a note from ceo bonnie weigel

ANNUAL REPORT
Gleaner
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Inside this Issue
2013-2014 Statement of Activities
Page 2
Agency Partner Programs
Page 2-3
2013-2014 Program Review
Page 3
FOOD Share and Friends Mobile Pantry Page 4
Calendar of Events
Page 4
A NOTE FROM CEO BONNIE WEIGEL
“
FOOD Share and
Friends Mobile Pantry
will not only provide
the opportunity
for wheels on
the ground for
the distribution
of food, but will
simultaneously
present nutrition
education and
recipes for healthy
meals.
Challenge and Opportunity. At FOOD Share these two words also signify our constant movement forward,
progress. As FOOD Share confronts new challenges in 2015, we are also at the forefront of new opportunities
to meet each of these obstacles with renewed determination. Alliances with partners in the community have
provided wonderful opportunities to discuss, collaborate and challenge existing solutions to the ever-growing
need. Through drought, increased need and higher costs we have found that our collective team of volunteers,
donors, the agriculture industry and business allies, agency partners and advocates have provided incredible
resources for the betterment of our community.
While the need in our county has not diminished, it has also evolved and become a more complex storyline of
neighbors and friends who are making tough choices. Many in our county are struggling with limited access
to resources to keep their households afloat. But this challenge of access has hope in great partnerships. FOOD
Share’s partnership with the Port of Hueneme and Wells Fargo is now resulting in FOOD Share’s first ever access
to a mobile pantry. With wheels on the ground FOOD Share can join with a legion of partners in the county who
provide mobile access to needed resources.
FOOD Share and Friends mobile pantry will not only provide the opportunity for the distribution of food, but
will simultaneously present nutrition educational material and recipes for healthy meals in conjunction with
partners like Ventura County’s Public Health Department. These powerful alliances not only allow our friends to
obtain healthy food and fresh produce, but also access nutrition professionals right in their own neighborhood.
Please mark your calendars; this amazing resource will be unveiled on Wednesday, March 25 and we would love
for you to see it in action and meet the talented team behind the scenes.
The introduction of FOOD Share and Friends mobile pantry in our county also provides a wonderful
opportunity to begin new conversations that dig to the core of hunger in our county. As we move forward
with the Feed the Line – Shorten the Line initiative, we now ask our hungry friends to actively participate
as co-creators and stewards of the solutions that result in family stability and moving toward self sufficiency.
Together with our partners we can identify solutions and develop community building models that can be scaled
neighborhood by neighborhood to meet the needs of our most vulnerable. These efforts strengthen and sustain
the entire community while ensuring no one goes hungry in our county.
Resources like the FOOD Share and Friends mobile pantry demonstrate the need to surround our hungry
friends with not only food but resources to help them back toward their American dream. The fact that 66% of
those households have to make the difficult decision between medical care and food is a reality that many in the
county face every day. Whether it is food, medical care or basic home needs, these numbers are now sparking a
larger national conversation not only about poverty but about the future of the family.
This conversation of challenge, opportunity and progress takes place because of partners like you, and we are
immensely grateful for the guidance, support and generosity you have provided. I look forward to a very exciting
2015 filled with new opportunities.
MEMBER AGENCIES
FOOD Share provides food,
produce, and grocery items
to the following non-profit
agencies and programs in our
community. When you support
FOOD Share...your donation
helps them all.
