Second Harvest North Florida Volume 12 • Issue 3 • February 2011 www.WeNourishHope.org
Happenings
a newsletter for member agencies
Second Harvest Hours of Operation: Mon.-Thurs.............7:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Fridays............................7:15 a.m.-noon
Reminder: Document Retention:
It’s official! 2010 breaks all previous records Now that the final numbers are in, 2010 proved to be the biggest year of distribution in Second Harvest’s history: 19,071,637 pounds of food were distributed! That number is an 80% increase over the 10.6 million pounds distributed in 2009 and represents almost 15 million meals distributed to those in need! The growing distribution is made possible by our fantastic network of partner agencies, and our special thanks goes out to our largest agencies who together distributed almost 3 million pounds last year.
Mission, Values and Operations Statement What do we do? We work to end hunger in our community. What are our values? We embody compassion, fairness and respect. How do we work? We work collaboratively, openly and as leaders in our community.
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Top 10 Agencies
Pounds
Salvation Army 590,534 City Rescue Mission 456,346 True Light of God in Christ 336,322 Trinity Rescue Mission 297,032 HOME Inc. 220,023 BEAM 206,007 Christ Church 200,729 Sulzbacher Center 184,799 Baker Co. Ministerial Assoc. 182,079 The Potter’s House 173,137
Second Harvest offers SNAP (food stamp) training for agencies to help people in need We can help your agency by sending a trained staff member to your site to sit down with clients and complete the food stamp sign-up process with them. All we need to do this is a quiet space with a table and chairs and a wall outlet since we have a completely mobile, electronic signup system. We can also help supply you with information and supplies to help you in notifying your clients of what additional assistance is available for them. For more information, or to schedule a visit, please contact Evelda Ash at 904.517.5563 or via email at EAsh@WeNourishHope.org.
All member agencies are required to retain all invoices and Food Bank documentation for at least one full year. For those of you who are USDA agencies distributing TEFAP commodities, you are required to maintain TEFAP records for the 3 previous years plus the current year. These requirements are important elements of remaining in compliance and will be reviewed during your annual monitoring visits by agency staff.
Recent News: SNAP Outreach: We can help your agency by sending a trained staff member to your site to sit down with clients and complete the food stamp sign-up process with them. All we need to do this is a quiet space with a table and chairs and a wall outlet since we have a completely mobile, electronic sign-up system. We can also help supply you with information and supplies to help you in notifying your clients of what additional assistance is available for them. For more information, or to schedule a visit, please contact Evelda Ash at 904.517.5563 or via email at EAsh@WeNourishHope.org.
WE STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET. I TRY TO FEED MY KIDS FIRST AND ME LAST.” “I WORK WITH CLIENTS WHO DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO EAT. THEY ARE CHILDREN AND MANY TIMES THEY CAN N ONCENTRATE ON THEIR STUDIES, BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FOOD IN THE HOME.” “IT DOESN’T HAPPEN OFTEN [THAT WE HAVE TO USE THE FOOD BANK], ONLY WHEN WORK SLOWS DOW WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO AVOID IT.” “WE STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET. I TRY TO FEED MY KIDS FIRST AND ME LAST.” “I WORK WITH CLIENTS WHO DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO EAT. THEY A HILDREN AND MANY TIMES THEY CAN NOT CONCENTRATE ON THEIR STUDIES, BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FOOD IN THE HOME. “IT DOESN’T HAPPEN OFTEN [THAT WE HAVE TO USE THE FO