Community Food Bank, Inc.

Programs: Across our 5-county service area, the emergency food box program (tefap) distributed 293,486 food boxes to 199,032 people experiencing hunger in partnership with usda, the arizona department of economic security and 32 nonprofit and faith-based community partners. Food boxes were provided at our main warehouse in tucson, at our four branch locations in amado, marana, green valley and nogales, and at over 30 rural distribution sites in the three southeastern arizona counties (cochise, graham and greenlee). Boxes include non-perishables such as canned fruit and vegetables, peanut butter, soup, cereal, rice and beans, and are supplemented with fresh produce procured through our nogales facility.

the agency market & partnership program provides hunger relief to individuals and families who seek services from organizations other than the community food bank of southern arizona. Many reside in homeless, domestic violence shelters or transitional housing communities. Fresh produce, meats, milk, cheese and eggs are rescued from local grocery retailers and distributed through a partner network of over 300 nonprofit and faith-based organizations who provided nearly 5. 8 million meals across both urban and rural areas of southern arizona. To better serve the 29,000 food-insecure individuals across 20 rural communities in cochise, graham and greenlee counties, a new facility - the willcox distribution center - was built. This 8,000 sq. Ft. Warehouse will open in september 2015.

in partnership with usda and the arizona department of health services, the commodity supplemental food program (csfp or food plus) improved the health of 8,000 low-income seniors by providing 5,500 supplemental emergency food boxes that deliver nutrients typically lacking in that population. Food boxes were provided at our main warehouse in tucson, and our four branch locations in amado, marana, green valley and nogales. Boxes include non- perishables such as canned fruit and vegetables, shelf-stable milk, soup, cereal, rice and beans, as well as perishable items including juice, fresh milk and cheese. Boxes are supplemented with fresh produce procured through our nogales facility.

the community food resource center oversees all education, advocacy and community development activities aimed to empower individuals to become economically self-sufficient and strengthen community health and economic vitality. The center served an estimated 16,000 people and promoted economic and community development through the various activities including: - farm-to-school partnerships provided 1. 3 million servings of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables to children in dozens of schools. Additionally, the program provided garden training to 31 public school teachers from 3 school districts at 13 schools and helped 4 public schools obtain their public health certification to serve rainwater-harvested school garden produce in school cafeterias. -managed three farmers' markets that provided nearly 900,000 servings of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables in "food deserts" in pima county, generating 300,000 in sales for local growers. -launched a local produce brokerage enterprise in partnership with client- growers and 18 small farms in the region, serving educational and healthcare partners and their clients. -founded the closing the hunger gap network, a national peer learning group consisting of over 60 organizations across the country dedicated to ending hunger through community empowerment. The network developed a national agenda and planned the closing the hunger gap conference scheduled in september 2015. -in partnership with our national network of feeding america food banks, and our association of arizona food banks, we continue to advocate for such successful "war on poverty" interventions as the supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap), the temporary emergency food assistance program (tefap), the commodity supplemental food program for seniors (cfsp), as well as state and local policy that strengthens local food-systems, including favorable local and urban agriculture. Clients we've enrolled in snap benefits cumulatively received nearly 1. 6 million meals' worth of food assistance. Expenses: 1,934,417; revenue: 208,693 child nutrition programs help close the hunger gap for over 3,000 children in pima county who experience food-insecurity and don't know when their next meal may come. The backpack program engaged 18 community partners who provided volunteer and funding assistance, and distributed 78,033 packs of healthy food to nourish 2,125 students over the weekend when they may not have had enough to eat. The afterschool meals & snacks program provided over 160,000 after-school nutritionally balanced meals to nearly 300 children per day at local boys and girls clubs. The program operates in partnership with caridad community kitchen, usda and the arizona department of education. A school pantry pilot model was launched aimed to increase access to healthy foods for the whole family. Expenses: 791,174; grants: 316,214 caridad community kitchen served 160,653 nutritious hot meals, sack lunches and after-school snacks in partnership with 14 faith-based institutions and the boys & girls clubs of tucson. Meals were planned and prepared by students in the 10-week culinary training program. The culinary training program trained 65 individuals in the culinary arts. Of the 37 students who graduated from the program, 35 have obtained post-employment education and 90% have seen an increase in wages from the day they entered the program. Another notable accomplishment includes the launching of "caridad catering: food for the social good," an earned-income social enterprise that will diversify revenue streams and build stronger relationships with the corporate community and among the general public. Expenses: 864,240; grants: 81,208 the multi service center leases space to external not-for-profit agencies at reduced lease rates. Currently our tenants include: - arizona lion's vision center which provides eye and vision care to low income families; - southern arizona legal aid, a non-profit law firm offering legal aid to disadvantaged citizens; - administration resources & choices whose comprehensive services include elder abuse assistance and financial and legal counseling for home owners. Expenses: 40,330; revenue: 27,405