Agape Group Home
Angel Fire Christian Center
Ascension Lutheran Church
Associated Students of Ventura College
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Bread of Life - All Saints Episcopal Church
Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation Paseo Santa Clara
Camarillo Community Church
Camarillo Health Care District
CARE Inc. - Landen House
CARE Inc. - Rosewood
Casa de Esperanza
Catholic Charities - Cabrillo Village
Catholic Charities - Moorpark
Catholic Charities - Oxnard
Catholic Charities - Ventura
Centro Cristiano Familiar
Centro Familiar Cristiano
Channel Islands Vineyard
Childrens Learning Center - Girls Home
Childrens Learning Center - Boys Facility
Childrens Learning Center - Teenage Boys
Home
Christian Church of Thousand Oaks
Church of Christ of Fillmore
City Impact
City Impact - El Rio
City Impact - Nyeland Acres
City of Oxnard - Wilson Senior Center
Colonia Village Tenant Association (Oxnard
Housing)
Community Action Ventura
Community Assistance of Santa Paula
Community Bible Church
Community Presbyterian Church
Conejo Valley Food Resource Network
Evangelistic Missionary
Familiy to Family - Old Mission
Family to Family - Asara
Family to Family - Sacred Heart
Family to Family - Sathya
Family to Family - St. Paul’s Episcopal
Family to Family - St. Thomas Aquinas
Family to Family -Trinity
Fillmore Police Storefront
First Baptist Church - Ojai
Fleet Reserve
Fountain of Life Apostolic Church
Full Circle Learning
Help Of Ojai
Hermandad Mexicana
Holy Cross Church - The Lord’s Table
Iglesia del Nazareno Vida Nueva - Santa Paula
Iglesia Pentecostal De Moorpark
Jackson Ministries
Journey the Church
Khepera House
Kids To Kids
Kids to Kids - Faith House
Kids to Kids - Serenity House
Lifeway Baptist Church
Lighthouse Bible Church of Simi Valley
Lighthouse Foursquare Church
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
for
Year Ending June 30, 2014
Revenue Sources 13-14
% of Revenue
Public Contributions
$
1,541,206 7.10%
Foundation and Organization Grants
1,549,376 7.14%
Government Grants
991,816 4.57%
Fees
329,822 1.52%
Other
173,110 0.80%
Food Donations
17,111,255 78.87%
Total Revenue $ 21,696,585 100.00%
Program Services (Expenses) 13-14
Senior Share
Kids’ Farmers Market
Nutrition Education
Senior Nutrition
Agency Distribution
CalFresh Outreach
Community Distribution
Total Program Expenses
% of Expenses
959,432 4.67%
118,439 0.58%
0.20%
41,710 0.68%
138,866 84.64%
17,370,882
3.02%
620,307 1,274,529 6.21%
$ 20,524,165 100.00%
$
Program Services vs. Admin and Fundraising (Expenses)13-14
Administrative
Fundraising
Program
$
445,888
2.25%
815,126
4.11%
18,557,018
93.64%
Total Expenses $ 19,818,032 100.00%
Statement of Financial Position 13-14
Current Assets
Inventory - Food
Net Property and Equipment Endowment Fund
Total Assets
$
1,606,440
1,446,957
3,116,682
1,305,840
$ 7,475,919
Accounts Payable
Accrued Expenses
Deferred Revenue
Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$
104,801 149,611
16,564
7,204,943 $ 7,475,919
Complete audited financial statement & form 990 are available
on our website, www.foodshare.com, or by request.
Sources of Food Donations by Pounds
Total poundage = 10,974,930
Federal Commodities
1,649,667
Purchased
867,303
Miscellaneous
62,150
Retail
3,249,015
Rescued
58,630
Manufacturers
938,826
Growers/Packers
3,351,820
Food Drives
459,884
Other Food Banks
337,635
If you need help, or know someone who does, please call FOOD Share.
MEMBER AGENCIES
2013-2014 PROGRAM REVIEW
From a family garage to two warehouses that provide 34,000 square feet of storage, FOOD
Share, Ventura County’s food bank, is now in its 37th year of feeding the hungry in Ventura
County. In fiscal year 2013-2014, through multiple programs and 190 partner agencies,
FOOD Share provided food to almost 74,500 hungry friends every month. FOOD Share’s
dedicated and committed staff and volunteers work together to feed the hungry, educate
about hunger, and advocate for those who experience food insecurity.
Community Market Distribution (formerly Share the Harvest), a monthly mobile
delivery, distributed a total of 621,886 pounds of nutritious fruit and vegetables to 72,711
Ventura County residents.
The Senior Share Program provided bi-weekly supplemental bags of groceries including
protein, bread, canned items, fresh fruits and vegetables for 1,900 low-income seniors at 32
sites throughout the county during the past fiscal year.
