1. Adapting to Meet the Need
Continuous Improvement for the Clients We Serve
2220 E. 17th Street
Des Moines, IA 50316

2. Welcome!

3. Housekeeping

4. Restrooms
Sessions & Hotel Map
Evaluations
Lunch mechanics

5. Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank

6. What We’ve Accomplished Together

7. Food Bank of Iowa at a Glance
Thank you!!!
Through our partnerships, in FY 2018:
We distributed 11,577,718 pounds of donated, purchased grocery products and USDA commodities!
In FY 2019 (so far) – We have distributed 13,659,300 lbs!
Our partners served 3,327,284 meals and snacks!
Our pantry partners served 888,816 individuals!

8. RETAIL PARTNERS Through our Retail Partnerships from FY 2018:
Together we’ve recovered 3,503,966 pounds of food from Aldi, Fareway, Hy-Vee, Kum & Go, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart, Target, and Trader Joe’s - 30% of total distribution.
This is why reporting is crucial!

9. Benefits of Partnership
Pounds distributed with no handling fee
FY18 – 6,744,690 lbs - Roughly 58% of total distribution
FY19 (so far) – 7,465,311 – Roughly 56% of total distribution
More nutritious products
Products that fit the categories of Produce, Meat/Fish, Dairy, or Non-meat Proteins
FY 18 – Roughly 42% of all products distributed
FY 19 (so far) – Roughly 50% of all products distributed

10. Program Partners Mobile Pantries Youth Programs
FY 18 – 2,415,877 lbs distributed through 320 distributions
FY 19 (so far) – 2,750,890 lbs distributed 286 distributions
Added a temporary mobile pantry in Marshalltown in August of 2018 for tornado victims
These work because of the community partners that take on being the boots on the ground
They lead to community conversations around solving food insecurity
Youth Programs
BackPack Program™ at 5,300 student enrollment.
Enrollment numbers continue to decline
Several programs are transitioning to the school pantry model
School Pantries
FY 2018 – 452,642 lbs distributed
FY 19 (so far) – 768,112 lbs distributed through 75 schools in 29 counties
Added 22 new school pantries since FY 2018 & 9 new counties

11. Benefits of Partnership
REAL work is being done to lessen food insecurity in our state!
We are ALWAYS proud to call all of you our partners
We cannot thank you enough for your partnership!

12. Trade mitigation

13. Product Updates- Trade mitigation
Currently moving more than twice the amount of USDA food we normally receive (Jan 2018-received 12 loads/Jan 2019-received 24 loads)
Trade mitigation is the result of the tariffs introduced by the current administration. In order to stabilize markets and keep farmers working, the administration purchased excess food from these industries and decided to donate it to food banks, this helped alleviate some of the push back from introducing the tariffs.

14. Trade Mitigation Trade Mitigation Pros: Trade mitigation cons:
Additional food, more robust inventory
Products we don’t normally have because they are cost-prohibitive: Meat, Milk, and Cheese to name a few
Collaboration with other food banks and food pantries to work on distribution and feeding hungry Iowans
We have learned more about distribution and have been creative in finding outlets for product
Trade mitigation cons:
The future of the program is unknown. We only know the program will last through December, beyond that it is unclear.
FBOI has worked hard to make changes, updated routes, introduced new processes to work through something that may not continue beyond this year
We are receiving millions of dollars’ worth of product, we do not have the budget to continue at that level
Until recently, we had not received any additional funds to help cover administrative costs like additional staff, transportation, or processing
We still have to follow the same guidelines as other USDA product. For example, if we are not able to distribute everything in time we have to pay for the product, even though there is an incredible amount of food and our partner agencies are at capacity themselves

15. Trade mitigation Trade Mitigation/USDA Product Update – June 2% Milk
Fresh produce: apples, potatoes, oranges
Mixed fruit
Canned potatoes
Vegetable soup
Orange juice
Dried cranberries
Rice
Pork loin (frozen)
Pork ham (frozen)
Canned kidney beans
Flour
Pistachios
Cheese

16. Preventing Burn-out: DR. Thomas Benzoni

17. Creston Area Food Pantry