The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma www.regionalfoodbank.org Founded - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

▶
the regional food bank of oklahoma regionalfoodbank org
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma www.regionalfoodbank.org Founded - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Sep 20, 2022 138 likes •436 views

The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma www.regionalfoodbank.org Founded in 1980 Mission: Fighting HungerFeeding Hope Largest private domestic hunger-relief organization in Oklahoma Administrative and fundraising costs are 4%

slide-1
SLIDE 1

The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma www.regionalfoodbank.org

  • Founded in 1980
  • Mission: “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”
  • Largest private domestic hunger-relief organization

in Oklahoma

  • Administrative and fundraising costs are 4%
  • Recognized as the outstanding non-profit in the

state with the first O.N.E. Award by the Oklahoma Center for NonProfits

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-2
SLIDE 2

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-3
SLIDE 3

Hunger in Oklahoma

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-4
SLIDE 4

Hunger in Oklahoma

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-5
SLIDE 5

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-6
SLIDE 6

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-7
SLIDE 7

DISTRIBUTION IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN OK

  • In fiscal year 2016, the Regional

Food Bank distributed 52 million pounds of food through a network of more than 1,350 charitable feeding programs and schools throughout 53 central and western Oklahoma counties.

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-8
SLIDE 8

Who We Serve…

  • Families, living paycheck to

paycheck

  • Children, living in poverty
  • Seniors, living on fixed incomes
  • Unemployed (and/or) under-

employed

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-9
SLIDE 9

Programs and Services

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-10
SLIDE 10

Childhood Hunger Programs

  • Food for Kids
  • Backpack Program
  • School Pantries
  • Kids Cafe
  • Summer Feeding
  • School Breaks

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-11
SLIDE 11

Food for Kids Backpack Program

  • The Backpack Program

started as a pilot program in 2003, serving 180 children in five elementary schools in Oklahoma County.

  • Today, we are serving more

than 18,816 chronically hungry children in 512 elementary schools in 53 central and western Oklahoma counties.

  • Each child receives a

backpack filled with shelf- stable, nutritious food to sustain them over weekends and holidays when school meal programs are not available.

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-12
SLIDE 12

School Pantry Program

  • The School Pantry Program was piloted at two schools

during the 2010-2011 School Year (PC and Western Heights).

  • The Regional Food Bank is currently operating 152

School Pantries throughout the metro area.

  • During the 2015-2016 school year, the School Pantry

program served 5,139 chronically hungry students and distributed enough food to provide the equivalent

  • f 590,379 meals.

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-13
SLIDE 13

Kids Cafe

  • 37 Kids Cafe sites provide an afterschool safe haven

for at-risk youth where children can receive a meal and get help with homework and life-skills.

  • Meals and snacks were provided to nearly 6,000

children in fiscal year 2016.

  • The program provided nearly 260,000 meals and

snacks in fiscal year 2016. We partner with churches, community centers, housing authorities, Boys and Girls Club

  • More fresh fruits and vegetables are made available
  • n a regular basis as we worked to improve the

nutritional content of all meals.

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-14
SLIDE 14

School Break Program Summer Feeding Program

  • Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

partners with 17 sites around the Oklahoma City metro including YMCA, OKC Parks and Rec, Boys & Girls Clubs and others, to provide lunch and snacks to students over the extended school breaks.

  • Addresses critical need for

students attending schools with year-round schedule.

  • More than 12,392 meals meals

were provided to 1,303 students

  • ver school breaks last school

year.

  • Through a 13 year partnership with

USDA and the Oklahoma Department of Education, the Summer Feeding program provided more than 211,070 meals and snacks to 6,484 children at 124 summer feeding sites during over the summer of 2016.

  • Summer Feeding for nine rural

communities is underwritten by a grant from the Sodexo Foundation.

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-15
SLIDE 15

Hope’s Kitchen

More than 200,000 meals produced in FY16

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-16
SLIDE 16

Childhood Hunger Programs

Backpack Program | Kids Cafe | Summer Feeding | School Pantries |School’s Out

25,699 31,944 37,697 37,658

675 751 796 834

5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000

FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16

Kids Sites

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-17
SLIDE 17

Senior Feeding Programs

  • The Regional Food Bank assists with 18 Senior

Mobile sites and serves an average of 1,025 each month, providing 291,000 meals during fiscal year 2016.

  • There are 26 Senior Home Delivery sites in our

service area. Seniors who receive our home delivery sacks get a nutritional supplement that helps them to hold off hunger at the end of the month when money is tight. These sites serve an average of 553 seniors a month, providing more than 69,000 meals in fiscal year 2016.

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-18
SLIDE 18

FRXES ESH H | | a p a pres escr cripti ption

  • n for
  • r hea

ealt lth. h.

The Fresh Rx Initiative addresses the effects of food insecurity on poor health outcomes.

  • Priority placed on distribution of fresh produce
  • More than 12.7 million pounds in FY16 (24% of our total distribution)
  • Fresh Food Mobile Market
  • Nutrition Education
  • Healthy Living Pantry Boxes
  • Urban Harvest

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-19
SLIDE 19

Fresh Food Mobile Market

  • Fresh Food Mobile Market – 10 sites in

under-served or food desert areas served 1,600 clients monthly.

  • Each client receives an average of 27.5

pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables.

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-20
SLIDE 20
  • Cooking Demonstrations
  • Recipes
  • Nutrition Classes

Nutrition Education Healthy Living Pantry Boxes

  • Food specifically selected for chronic

diseases such as diabetes and hypertension

  • Boxes distributed by “prescription”

from healthcare professionals

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-21
SLIDE 21

In fiscal year 2016…

  • 2,000 pounds harvested
  • 695 Educational tours
  • 7,628 seedlings grown and distributed for

community gardens

  • 12,210 seed packets distributed

URBAN HARVEST

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-22
SLIDE 22

12 LOCATIONS OPEN

  • OKC - Urban Mission, Skyline Urban Ministries, Salvation

Army

  • Enid - Loaves & Fishes, NW OK
  • Lawton - Lawton Food Bank
  • Elk City - Help, Inc.
  • Moore - Moore
  • Durant - Hands of Hope
  • Shawnee - Community Market of Pottawatomie County
  • Ponca City – New Emergency Resource Agency
  • Ardmore – Food & Resource Center of South Central

Oklahoma

  • Weatherford – Weatherford Food & Resource Center

Food & Resource Centers

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-23
SLIDE 23
slide-24
SLIDE 24

Volunteer Center

  • 42,437 volunteers contributed 202,646 hours of service
  • More than $4 million saved in labor

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-25
SLIDE 25

How can you help? regionalfoodbank.org/volunteer

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-26
SLIDE 26

www.facebook.com/regionalfoodbank www.twitter.com/rfbo www.youtube.com/regionalfoodbank

How can you help even more?

Like, Share, Tweet, Retweet!

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-27
SLIDE 27

Thank you!

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™

slide-28
SLIDE 28

“Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope”™