Kids’ Farmers’ Markets offers a hands-on approach to improving the long-term diets of
children in Ventura County. The program includes a monthly nutrition education lesson,
recipe preparation and taste testing of healthy dishes, and a farmers’ market “shopping
experience” for children to take home free fresh produce and recipes. In fiscal year 20132014, 14 sites served an average of 47 youths per site and distributed 41,540 pounds of
fresh fruits and vegetables.
The Senior Nutrition Program delivered a total of 29,980 meals (an average of 2,498
meals per month) to an average of 117 seniors per month (age 60 and over) in Oxnard and
Ventura in fiscal year 2013-2014. Through funding from the Area Agency on Aging, the
cities of Oxnard and Ventura provide these programs for seniors in their cities and FOOD
Share delivers the meals.
Nutrition Education: FOOD Share’s nutrition education team taught children and adults
about healthy eating, shopping and cooking on a budget, nutrition labeling information,
and other important information. Nutrition education was administered through class
lessons, health fairs, cooking demonstrations and taste testing, Kids’ Farmers’ Markets and
nutrition education games. An additional 32,329 nutrition education materials provided
children, families, and seniors with current nutritional information and recipes.
FOOD Share’s CalFresh Outreach Program: The CalFresh team provides individual
application assistance at more than 200 sites throughout Ventura County. CalFresh benefits
assist in meeting client hunger needs and generate economic activity for the county. In
2013-2014, successful applications resulted in CalFresh benefit awards of $4,331,472 to
individuals, and generated a $7,753,335 return in economic activity for Ventura County.
Program Food Distribution by Pounds
Total Poundage = 10,721,693 or 8,934,743 meals
Kids Farmers Market
42,274
Senior Share
521,925
We are here to help.
Community Market
Senior Nutrition
665,338
44,406
www.foodshare.com
Agency
Distribution
9,447,750
Many Mansions - Hacienda
Many Mansions - Shadow Hills
Mercy Housing - Casa San Juan
Mercy Housing - Villa Madera
Mercy Ministries International Bethany Chapel
Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project
Moorpark Institute of Religion
Morning Star Church
Neighborhood For Learning - El Rio
Neighborhood For Learning - Fillmore
Neighborhood For Learning - Moorpark
Neighborhood For Learning - Santa Paula - Santa
Clara Valley
Neighborhood For Learning - Simi Valley
Neighborhood For Learning - Thousand Oaks Conejo Valley
New Heart Foursquare Church
New Hope Christian Center
New Hope Christian Fellowship
New Life Community Church
Newbury Park First Christian Church
Nucleus. CA Inc.
One Step A La Vez
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Oxnard Central Foursquare Church
Oxnard Community Food Pantry
Pleasant Valley Tenant Assoc.
Police Activites League - Westpark
Pro Youth Center
Project Hope at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church
Project Understanding
River Community
Salvation Army Oxnard
Salvation Army Simi Valley - Care and Share
Salvation Army Ventura
Samaritan Center Simi Valley
San Salvador Mission
Santa To The Sea
Seventh Day Adventist Church - Camarillo
Seventh Day Adventist Community Health
Services - Oxnard
Seventh Day Adventist Ventura
Shepherd Of The Valley
Simi Valley Community Church
Somis Pantry
South Coast Fellowship
Spirit of Camarillo - Many Meals/St. Mary
Magdalen
Spirit of Camarillo - Many Meals/Trinity
Presbyterian
Spirit Of Santa Paula - Many Meals
St. Anthony’s Church
St. John’s Health Ministries
St. Mary Magdalen Church
St. Paul’s Baptist Church
St. Peter Claver
St. Rose Of Lima / Mother Teresa
St. Vincent de Paul - Oxnard - Santa Clara
Church
St. Vincent de Paul - St. Francis Of Assisi
St. Vincent de Paul - St. Sebastian
St. Vincent de Paul - St. Thomas Aquinas - Ojai
Temple Beth Torah (Ventura County Jewish
Center)
The Church Of God / Iglesia De Dios
TLC Pantry (Lighthouse Bible Church)
Valley Community Foursquare
Ventura 1st Assembly Of God
Ventura County Rescue Mission
Villa Del Arroyo
Westminster Free Clinic
2015
FOOD SHARE INC.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bryan Murphy, EXECUTIVE CHAIR
Executive Vice President, Farmers Group, Inc.
