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Agency Name: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina Mission Statement: To harness and supply resources so that no one goes hungry in central and eastern North Carolina. Orange County Outside Agency Funding: 3007-08: $4.500 2088'89: $4500 Executive/Program Director Peter Werbicki Website: vvvvw.foodbankcenc.org MAJOR SERVICES w Direct food distribution - over 40% of all food the Food Bank distributes is delivered directly to partner agencies, neighborhoods and rural communities by Food Bank trucks and volunteers. * Fresh Produce-the Food Bank distributed over 6 million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables in fiscal year 2007-08. w Retail Recovery - the Food Bank picks up and distributes over 1.15 million pounds of donated, primarily high-quality protein-rich meat items annually. • Salvage-ove 800,000 pounds annually of dented but safe, often high-quality items are available to partner agencies. * Outreach Talking Councils at each Food Bank branch link \cmvinoonnepeople (and the local agencies that serve them) to food as well as health and nutrition progrunma, build capacity within communities to organize around issues that concern them and reduce duplication of services through collaboration and referrals. • Volunteer Program-Volunteer hours contributed to Food Bank branches and programs totaled 102,445.5 in 2007-08, the equivalent of 50 full-time employees. / w Kids Cafe - this after-school program offers nutritious neo\a, tutoring, nutrition education, mentoring, physical activities and parent education to students at risk of hunger; currently, 1,121 children participate in 26 Kids Cafe sites in 25 counties. • BackPack Program - the BackPack Program meets weekend nutritional needs of children eligible for free and reduced meals at school who get backpacks of food to take home. The program operates with public school systems and nonprofit partners in 9 counties at 22 sites serving 730 children. OUTCOME MEASURES FY 05-06 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 Actual Actual Actual Projected 800.000 pounds of food distributed in 669.780 787,057 833.508 875.000 Orange County byG/3O/U8. maintain or increase the amount of fresh 182,595 243,892 199,593 200,000 produce distributed to partner agencies and . . ` . |nw-inconneneighborhoode FY 2807-08 OUTCOMES Proposed Program [)bde�@ve Status Actual Results ' Reports received from 12 Orange County agencies indicated that 15,395 Low-income individuals and families individua|e/5.836 households were receiving food through Food Bank partner served. Meals provided by soup agencies and direct distribution will have Meets Expectations kitnheno, ehe(ters, group homes and increased resources to provide for basic afterschool programs totaled 188,228 needs and to avoid homelessness. and an estimated 13.126 pantry visits were recorded.