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ATTACHMENT 1 <br /> FARMER FOODSHARE <br /> il <br /> PURPOSE/MISSION: ■ <br /> Farmer Foodshare connects people who grow food with people who need food in ways ■ <br /> that are economically sustainable and socially just.We believe that everyone has a right <br /> to healthy,fresh food and that farmers deserve to make a fair wage—a system where <br /> everyone wins. FARMER FOODSHARE <br /> PROGRAM: " +! <br /> •Donation Station Program 7149P <br /> ,.A r_ 1 <br /> PROPOSED SERVICES: <br /> The Donation Station Program improves the health and nutrition of residents in need by •� .. <br /> collecting fresh,local food gleaned from farmers'markets and/or purchased from those P 4 <br /> farmers with funds donated by market shopper.Each farmers'market is paired with a <br /> recipient agency of their choice.Routinely,agencies are chosen by the market because <br /> the recipient agency services the most urgent hunger needs of the lowest income of <br /> disadvantaged populations in the immediate community. <br /> The fresh food is delivered the day it is donated.The Donation Station Program and <br /> Community Foodshare Site projects are based on requests from the participants of our <br /> partner organizations themselves.Those mobile farmers markets will increase food <br /> access for food-insecure families in their communities.The project is intended to foster <br /> community engagement around food by sharing practical cooking and nutrition education <br /> through a peer-to-peer community health training program with a long-standing partner <br /> organization and recipient of fresh food from the Donation Station Program. <br /> PERFORMANCE MEASURES FY2015-16 FY2016-17 Projected <br /> Actual Estimated Projected <br /> Track the#individuals served 7,900 8,300 9,000 <br /> Track the#farmers supported 150 200 200 <br /> Track the pounds of food collected 16,000 20,000 20,000 <br /> Track the#individuals served in Pilot Community Foodshare N/A N/A 225 <br /> AGENCY BUDGET FY2015-16 FY2016-17 FY2017-18 <br /> Actual Estimated Projected <br /> Total Budget $581,251 $746,217 $998,970 <br /> Agency Request-Orange County Contribution $5,000 $2,500 $10,000 <br /> County Manager Recommended $5,000 $2,500 $6,250 <br /> Application Ranking 90 77 93 <br /> 18 <br />