2015 Gratitude Report

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GRATITUDE
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J ULY 1, 2 014 – J UN E 30 , 2015
GRATITUDE
REPORT
BEC AUSE YOU A R E THE HE ART
OF THE COMMUNIT Y FOOD BANK
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
For the last 40 years, you’ve shown a genuine desire and commitment to care for
people. You've invested time and money, but you've also embraced your role as a
partner, helping people discover new paths to brighter futures.
Joel is one of those people.
He lives in the Southwest Santa Cruz neighborhood, just outside of our Las Milpitas
Community Farm, where he has a plot and grows food to feed his family and their
neighbors.
Perhaps what’s more, is Joel’s commitment to educating others and to improving his
community. Even when his plot is tended and harvested, Joel can be found at the Farm,
working with high school volunteers, taking care of the chickens and bees, or weeding
the common areas.
For him, the Farm is not just a place to grow food. It’s a place for learning and teaching
and inspiring others to advocate for better opportunities for themselves, their
community, and future generations.
I am inspired by Joel, and by you. Because, through your support of the Community
Food Bank, you are giving people just like him the tools to improve their lives, to
cultivate social change, and to find pathways out of poverty.
Feeding people in need today remains at the heart of the work we do. But, with
courage, innovation, and you by our side, providing opportunities for self-sufficiency
will guide us into the future.
Yours in service,
Michael McDonald
Chief Executive Officer and President
Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
1975
• An outgrowth of the advocacy
organization Food Action Coalition of
Tucson, founded by Dan Duncan and Mark
Homan, the Community Food Bank (CFB)
is incorporated as a nonprofit.
• Dan Duncan becomes the first
Executive Director.
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1976
• The CFB officially opens, and
distributes 10,533 emergency
food boxes its first year.
1978
• Charles “Punch” Woods joins
the CFB as Executive Director
• 120 social service agencies
request food for hungry
families.
A healthy,
hunger-free
community.
OUR
VISION
MISSION
STATEMENT
At the Community Food Bank of Southern
Arizona, we change lives in the communities
we serve by feeding the hungry today and
building a healthy, hunger-free tomorrow.
Dear Dedicated Supporters,
I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude when I think of all that this community
has shared over the last 40 years.
I’m grateful for our friends at more than a dozen rural, Southeastern Arizona hunger
relief organizations, who help distribute fresh produce from the Community Food
Bank in Willcox (p. 17) to those in need in their communities.
I’m grateful for the collaboration of local schools and nonprofits. With their tireless
support, the new School Pantry Program (p. 5) is operating at five local schools,
benefitting low-income families throughout Tucson.
I’m grateful for partnerships with the Tucson Unified School District and Tucson
Medical Center (p. 15), which allow us to reach more people with healthy, locallysourced food and boost revenue for small-scale farmers.
And, I’m grateful for you. Together, we are moving forward in new directions that
embrace both feeding people in need, and giving them the tools to create a better
future. And, in doing so, we are bravely changing the physical and economic health
of our community.
But, none of it would be possible without you.
With thanks and appreciation,
Katie Maxwell
Board President
Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
1982
• Increasing requests for emergency food prompt
a move to a new warehouse on 27th Street,
multiplying warehouse space from 1,800 to
18,000 square feet.
1983
1984
• The CFB becomes a member of
Second Harvest, now Feeding
America, the nationwide network
of food banks.
• The Ajo Branch Bank is founded.
• The Green Valley Branch Bank
opens in the Green Valley PPEP
facility
• The CFB hosts the “Hunger 100,” a
100-kilometer cycling fundraiser
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HUNGER RELIEF
Serving families, improving lives,
and strengthening our community
Canned goods are stacked on one table, and fresh produce on another.
Kids run in and out of the cafeteria, and parents wait patiently. The
monthly school pantry is open at Dietz K-8.
Tana has three children attending Dietz, and this is their favorite day.
“They love the fruit, especially apples."
A service of the Child Nutrition Program, school pantries offer a safe
environment where low-income students and their families can pick
up emergency food provisions.
They’re also a space where child nutrition staff teach kids about
healthy eating through fun activities, and family advocates provide
information about SNAP and other assistance programs.
