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HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY IS A REAL AND SERIOUS PROBLEM
PEOPLE IN POVERTY: One in 8 people in Boulder & Broomfield Counties lives at or below the poverty line - $27,500/year for a family of four - mirroring the national average. The number of people eligible for food stamps is 50,0000 people - enough to fill up Folsom Field .
CHILDREN NEEDING FOOD: 10,000 children are enrolled in the School Free Lunch program in the Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley School Districts. In order to be eligible for the free lunch program, their parents' incomes must be with 130% of the federal poverty line.
COMMUNITY FOOD SHARE'S HISTORY OF EFFICIENTLY DISTRIBUTING FOOD
2009 FOOD DISTRIBUTION: 6.6 million meals, a 24% increase over year 2008
2009 VALUE OF FOOD DELIVERED INTO THE COMMUNITY: over $10 million.
LEVERAGING DONATED DOLLARS - $1 = 4 MEALS: For every dollar donated, we can distribute 4 meals. 95% of every dollar goes to programs.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION: We deliver food through over 50 Member Agencies: food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, and emergency food box programs. We also distribute through Community Food Share's Direct Service programs that target at-risk populations such as families with children in the School Free Lunch Program and low-income seniors. All food is distributed free.
CHARITY NAVIGATOR RATING: We have earned the highest rating (4 stars) for the sixth consecutive year. Only 3% of charities have achieved this distinction.
COMMUNITY FOOD SHARE'S PLANS FOR ENSURING ENOUGH FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED IN THE FUTURE
2010 FOOD DISTRIBUTION GOAL: 7million meals.
PARTNERSHIP WITH FEEDING AMERICA . An affiliate food bank of Feeding America, Community Food Share is participating in a national Walmart store pick up program. Two more Super-Walmarts will begin donation in 2010.
ON-GOING LOCAL FOOD DONATION PARTNERSHIPS: WhiteWave Foods (Horizon Organic Dairy), Walmart, King Soopers, Safeway, Albertson's, Whole Foods, the Society of St. Andrews, Huron Produce, Sunflower Markets and community food drives.
FOOD ACQUISITION: We spend $500,000 annually to bring in food.
SUPPLEMENTING DONATED FOOD WITH WHOLESALE PURCHASED FOOD: 87% of food is donated; Community Food Share pays only for transportation from national & regional sources, and packaging. 13% is purchased on the wholesale market to supplement inventory.
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