 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Kids Sites “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
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Senior Feeding Programs • The Regional Food Bank assists with 18 Senior Mobile sites and served about 1,200 seniors a month, providing nearly 14,000 meals during fiscal year 2014. • There are 28 Senior Home Delivery sites in our service area. Seniors who receive our home delivery sacks get a nutritional supplement that helps them to hold off hunger at the end of the month when money is tight. These sites serve an average of 1,000 seniors a month. “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Fresh Food Initiatives • The Fresh Food Mobile Market provides fresh produce at no cost to recipients in a farmers’ market style setting to 1,000 families at four sites each month. • Urban Harvest • 1,367 pounds harvested • 700 Educational tours (403 under age of 18) • 6,000 seedlings grown and distributed for community gardens • 10,000 seed packets distributed • Produce Distribution • Nearly 10 million pounds in FY14; total of nearly 40 million pounds since FY10. “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Fresh Food Mobile Market • Fresh Food Mobile Market – 8 sites served 11,855 Oklahomans 314,215 pounds of fresh produce. • Each month, the Fresh Food Mobile Market provides each client an average of 26 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
URBAN HARVEST In fiscal year 2014… • 1,895 pounds harvested • 507 Educational tours (403 under age 18) • 1,600 seedlings grown and distributed for community gardens • 6,000 seed packets distributed “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Food Resource Centers Eight locations open and serving clients: Urban Mission (OKC), City Rescue Mission (OKC), Loaves & Fishes (Enid), Lawton Food Bank (Lawton), Help, Inc. (Elk City), Moore FRC (Moore, OK), Salvation Army FRC (OKC) and Skyline Urban Ministry FRC (OKC). Urban Mission City Rescue Mission Lawton Food Bank Loaves and Fishes Moore FRC HELP, Inc. Salvation Army FRC Skyline FRC Benefits: Client-choice shopping environment; Greater variety of food; Open longer hours – greater accessibility for the working hungry. “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
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Volunteer Engagement Volunteers 159,839 141,000 160,000 134,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 47,203 48,000 43,400 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 FY12 FY13 FY14 Hours Volunteers “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Innovation & Collaboration • Volunteers • Nearly 141,000 hours donated by more than 48,000 community volunteers = savings of nearly $3 million in labor costs • Hunger 101 • Curriculum for Grades 3-12 with activities designed to educate students on the issue of hunger • Lessons align with Oklahoma Pass Skills and Common Core Standards • Visual aids, worksheets, guest speakers, field trips/tours, student volunteer activities available • Griffin Communications • Partnership with News 9 to raise awareness and funds for childhood hunger • Partnership raising disaster funds in May, 2013 • Beef for Backpacks and Pork for Packs • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and FFA donating livestock to produce beef and pork sticks for Food for Kids Program (52 head a year min.) “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Innovation & Collaboration, cont. • Feeding America • Ongoing partnerships and collaborations • OTC, CEO Network, CFO Network, Marketing Pilot, HR Council, Disaster Response Team • Extra Helpings • Nutritious complete meal in a box • Nearly 90,000 units distributed in FY14 • FEMA • Member of Oklahoma VOAD; storage and staging area for emergency supplies and MREs. • Other/Misc. • Harvesting of Sweet Potatoes • Elementary and Middle Schools • Partner Agencies • Food Resource Centers “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
How can you help? regionalfoodbank.org/volunteer “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
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Hunger in Oklahoma • More than 656,000 Oklahomans are at risk of going hungry every day. • 1 in 4 children in Oklahoma struggles with hunger. “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
Hunger and Health Food insecurity is linked to higher rates of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and other chronic diseases. • Oklahoma ranks near the worst among states in terms of the most severe forms of food insecurity. • Oklahoma ranks near the bottom on many key health indicators. “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope” ™
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