Julie Wanat, Community School Liaison, says the partnership has made
a tremendous difference. “By helping our families improve their lives,
it’s strengthening our community. It’s an incredible program.”
With YOUR SUPPORT
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Since then, 4 additional school pantries
have been established at schools
throughout Tucson, including Blenman
Elementary, Southside Community,
and Lawrence Intermediate.
The School Pantry Program
began in late-2014 at
Wright Elementary School.
40 Families
At Dietz, 40 families
use the service every month.
1985
• Community leaders in
Marana ask the CFB to
include the existing
Marana Food Bank as
one of its branch banks.
Additional
School Pantries
Tana, a parent, stands with
Julie Wanat, Community School
Liaison. Tana says, “I don’t
want my kids to be hungry.
I want them to stay in school
and go to college.”
25,066 lbs
Since the start of the program,
25,066 pounds have been distributed
to 1,391 families.
1986
• The CFB and several other local, social
service organizations create and host
the first Holiday Share to better serve
families during the holidays.
• Staff participate in Hands Across
America, a national publicity campaign
to form a human chain coast-to-coast
in support of human needs.
1987
• Distribution of Food Plus, a supplemental food service
supplied specifically to seniors, begins at 1603 W. Grant Road.
• Second Harvest elects Punch Woods to its Board of Directors.
• The CFB uses a Community Development Block Grant to build
the 2,700 square foot warehouse of the Marana Branch Bank,
which is still in use today.
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HUNGER RELIEF
Still grateful after years
of hardship
Humble and soft-spoken, Tom rarely talks about the hardships
he’s faced. After sustaining a military injury at 18, he endured
numerous operations to stop the seizures that plagued him.
“It was almost impossible to find permanent employment,” he says.
For years, he provided for his family by moving from odd job to
odd job, but there was never any excess to put into savings.
Retired now, Tom and his wife, Maria, struggle to make ends
meet. “Maria has health problems, and we have medications we
have to buy. We usually run out of food and money before the
month is up.”
But, Tom and Maria are grateful for the help they receive at the
Community Food Bank in Marana, where they go during the
more challenging months.
“If there are people who need help, you better believe the staff
is going to do anything they can to help them. We always leave
with a smile on our faces,” Tom says.
With YOUR SUPPORT
80,000
pounds
“There were times I couldn’t think
of anything other than whether or
not I’d be alive tomorrow. It was
hard to think of the future.”
– Tom, a client at the
Community Food Bank in Marana
112,748 people benefitted from
1,052,411 pounds last year.
32%
over age 60
1988
• Tucson’s Table, now referred
to as Agency Market, begins.
• Amado Branch Bank opens.
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1989
• The CFB co-sponsors and participates in the
inaugural C.A.R.E Fair, which provides food,
school supplies, immunizations, and other
human services to low-income families.
JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015
Approximately 80,000 pounds of food
are distributed each month from the
Community Food Bank in Marana.
On average, 32% of clients
served in Marana are over age 60.
1990
• The CFB expands operations to include a 30,000
square foot building on Park Avenue that houses
Food Plus, Tucson’s Table, the Pima County Health
Department certifying office, the Hunger Awareness
Resource Center (HARC), and administrative offices.
HUNGER RELIEF
Helping to take a weight off
their shoulders
With YOUR SUPPORT
“They saved us,” says Clara, a mother of three young children and
a client at the Community Food Bank in Green Valley. “When my
partner José’s mother passed away, we went from a family of five
to a family of nine.”
More than 56,000 clients received
emergency food assistance in
Green Valley last year.
When tragedy struck, Clara and José opened their home to José’s
brother and sister, and their children. She says, “It was the right
thing to do, but it made life challenging.”
Of the 1.2 million pounds that were
distributed, more than 181,000 were
fresh produce.
With your support, the Food Bank was there when they needed
it. “They lifted a weight off our shoulders. We could go there and
get vegetables, and have a little left over to keep gas in the car or
pay utilities.”
But, for Clara, the Food Bank means more. “The staff and the
volunteers are so kind. They talk to my children, and make them
smile. I always feel welcome.”
Annually, the Community Food Bank
in Green Valley helps put 1 million
meals on tables that might otherwise
sit empty.
