ADAPTING TO MEET THE
NEED
2220 E. 17th Street
Des Moines, IA 50316
515.564.0330
www.foodbankiowa.org
Continuous
Improvement
for the Clients
We Serve
HOUSEKEEPING
 Restrooms
 Sessions & Hotel Map
 Evaluations
 Lunch mechanics
 Conference Staf f
WHAT WE’VE
ACCOMPLISHED
TOGETHER
Lexi Prigge
Regional Partnership Coordinator
Food Bank of Iowa
FOOD BANK OF IOWA
AT A G L A NC E
Thank you!!!
Through our partnerships, in FY 2016:
• We distributed 11,138,194 pounds of donated and purchased grocery
products and USDA commodities!
• Our partners served 3,538,629 meals and snacks!
• Our partners made 329,511 pantry product distributions!
BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIP
 Pounds distributed with no handling fee
 FY16 – 5,927,840 (61% of distribution)*
 So far in FY17 – 5,424,590 (56% of distribution)^
*Only 25% of distribution at $.14/lb – avg handling fee of $.04/lb
^Only 29% of distribution at $.14/lb – avg handling fee of $.04/lb
 More nutritious products
 Products that fit the categories of Produce, Meat/Fish, Dairy, or Non meat Proteins
 FY 16 – 26% of all products distributed
 FY 17 (so far) – 39% of all products distributed
BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIP
 Midwest Produce Mixing Center
 So far in FY ‘17 – sourced just under 500,000 lbs of produce (about half of
all our produce distribution)
 Available to agencies when picking up or produce shopping at the Food Bank
of Iowa distribution center.
 We’ve been adding as much as we can to delivery routes with additional
space on the truck
 Through this and other sources, 500,000 lbs of produce has been delivered to
agencies
 Apples, Oranges, Cabbage, Carrots, Potatoes, Pears, Grapes, Onions, Sweet
Potatoes, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers, Watermelon, Stone Fruit, Squash,
Grapefruit
PROGRAM PARTNERS
 Mobile Pantries
 Exponential growth over the last year
 FY 2015 – 351,076 lbs distributed through 105 distributions
 FY 2016 – 1,240,587 lbs distributed through 242 distributions so far
 These work because of the community partners that take on being
the boots on the ground
 They lead to community conversations around solving food insecurity
 Youth Programs
 BackPack Program™ remains at 6,000 child capacity
 School Pantries more than doubled their output over last year already
with nearly 340,000 lbs this year
 Summer Feeding partners stepping up in a big way
BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIP
 Less Iowans are struggling with hunger
because of the work we’re accomplishing
together
 We are proud to call you our partners
 We cannot thank you enough for your
partnership!
RED TO GREEN
Matt Unger, Distribution Director
Food Bank of Iowa
WHAT IS RED TO GREEN?
“Red to Green (R2G)”
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Internal Food Bank of Iowa program
Aimed at distributing more pounds/meals per persons in need (MPIN) in our
service area to meet Feeding America county level compliance standards.
How County Compliance is factored
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Based on:
o Pounds distributed by the Food Bank in each county taking into account:
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Your Food Bank orders
Retail and HUSH locker pick ups we have connected you with
Food Bank Programs distributions
SNAP applications submitted
o The number of Persons In Need in each county as factored by the Map the
Meal Gap study
o The level of pounds distributed (converted to meals) by the middle
(median) food bank in the Feeding America Network – currently 72.31
meals per person in need (MPIN)
WHAT IS RED TO GREEN?
Why is this Important?
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If we do not meet Feeding America compliance, they can take back some of the
benefits of our membership: food and fund connections, retail relationships
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We have been given a target of June 2017 to reach 100% compliance
WHAT IS RED TO GREEN?
Progress We Have Made Together
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When R2G began we had 35 counties out of compliance
o Counties were put into 3 tiers based on how close to compliance they
were, at that time:
 11 counties were within 14% of the compliance level at the time
 7 counties were 15-25% from reaching compliance
 17 counties were under 25% of meeting compliance
 Lowest was 2% of Feeding America median
RED TO GREEN
C OUN T Y T I E RS
WHAT IS RED TO GREEN?
Our Progress Continues
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Last year, at this time, 23 Counties remained out of compliance
 15 counties were within 14% of the compliance level
 3 counties were 15-25% from reaching compliance
 5 counties were under 25% of meeting compliance
But, today….
RED TO GREEN
C OUN T Y T I E RS
RED TO GREEN
H OW W E DI D I T
Strategies Included:
1. Working closer with our partners through the regional model
2. Recruiting additional agency partnerships in counties needing more
distribution
3. Additional retail partnerships picked up directly by agencies
4. Increased Food Bank Programming – Mobile Pantries, School Pantries,
BackPack Program™, and SFSP
5. ALL OF YOU IN THIS ROOM!
And many others not here today
Questions???
IOWA HUNGER
COALITION
Matt Unger
Distribution Director
Food Bank of Iowa
IOWA HUNGER COALITION
 Advocacy in the past
 Done mostly at the Food Bank level by the Iowa Food Bank
Association
 Done mostly targeted at legislators where Food Banks are located
 Had a strong voice, but not a wide and long reaching one
 A new Approach…
 Last fall, began bringing a group together
 Widened the table to get beyond food banks
 A few critical pieces:
 Had to have statewide representation
 Had to have representation from food banks, pantry networks, food rescue
organizations, anyone else considered a hunger fighter
 Had to have the ability to focus on lobbying efforts
IOWA HUNGER COALITION
 Current status
 Have a group of incorporating founders representative of all parts of
the state and including a diverse group of hunger fighters, not just
food banks
 Is structured for membership – whereby organizations would pay
annual dues to be a member and then have a vote and voice in
selecting and nominating board members who must unanimously
agree on a legislative agenda
 Currently in process of working with an attorney to complete the filing
documentation and file the incorporation and bylaws
 Next Steps
 Once incorporated, will have an announcement event for the
organization
 Then will begin outreach to start building up a membership
Questions???
THE CHANGING
FACE OF THE
FOOD BANK OF
IOWA
Michelle Book
CEO/President
Food Bank of Iowa
BUILDING REMODEL
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8cdPkXyKClwRVliTC1BandVeG8
Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope
Project Progression
Identify needs
Create project plan
Secure partners
Raise funds
Get to work!
Completion Goal:
• This time next year!
www.foodbankiowa.org
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Increase food distribution
Greater warehouse capacity
Improve volunteerism
Convene the community
Cut utility costs
Provide healthier food
Ensure facility safety
Create a sanitary room
www.foodbankiowa.org
Questions???