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Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope. SAFB…Feeding America Connection. Nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity Provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States, including more than 9 million children and almost 3 million seniors - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope
Fighting Hunger… Feeding Hope
SAFB…Feeding America Connection
•Nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity•Provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States, including more than 9 million children and almost 3 million seniors•203 food banks serving all 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico•Secures and distributes more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually•Supports 63,000 local charitable agencies, 70,000+ programs like food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs, Kids Cafes, Community Kitchens and BackPack Programs
The SAFB has been recognized by Feeding America as the “Food Bank of the Year 2007-2008”
Fighting Hunger… Feeding Hope
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
400 AGENCIES + 16 Counties = 30 Million Pounds of Food in FY08
HOW WE WORK
Fighting Hunger… Feeding Hope
25,000 PEOPLE A WEEK
adults 18-64
seniors65+ children
0-17
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
• The average rate of poverty in the San Antonio Food Bank’s sixteen-county service area is 20.7%
1 in 5 adults and 1 in 3 children struggle with hunger and food insecurity.
WORKING POOR CHILDREN
SENIORS HOMELESS
WHO WE SERVE
Fighting Hunger… Feeding Hope
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
PROGRAMS AGENCY RELATIONS
Food Fairs – Mass Distribution of Nutritious FoodPantry – Emergency Food for Families In Need
Fighting Hunger… Feeding Hope
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
Kids’ CaféAfter school meals for at-risk
youth
BackpackEmergency, ready-to-eat
weekend backpacks
Fighting Hunger… Feeding Hope
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
SOCIAL SERVICES
Food Assistance
Locate one of 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers, homeless
shelters, kids cafes, community kitchens
Application Assistance
Social Service Specialist staff help clients with Food Stamp
Program, WIC, TANF, Long Term Care, CHIP, Children’s Medicaid, Adult Medicaid, Women’s Health
Program
Last year, SAFB acquired 30 million pounds of food equaling 28 million meals
or $50 million in food
SAFB provides emergency food assistance to nearly 25,000 Individuals Weekly
Fighting Hunger… Feeding Hope
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
PROJECT H.O.P.E.
Distribution 250,000 lbs. to 7,000 seniors
monthly
Federal Benefit & Nutrition Education
Fighting Hunger… Feeding Hope
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Training – 10 week curriculum and job placement referrals
Meal ServiceHomeless, Kids Cafes, Schools
Fighting Hunger… Feeding Hope
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
NUTRITION EDUCATION/COMMUNITY GARDEN
Planting – Growing organic crops
Teaching – Kids and organizations
Fighting Hunger… Feeding Hope
DISASTER RELIEF…HURRICANE IKE
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
148,720 Meals Served
At peak 10,000 Evacuees