Even though life is difficult right now, Clara’s generous spirit
shines when she talks about the future. “I want to give back. Life
can be hard sometimes, but no one should go hungry.”
“The Food Bank has done
so much for my family. It’s
my hope to someday be
able to help others the way
they’ve helped me.”
– Clara, a client at the
Community Food Bank
in Green Valley
1991
• Tucson City Mayor and
Council adopt the “Children’s
Nutrition Bill of Rights”.
• The CFB creates its first
cookbook, Padre Kino’s
Favorite Meatloaf.
1993
• The first annual National
Association of Letter
Carriers’ “Stamp Out
Hunger” food drive.
1994
1995
• An average day includes
receiving enough food to
provide 25,790 meals.
• The CFB creates its second
cookbook, Coronado’s
Favorite Trail Mix.
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HUNGER RELIEF
Partnering to make a difference
in our community
With YOUR
SUPPORT
Local and national retailers have long-provided steadfast support in the fight
against hunger.
We collaborate with 104 food retail
partners to distribute more than
8.6 million pounds across
our service area.
Representing our longest-running retail partnership, Fry’s Food Stores is
committed to hunger relief efforts in Southern Arizona.
They give in countless ways. They run campaigns like Bringing Hope to the Table,
making it possible for families to enjoy holiday meals; sponsor food drives; host
coin boxes in stores; and participate in the Pour It Forward campaign, helping
increase access to nutrient-dense milk.
They are partners not only with us, but with you, making it easy for community
members to donate food and funds throughout the year.
But, Fry’s does so much more than engage customers in giving back. They also play
a vital role in our retail partnership program, in which meat, produce, and dairy
products are picked up directly from local stores.
In one year alone, Fry’s donated nearly 405,000 pounds of food, and more than
$41,000. That equates to 504,000 meals! It’s hard to imagine what we would do
without partners like Fry’s.
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Food Retail Partners
“With nearly 3,000
employees in Southern
Arizona, Fry’s is proud to
partner with the Food
Bank to address hunger
year round.”
– Steve McKinney, President,
Fry’s Food Stores
1996
1997
• The CFB purchases space and moves to the
Punch Woods Multi-Service Center at 3003 S.
Country Club Road, the current Tucson-based
headquarters.
• Community Gardens of Tucson
begins a pilot program at the
CFB and the Nuestra Tierra
Demonstration Garden is created.
• Additional programs are added, including
Salvage, Volunteer Food Partners Grocery
Store, Gleaning, Senior Brown Bag, and Infant
Formula Boxes.
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1998
• The Kid’s Café pilot project starts at the Boys
& Girls Club on 36th Street.
• The CFB receives the “Victory Against
Hunger” Award from the Congressional
Hunger Center.
• The Green Valley Branch Bank moves to
250A E. Continental Road in Green Valley.
HUNGER RELIEF
For 10 years, 94.9 MIXfm, an
affiliate of the E.W. Scripps
Company, has sponsored
Thanksgiving on the Mayflower
and helped raise enough food and
funds to provide 4 million meals!
More than 4 million meals, and counting
CELEBRATING
A LEGACY
For more than a decade, the Food Bank’s signature "Drive By and Donate" event,
Thanksgiving on the Mayflower, has raised food and funds that go directly to feeding people
in need.
Helen L. Macleod
But, it wouldn’t be possible without the ongoing support of 94.9 MIXfm, an affiliate of the
E.W. Scripps Company.
Rosemary H. Engler
Since 2004, MIXfm has played a crucial role in making this one of our single-largest,
annual fundraisers. In that time, Thanksgiving on the Mayflower has brought in nearly
$1 million and more than 50,000 pounds.
Jean A. Hansen
Michael Hornisher
Whether offering advance promotion on affiliate stations or broadcasting live from the
event, they’ve shown great dedication to improving lives in our community.
Ethyl Rathbun Grady
James L. De Girolamo
Corporate partners like the E.W. Scripps Company are essential to our success. In addition
to sponsoring and promoting events, they offer the space and airwaves to help educate,
inform, and inspire people to take action.
