Fighting HungerFeeding Hope

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Fighting HungerFeeding Hope
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SAFBFeeding America Connection

• Nations 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

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SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
HOW WE WORK
400 AGENCIES 16 Counties 30 Million Pounds of
Food in FY08
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SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
WHO WE SERVE

• The average rate of poverty in the San Antonio
  Food Banks 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
HOMELESS
SENIORS
25,000 PEOPLE A WEEK
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SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK

• PROGRAMS
• AGENCY RELATIONS

Food Fairs Mass Distribution of Nutritious
Food Pantry Emergency Food for Families In Need

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SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
CHILDRENS PROGRAMS
Backpack Emergency, ready-to-eat weekend backpacks
Kids Café After school meals for at-risk youth
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SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
SOCIAL SERVICES
Application Assistance
Social Service Specialist staff help clients with
Food Stamp Program, WIC, TANF, Long Term Care,
CHIP, Childrens Medicaid, Adult Medicaid,
Womens 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
Food Assistance Locate one of 400 food pantries,
soup kitchens, senior centers, homeless shelters,
kids cafes, community kitchens
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SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
PROJECT H.O.P.E.
Federal Benefit Nutrition Education
Distribution 250,000 lbs. to 7,000 seniors monthly
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SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
COMMUNITY KITCHEN

Training 10 week curriculum and job placement
referrals
Meal Service Homeless, Kids Cafes, Schools
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SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK

• NUTRITION EDUCATION/COMMUNITY GARDEN

Planting Growing organic crops Teaching
Kids and organizations
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SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK

• DISASTER RELIEFHURRICANE IKE

148,720 Meals Served At peak 10,000 Evacuees