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”


SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK

400 AGENCIES + 16 Counties = 30 Million Pounds of Food in FY08

HOW WE WORK


25,000 PEOPLE A WEEK

adults 18-64

seniors65+ children

0-17


• 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



PROGRAMS AGENCY RELATIONS

Food Fairs – Mass Distribution of Nutritious FoodPantry – Emergency Food for Families In Need



CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

Kids’ CaféAfter school meals for at-risk

youth

BackpackEmergency, ready-to-eat

weekend backpacks



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



PROJECT H.O.P.E.

Distribution 250,000 lbs. to 7,000 seniors

monthly

Federal Benefit & Nutrition Education



COMMUNITY KITCHEN

Training – 10 week curriculum and job placement referrals

Meal ServiceHomeless, Kids Cafes, Schools



NUTRITION EDUCATION/COMMUNITY GARDEN

Planting – Growing organic crops

Teaching – Kids and organizations


DISASTER RELIEF…HURRICANE IKE


148,720 Meals Served

At peak 10,000 Evacuees

Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope

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