Claire Livesey
James W. Kuhlman
With YOUR SUPPORT
1.4
Million
790,158
With the $368,000 generated at
those events, more than 1.4 million
meals will be distributed
to people in need.
1,257 total food drives helped
collect 790,158 pounds of food,
equivalent to 658,465 meals!
140
Events
Last year, nearly 140 third-party
fundraising events were held to
raise awareness, food, and funds for
the Community Food Bank.
2000
Gloria H. Allen
Gregory P. Dennis
Joan Ashley Hodgell
Ruth Klomp
POUNDS
Virginia Sargent
Dorothy DeMiller
2002
2001
• The Community Garden’s
Tuesday Market opens at
the CFB.
• Kids’ Café opens in the NW Neighborhood Center.
• Rep. Jim Kolbe and Rep.
Dennis Hastert tour
the Tucson-based CFB
headquarters and learn
about programs and
services offered.
• CFB begins providing Food Stamp outreach and application assistance.
• Official start of the CFB’s Community Food Resource Center (CFRC)
under the direction of Varga Garland.
• Grand opening of the
Amado Branch Bank at a
new location at 28720
S. Nogales Highway.
• KABOOM!, Home Depot, Tucson Electric Power, and CFB volunteers
donate materials, labor, and funds to build the children’s playground,
which is still located on the grounds of the main Tucson warehouse.
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EDUCATION
& ADVOCACY
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EDUC ATION & ADVOC ACY
As a Food Safari Guide,
UA student Gabriel Castillo
taught up to 40 kids at a
time, sharing his passion
for nutrition while gaining
valuable teaching experience.
A positive impact on kids,
and those teaching them
The kids at the John Valenzuela Youth Center enjoyed the
MyPlate Race, but they were really excited about the Journey of
My Radish Seed activity, which got them thinking about where
food comes from. Plus, they got to plant seeds and take them
home!
With YOUR SUPPORT
The Food Safari Program is
now operating at 14 afterschool
programs, including five KIDCO
(Tucson Parks & Recreation)
programs, and five Boys & Girls Clubs.
“Their faces light up with excitement when they see us
preparing for the lesson,” says Gabriel Castillo, a Food Safari
Guide and UA Nutritional Sciences student.
200
students
An average of 200 students
Running at more than a dozen afterschool programs, the Food
Safari Program helps empower kids by educating them about
the benefits of healthy eating and physical activity.
participated in the program
last year.
It also gives young professionals like Gabriel the chance to
work as Food Safari Guides, and gain experience teaching
students in a fun and hands-on environment.
The Food Safari Program provides
UA Nutritional Science students with
valuable, skill-building opportunities.
This year, six students gained
professional experience through the
program.
Gabriel graduates in May 2016, after spending one more
semester with the program. “It’s an amazing feeling to
know that I’m having a positive impact on children in our
community.”
2003
• The CFB collaborates with Tucson
Electric Power to start the Snak
Pak, now known as BackPack,
program.
• CEO Punch Woods retires after 25
years of service.
• “Pat” J. Zumbusch joins the CFB
as Chief Executive Officer.
2004
• Additional Kids’
Café sites open,
bringing the total
to nine.
2005
2006
• Snak Pak sites now total five.
• The University of Arizona starts the “UA4Food”
drive, which continues today.
• The Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market begins at
the Santa Cruz River Park in Barrio Hollywood.
• The CFB’s Amado Branch Bank receives the Harry
Chapin Self-Reliance Award from WhyHunger.
JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015
• Bill Carnegie joins the
CFB as Chief Executive
Officer.
• The Garden Program
begins installing home
gardens and offering
bilingual garden
workshops.
