We Lead a Unified Effort for a Hunger-Free Texas
Leveraging the Power of the Network
Capital Area Food Bank of Texas
Agency Relations Conference
May 1, 2015
Celia Cole
Chief Executive Officer
21 Food Banks
3,000 Agencies
254
3.5 M
Counties
Clients
Did you know?
1/6
Texas families experiences
food insecurity.
Did you know?
1/4
Texas children lives in a food
insecure home.
Did you know?
400M
Meals are enabled by Texas food
banks every year.
Together…
378M lbs. of food
+
58K SNAP applications
=
400M meals
You are also an integral part of a strong national network
200
REGIONAL
FOOD BANKS
61K
1
FOOD
PANTRIES
AND MEAL
PROGRAMS
NATIONAL
OFFICE
46M
SERVED
We give food banks a unified voice:
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Public Policy Advocacy
Disaster Response
State/Federal Relationships
State Funding (produce/
outreach/nutrition education
• National Partners
Vision:
A Hunger-Free Texas
Mission:
To lead a unified effort for a hunger-free Texas
FEED
Reach Texas One Goal
by 2018
LEAD
Develop an informed
and mobilized
constituency of
advocates and
decision-makers who
act to solve hunger
•
Increase SNAP outreach to
reach Texas One Goal
• Inform & mobilize Texas
public
•
Increase pounds distributed
to reach Texas One Goal
•
• Inform & mobilize appropriate
decision-makers
Increase demand for
healthier foods by
increasing produce lbs. and
% of total distribution
•
Increase efficiency in food
distribution
• Develop statewide
partnerships with nontraditional service & advocacy
partners (selfsufficiency/dietary health)
STRENGTHEN
Increase state office
& member food
banks’ capacity and
effectiveness
• Increase Feeding Texas and
food banks board
effectiveness and
mobilization
• Build the capacity and
sustainability of Feeding
Texas
• Facilitate collaboration and
the spread of program best
practices internally and
externally.
Values:
Trust, Respect, Innovation, Stewardship, Urgency, Inclusivity,
Accountability, Collaboration, & Service
What Does Success Look Like?
• Close the meal gap (food + SNAP)
• With nutritious food
• In a targeted and efficient way
Enough of the right food in the right
place, at the right time
Did you know?
224M
Number of meals we need to
provide to close the meal gap
Hunger is a Health Issue
KEY FINDINGS 2014:
A significant number of
our clients are
struggling with dietrelated disease and
poor health status.
33%
of households report at
least one member has
DIABETES
58%
of households
report someone has
HYPERTENSION
Did you know?
300M
Pounds of surplus produce available in Texas
each year—enough to close the meal gap! But
we only capture a fraction of the surplus now.
What Does Success Look Like?
• Educated and informed actors
(public, clients, donors, volunteers,
policy makers)
• Partnerships that enable us to go
beyond hunger relief to address
broader needs
• Adequate resources
The People We Serve are Making
Tough Choices
A high percentage of client households report trading
off between food and other basic necessities:
69%
67%
31%
57%
66%
CHOOSE BETWEEN
PAYING FOR UTILITIES
AND FOOD
CHOOSE BETWEEN
PAYING FOR
TRANSPORTATION
AND FOOD
CHOOSE BETWEEN
PAYING FOR
EDUCATION AND
FOOD
CHOOSE BETWEEN
PAYING FOR HOUSING
AND FOOD
CHOOSE BETWEEN
PAYING FOR MEDICAL
CARE AND FOOD
Client Empowerment Corps
• Forging
new partnerships
• Addressing
causes & effects
• Empowering clients
to tell their stories
Feeding With Impact
• Combine fresh produce with nutrition
and health interventions
• Improve the dietary health of Texans
• Reduce the cost of obesity and dietrelated illness for Texas
Hunger is an Economic Issue
• $44B annual price tag
 health care
 education
 lost economic productivity
 lost jobs
• Why? Hungry people are more
expensive to care for, and harder to
educate
What Does Success Look Like?
• Food Bank & agency capacity
• Board engagement
• Best practices – innovating,
sharing, adopting
THANK YOU!
Celia Cole, CEO
[email protected]
feedingtexas.org
@feedingtexas