Welcome Food Bank of Siouxland agencies! Thank you to Morningside Lutheran Church for hosting us today!

Mission Importance Our mission is serving you! The Food Bank of Siouxland, a nonprofit organization, strives to be responsive to the needs of its agencies, donors, and volunteers by efficiently soliciting and distributing food to feeding programs for the needy. Now more than ever : food needs to be “on task” & we are focused too: FEEDING vs. paper, etc. parallel program i.e. dinner or camp Need Your feedback is most welcome. www.siouxlandfoodbank.org jacob@siouxlandfoodbank.org

Staff in the Office Linda Scheid, Executive Director Jennifer, Development Director Jennie, Operations Director

Driver -Warehouse Assistant Warehouse Staff Rico Senior Driver Jeff, Driver -Warehouse Assistant Amber, Warehouse Assistant

Today’s Agenda Welcome & Networking Lunch Food Bank of Siouxland: Past, Present, Future with Linda Scheid

Today’s Agenda Items: What can the Food Bank provide? What the Food Bank does provide Food Bank Warehouse Shop Talk with Jennie

Today’s Agenda Online Stats Entering Questions with Jake Your thoughts, questions, and/or concerns

Executive Director of the Food Bank of Siouxland WELCOME! Linda Scheid, Executive Director of the Food Bank of Siouxland

Past, Present, Future In 2015, Food Bank agencies distributed 1,744,897 pounds of food. In 2016, 2,163,857 pounds were distributed. In 2015, agencies served 51,963 households and 231,578 individuals. In 2016, agencies served 50,096 households and 201,575 individuals. In 2015, agencies served 638,801 meals and 304,316 snacks. In 2016, agencies served 478,902 meals and 248,538 snacks.

What has been fueling the 2017 food distribution? Food on the Floor! Past, Present, Future In 2017, the Food Bank of Siouxland (FBS) agencies are on track to distribute 2,180,900! What has been fueling the 2017 food distribution? Food on the Floor! In 2016, FBS received 2,081,556 pounds of food. In 2017, FBS has received 970,274 pounds of food. This means FBS is on track to receive 3,168,070 pounds of food in 2017.

Past, Present, Future: Sources of Food FY 2016 50% of food in the Food Bank warehouse came from Local Donations, including retail outlets (up 2%). 27% of the food in the warehouse came from Purchased Product (down 2%). 17% of the warehouse food came from the USDA/TEFAP program (down 3%). 6% of the warehouse food came from the Feeding America Network (up 3%) .

Past, Present, Future: Categories of Food in FY 2016 What categories of food did the Food Bank distribute the most of? Meat accounted for 21% of food distributed. Fresh Produce accounted for 11% of the food distributed. Canned Veggies accounted for 11% of the food distributed. Dairy accounted for 5.5% of the food received.

Past, Present, Future The Food Bank of Siouxland’s Board of Directors is refocusing the strategic plan for the Food Bank’s next three years. Each agency of the Food Bank is important in alleviating hunger in Siouxland!

P1 Product Updates In 2013, the Food Bank staff increased the amount of food purchased for the warehouse. This has aided in the variety of products the Food Bank can provide. It also creates a consistent flow of certain items. During Agency Inspections, Jake gathers information on what product your agency likes to see or have more of on the menu.

P1 Product Updates What did the Food Bank bring into the warehouse in 2016 (in approximate pounds)? 62,500 pounds of Canned Fruit 39,000 pounds of Vegetable choices 32,500 pounds Pasta and Sauce 28,000 pounds of Soup 25,000 pounds of Canned Meat (tuna and chicken) 15,500 pounds Bean choices 15,000 pounds of Juice 12,500 pounds of Frozen Meat (mostly ground turkey) 5,500 pounds of Cereal

P1 Product Updates What are items the Food Bank would like to increase through purchasing? Ground Beef Cereal More Soup Varieties Fruit, Canned Canned Meat 100% Juices Peanut Butter

P1 Product Updates Does this list contain most of the items your agency wants and/or needs? What other items are important for your agency? Know the Food Bank is receiving more produce, including veggies and fruit. Please come to the warehouse to regularly to see what we have to offer. If you are a “delivery” agency, please ask for produce for your delivery. This can be done by placing a note in the “comments” section of the checkout process.

Mini-Break Let’s all take 5 to 10 minutes to stand, stretch, move, visit the restroom, etc. Come back, ready to ask any questions on the information presented so far.

Warehouse Shop Talk Inventory Accuracy Product Mislabeling

Inventory Important for your records and our records. Have what we say we have You may be paying for food you didn’t receive

Product Mislabeling Bulk versus configuration Unclear Description Ex. 24/15 oz. cans Unclear Description Pork 40#, Beef 40#, Poultry 40# Volunteers Rely on help from others

What Stats does the Food Bank need? Online Stats What Stats does the Food Bank need? Please report the following stats if your agency is a pantry site: households, individuals, and the percentage of clients under the given income line. Please enter the information under the items with (Pantry) following it. The online system asks for the average number of people in a household. The Food Bank does not track this number for pantries nor does it track it for meal providers.

Online Stats What Stats does the Food Bank need? Please report the following stats if your agency is a meal site: individuals served, meals, snacks and the percentage of clients under the given income line. Please enter the information under the items with (Meal) following it. It can be hard to track percentage of clients under the poverty line during meals; however, please have a plan in place to help your agency report this statistic.

Online Stats If you make a mistake while entering statistics, please let a member of the Food Bank staff know (by either emailing or calling into the office). We can help you! Be careful while entering statistics, as hitting enter can accidently submit your numbers served report. Please remember to enter these numbers on a monthly basis now, instead of quarterly.

Thoughts? Concerns? Questions? Does anyone have any parting thoughts, concerns or questions? It is also time to go over the 2017 Agency Conference Quiz. Fareway gift card winner is:

All Agency Conference 2017 Thank you for your time and for all you do to help the needy in our area!