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MEDIA
PARTNERS
AdVision Outdoor
Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Arizona Jewish Post
Arizona Public Media
(KUAT 6/ KUAZ Radio)
Border Eco
Cox Communications
Cumulus Radio
(i97.5, KHYT 107.5, KIIM-FM 99.5)
Eastern Arizona Courier
Edible Baja Arizona
Explorer News
The E.W. Scripps Company
(KGUN9, CW Tucson, 94.9 MixFM,
104.1 The Truth, 1490 ESPN,
106.3 The Groove)
Green Valley News
iHeart Radio
(My 92.9, 93.7 KRQ, Hot 98.3,
1600 KXEW, 790 KNST)
Inside Tucson Business
KMSB FOX 11
KOLD News 13
KTVK (Phoenix)
KVOA News 4
KVOI
KXCI
La Estrella
Lo Que Pasa
(University of Arizona)
Lotus Communications
(KLPX, KFMA, KCMT, KTKT)
Marana Weekly News
Nogales International
Sahuarita Sun
Sierra Vista Herald
Tucson.com
Tucson Lifestyle
TucsonCitizen.com
Tucson Weekly
Willcox Range News
EDUC ATION & ADVOC ACY
Kelvin and
Pamela Gaiser have
contributed to the
Food Bank since 2006.
“We believe that
generosity brings
good things.”
A decade of generous support
“If you’re granted certain blessings in life, it’s essential to give back,” says Kelvin Gaiser, a
longtime supporter of the Community Food Bank.
For a decade, Kelvin and his wife, Pamela, have faithfully given to the Community Food Bank.
And, when asked why, Kelvin replies, “It’s the children, really. They have no say to their lot in
life. We need to help take care of them.”
“We’ve known children that have had to go without, and we’ve always tried to help,” he says.
“It’s what you’d hope someone would do for your own children if it were ever needed.”
Charitable giving is a cornerstone of Kelvin and Pamela Gaiser’s beliefs. “I learned from my
parents that when you give, you receive. It’s something I live by, and something I hope I’ve
taught my children. It’s about passing that torch, and carrying it forward.”
We are grateful for YOU!
$10M
28,000 INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN
2007
2008
• Marana Heritage Farm has its grand opening.
• CFB distributes emergency food provisions from the
Santa Cruz Council on Aging.
• The Community Food Resource Center receives the
Glynwood Harvest Award for Connecting Communities,
Farmers, and Food.
• The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona recognizes
the Home Gardening Program for Excellence in Innovation.
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Last year, more than 28,000 individuals just
like Kelvin and Pamela contributed more
than $10 million. Thank you for sharing our
vision of a healthy, hunger-free community!
JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015
2009
• The CFB's Operations Manager and
Transport Manager head to Houston
to help with hurricane relief after
Hurricane Ike.
• Emergency food distribution
begins at Parks & Recreation sites
across town.
• Charity Navigator awards the CFB
a 4-star rating for sound fiscal
management.
• CFB purchases one of Arizona’s first
commercial, hybrid trucks.
• America’s Second Harvest is
renamed Feeding America.
• The Youth Farm Project begins.
• A 14,000 gallon water harvesting
cistern is built at the CFB’s Tucsonbased headquarters.
EDUC ATION & ADVOC ACY
“The culinary training program
provided the change I needed in
my life. And, working for Caridad
CATERING is my opportunity to
give back and help others.”
– Jesse, a graduate of the
Caridad Culinary Training Program
Breaking down
the barriers to success
With YOUR SUPPORT
Jesse struggled to find work with a felony record. “It got to a
point,” he says, “that I was filling out applications not to get
work, but to go through the motions of being denied it.”
Established in 2012, the Caridad
Culinary Training Program has
graduated 107 individuals, 87% of
whom have since found employment.
But, after graduating from the Caridad Culinary Training
Program, Jesse’s future was brighter. The Program gave him
the tools he needed – from life and career skills to ServSafe
certification – to break down the barriers that had once held
him back.
Last year, 37 individuals
successfully completed the
culinary training program.
“After graduation, I was in a position to choose the job I
wanted, not because it was the only one I could find.”
Since the Program’s inception in 2012, more than 100
individuals have graduated, and more than 87% have found
employment.
Jesse now spends his days at Caridad, not as a student, but
as an employee of Caridad CATERING, a social enterprise that
supports Caridad’s feeding and training programs.
Throughout the 10-week training
program, students assist in the
production of more than 30,000
meals that are distributed to hungry
people in Tucson seven days a week.
When asked why he chose Caridad CATERING, Jesse says, “It’s
nice to do my part to promote the program that has helped
me and countless others succeed.”