Joe Schroeder, VICE CHAIR
President/CEO, Ventura County Credit Union
Michael Coulson, TREASURER
Retired, Finance Executive
Monica White, SECRETARY
Regional Director of Marketing, Ventura County Star
Barbara Vass
Director of Marketing, Dole Food Company
Chris Dryden
Ventura County Regional Manager,
Mission Avocados
EXCITING NEWS
FOOD Share and Friends Mobile Pantry
FOOD Share, the Port of Hueneme, Wells Fargo, and the
County of Ventura are excited to introduce FOOD Share and
Friends mobile community center. This new resource will
provide a number of services including distribution of food,
access to financial literacy and
support, life skills resources, as well
as nutrition in Ventura County’s
many food deserts. Together with
partners in finance, housing,
education, health and services
our hungry neighbors will receive
access to tools to help them
bridge the gap between poverty
and self-sufficiency.
Randolph Hinton
President, RH Wealth Advisors
Carmen De Arcos Gonzalez
District Manager, Wells Fargo
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Tim Noonan
VP of Finance and Planning,
Transonic Combustion, Inc.
Beverlee Parker
VP Human Resources, Driscoll’s
Cecilia Rexford
Retired, Food Bank Administrator
Denise Sutton
Owner, TWIW Insurance Services (Tolman & Wiker)
Doug Wood
General Manager, Crowne Plaza
President & CEO: Bonnie Weigel
Gleaner Editor: Jillian Wade
Mission Statement:
FOOD Share is dedicated to feeding, nourishing
and educating the hungry of Ventura County,
educating the community on those who are
hungry and why, and advocating a reduction of
the root causes of hunger.
Vision Statement:
FOOD Share innovatively and efficiently gathers
and distributes food, serving those in need
through a network of charitable agencies. Our
dedicated volunteers and staff fight hunger
with compassion and commitment to ensure
that people have ready access to nutritious
food. FOOD Share responds to community
emergencies quickly and effectively.
Go Green
Please call
or e-mail if you’d like us to
communicate with you via e-mail
and save on printing and mailing
costs: [email protected] or
805-983-7100, ext. 122.
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FOOD Share, Inc.
4156 Southbank Road
Oxnard, CA 93036
TEL: 805-983-7100
FAX: 805-983-2326
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Please visit our website at
www.foodshare.com for
information on all these events
and more!
Want to partner with
FOOD Share on an event?
Contact events@
foodshare.com
April 4, 2015
Oxnard Earth Day
April 15, 2015
Pepperdine Earth Day
April 17, 2015
Amgen Earth Day
April 18, 2015
T.O Earth Day
April 18, 2015
Ojai Earth Day
April 21, 2015
CSUCI Earth Day
April 23, 2015
Mission Golf Tournament
April 25, 2015
Ventura Earth Day
April 26, 2015
Pierce College Farm Day
May 2, 2015
Hamburgers & Hops
May 9, 2015
Stamp Out Hunger
June 27 & 28, 2015
Roadshow Revival
June
ABC Feed SoCal
July 9, 2015
VC Wine Trail
August 5-16, 2015
Ventura County Fair
September
Hunger Action Month
September-January
Tackle Hunger Food Drive
September 3, 2015
Donor Event
September 5, 2015
Visayan Association
Surf Fishing Tournament
September 12-13, 2015 Ventura Art and Street
Painting Festival (formerly
known as Arts in the Park)
September 12, 2015
Ventura Vintage Rods
October 8, 2015
Tackle Hunger Kick-Off
Breakfast
October 24, 2015
Lexus Lace Up Running
Series
December 4-6, 2015
CAN-tree Collection
December 13, 2015
Santa to the Sea
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