2010
2011
• The CFB joins 40 other Feeding America food banks to adopt GPS
computerized routing to increase the efficiency of their daily routes and to
realize cost savings.
• The CFB receives worldwide donations through the Gabrielle Giffords
Hunger Action Fund.
• The CFRC receives a Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant,
which helps to launch the Farm to Child Program.
• Caridad Community Kitchen, originally known as Caridad de Porres
(Charity for the Poor) and started by Holy Family Catholic Church in
the late 1990s, becomes a CFB program.
• The Nogales Community Food Bank opens.
• The CFB receives funds to erect 38 solar structures. Power from the
solar shades is partially used to run the 2,700 square foot “Big Chill”
cooler.
• Las Milpitas Community Farm is founded.
• The Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market moves to the Mercado San Agustín.
• The lease of an adjoining building adds 800 square feet of
administrative space to the Marana Branch Bank
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COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Committed to creating a healthy,
thriving local community
A new partnership coordinated by the Community Food Bank’s
Farmers’ Market staff has the Tucson Unified School District, Tucson
Medical Center, and a network of local farmers joining together to
increase access to fresh produce.
More than 55,000 TUSD students, as well as the staff, patients, and
families of one of the region’s leading hospitals, where more than
3,200 meals are served daily, will receive nourishment from small
and mid-size farmers operating within 90 miles of Tucson.
With existing warehouse space and refrigerated trucks, the Food
Bank is perfectly positioned to manage the relationships and help
oversee the famers as they enter the larger marketplace.
It’s a partnership in which everyone wins. As support for local
farmers expands, so does the region’s economic health. And,
as community members have increased access to proper
nourishment, they’re better prepared to create brighter futures.
Kara Jones, Farmers’ Market Manager, says, “It’s all very much in line
with our vision of a healthy, hunger-free future. We’re proud to be a
part of it.”
With YOUR SUPPORT
More than 55,000 TUSD
students, 70% of whom qualify
for free or reduced lunch,
will benefit from the new
partnership.
TMC serves 3,200 meals daily
to staff, patients, and their
families. These meals will now
include produce from small
and mid-size, local farmers.
In the first year of supply, local
producers will make about
$60,000 in additional revenue.
This is expected to double over
the upcoming year.
– Shirley Sokol, Director
of Food Services at TUSD
Photo by Moses Thompson
“With proper nourishment,
our children will have greater
opportunities to become the
leaders of tomorrow.”
2012
2013
• The CFB Farm to Child Program receives a USDA grant to partner with
TUSD and San Xavier Mission School on a school gardening project.
• The CFB creates and hosts the first ever “Closing the Hunger Gap:
Cultivating Food Justice” conference.
• Caridad Community Kitchen begins its Culinary Training Program.
• Bill Carnegie retires as Chief Executive Officer.
• The Gabrielle Giffords Family Assistance Center opens.
• Caridad Community Kitchen begins preparing meals for Boys & Girls
Clubs throughout Tucson.
• Howard Buffet visits the CFB to learn about its work. His visit
is the catalyst to a partnership that leads to the creation of the
Community Food Bank in Willcox.
• The CFB’s main warehouse in Tucson is certified in its first AIB Food
Safety Inspection.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The Farmers’ Market
Program now offers
the Double-Up SNAP
incentive, offering Food
Stamp participants up
to $20 in a free “match”
when they purchase
locally-grown produce.
Building community around
local food
With YOUR SUPPORT
Last year, Food Bank Farmers’ Markets
provided about 1.5 million servings
of locally-grown fresh fruits and
vegetables.
The Community Food Bank’s Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market
recently gained national recognition when it was named in the
Farmers’ Almanac list of “Ten Farmers’ Markets You Need To Visit”.
Called a “local favorite,” it was also praised for its promotion of local
growers, dedication to fresh food for all, and its commitment to
offering cooking demos, seed exchanges, and gardening classes.
Your support helps make it all possible.
Every Thursday afternoon, vendors set up at the beautiful Mercado
San Agustín to share their passion about food and health. And,
through the Food Bank’s Abundant Harvest Cooperative, small-scale
farmers sell fresh, chemical-free produce at an affordable price.
Vendor David Benton, beekeeper and owner of Tucson Honey
Company, says, “This is what truly local looks like.” Kara Jones,
Market Manager, agrees, “We want to play a part in making our
community the best it can be. That includes making fresh, local
produce available to everyone”.
2014
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Through the Farmers’ Market
program, more than $300,000 was
LOCAL GROWERS & generated in sales, benefitting 175
FOOD PRODUCERS local growers and food producers.
Since Double-Up SNAP began in
mid-2015, SNAP customers and sales
have tripled at the Market.
More than $47,000 of Farmers’ Market
Nutrition Program and WIC checks
were redeemed at the Markets,
comprising nearly 20% of total sales.
2015
• Caridad Community Kitchen launches Caridad
CATERING: Food for the Social Good.
• The CFB Farmers’ Market Program partners with small-scale farmers to supply
TUSD and TMC with fresh, locally-grown produce.
• The CFB plays a critical role in helping Manzo
Elementary School become the first in Pima County
to get certified and serve garden-grown produce in
the cafeteria.
• The Caridad Culinary Training Program graduates its 100th student.
• Michael McDonald joins the CFB
as Chief Executive Officer.
• The Child Nutrition team launches the School
Pantry Program at Wright Elementary School.
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• The Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona provides a three year, $500,000 grant
to help strengthen partnerships with hunger-relief organizations in Cochise County.
• The Community Food Bank in Willcox opens, signaling an ongoing commitment to
alleviating the effects of hunger in Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee counties.
• For the fifth year in a row, The Nonprofit Times names the CFB on its “Best
Nonprofits to Work For” list.
JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Making a difference in rural
Southeastern Arizona
“With their help, we’re soaring. We’re feeding so many
people.” VeNeice Williams oversees the Friend 2 Friend
Food Bank in Safford, and is thankful for the opening of the
Community Food Bank in Willcox.
“We’re happy to see an increase in produce. It makes a
balanced meal for everyone,” she says.
Having dedicated herself to hunger relief efforts for more
than two decades, VeNeice has seen firsthand what going
without can do.
“One woman told me that she was alive because of
our food bank. She said she was low, hungry, and
contemplating hurting herself the day she came in. I gave
her food, we talked awhile. She later said it was those
moments that saved her life.”
This woman is just one of nearly 29,000 people in Cochise,
Graham, and Greenlee counties who lack sufficient access
to nutritionally-adequate food.
And, its partners like VeNeice and the committed individuals
at more than a dozen agencies across Southeast Arizona,
who are making a difference in those lives.
And, through your support of the Community Food Bank
in Willcox, you’re helping to expand partnerships that
provide the same lifeline as VeNeice did that day.
With YOUR SUPPORT
More than 53,000 pounds of fresh produce have been
distributed from the Community Food Bank in Willcox
since it opened in September 2015.
The Center helps to ensure shelves are stocked at
14 partner organizations serving 20 rural Southeastern
Arizona communities.
“I have nothing but appreciation
for the Food Bank. Without them, Casa
San Juan might not exist.”
– Patricia Arteaga, Director of Casa San Juan
You’ve touched so many lives
Each month at Casa San Juan, hundreds of families, many
of whom are migrants, receive medical assistance and help
with clothing and shelter. But, Casa San Juan also works
tirelessly to provide emergency food assistance.
We are proud to call them one of more than 240 partner
agencies working to distribute food throughout our
community.
Director Patricia Arteaga says, “Many of the people we
serve are migrants who have nothing else. Without the
food, they would starve for who knows how long. One
woman came in with her four children. They were about
to be evicted. They hadn’t eaten, and when we gave them
food, she started crying.”
This woman had nowhere else to turn, but at Casa San
Juan, she got the help she needed.
With your ongoing support, the people who walk through
their doors, and the doors of partner agencies across five
counties, are receiving assistance when it matters most.
“There’s nothing
to be ashamed
of in asking
for help.”
– VeNeice Williams,
Friend 2 Friend
Food Bank
in Safford
With YOUR SUPPORT
Last year, more than 6.9 million pounds of food
were distributed to partner organizations.
In total, the Food Bank works with 244 partner
agencies in Southern Arizona.
JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATE
DONORS
Airtronics, Inc..
Amerprise Financial
Arizona Diamondbacks
Baseball
AT&T
Bank of America
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Arizona
Caremore
Casino del Sol Resort
CBIZ
“When children take home bags of zucchini,
it empowers them. It gives them a sense of pride.”
– Vicki Barden, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County
Country Fair White Elephant
Cox Communications
Desert Diamond
Casinos & Entertainment
Fed by Threads
Fresh produce for families in Santa Cruz County
A child stands, hidden from view, and listens as her parents talk about running out of food
before next month’s paycheck.
In that moment, the impression is made. She senses their fear and worry, and it becomes her own.
Sadly, situations like this happen every day in homes across Santa Cruz County, where more
than 7,200 people struggle to afford enough to eat.
With your support, families like this are benefitting from the Community Food Bank in
Nogales’ Kids’ Farmers’ Market. During the November-April produce season, the Market
travels weekly to seven schools in the area and the Boys & Girls Club to distribute up to
47,000 pounds of fresh produce to nearly 2,900 students annually.
For the families here who have to make decisions between buying shoes and eating dinner,
the Market is a crucial part of keeping food on the table. But, as Vicki Barden, Executive
Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County, says, “It helps feed families, but it also
allows children a dignity they might otherwise never know. They take pride bringing home
that bag of food that contributes to the family’s well-being.”
Feeding America
Freeport-McMoRan
Fry’s
Geico
IBM
Kroger
La Posada
Ludwig Klewer & Co PLLC
Mariposa Community
Health Center
Minesight
Raytheon
Safeway
Southwest Energy
Southwest Gas Coporation
Surplus Line Association
of Arizona
With YOUR SUPPORT
The Community Food Bank in
Nogales is a leader in the national
produce rescue movement. Since 2007,
they’ve secured more than 55 million
pounds, which go directly to feeding
people in need.
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47,000 LBS
Through the Kids’ Farmers’ Market
Program, up to 47,000 pounds of fresh
produce is distributed to nearly 2,900
students annually.
JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015
The West
7,200
PEOPLE
7,200 people in
Santa Cruz County
are food insecure
TJX Foundation
TRICO Electric Cooperative
Tucson Electric Power Co.
Walmart
Wells Fargo
Bequests
1%
Government
Miscellaneous
<1%
4%
ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUE
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015
Contributions
20%
DONATED FOOD
$41,826,079
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
$2,380,486
CONTRIBUTIONS
Donated Food
$10,594,324
BEQUESTS
$828,671
MISCELLANEOUS
$223,110
TOTAL
75%
$55,852,670
ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015
Programs/Food
Distribution
96%
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
AND PROGRAMS
Administration
& Fundraising
$51,686,215
ADMINISTRATION/
FUNDRAISING
4%
$2,145,835
TOTAL
NET ASSETS
Bequests
1%
Miscellaneous
$17,052,404
<1%
Government
TEMPORARILY
$164,435
RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
4%
UNRESTRICTED
PERMANENTLY
Contributions
RESTRICTED
20% NET ASSETS
TOTAL NET ASSETS
Donated Food
75%
$293,910
$15,490,129
$53,832,050
EXPENSES
HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAMS
EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES (TEFAP)
AGENCY MARKET
FOOD PLUS (CSFP)
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY FOOD RESOURCE CENTER (CFRC)
CARIDAD COMMUNITY KITCHEN
MULTI-SERVICE CENTER
PROGRAMS EXPENSES TOTAL
FUNDRAISING
ADMINISTRATION
TOTAL EXPENSES
JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015
$26,377,171
$17,094,451
$4,535,409
$794,558
$1,972,955
$868,641
$43,030
$51,686,215
$1,539,886
$605,949
$53,832,050
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Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
BOA R D O F D I RE C TO R S
Katie Maxwell, Chair
Gary Becker, Co-Vice Chair
Robert Mohelnitzky, Co-Vice Chair
Greg Kishi, Secretary
Steve Banzhaf, Treasurer
Stephanie Bankemper
Lauryn Bianco
Cathy Bradley
Lyle Ford
Berkley Harris
James Kolbe
Fran McNeely
Community
Food Bank–
Community
Food Bank–
ADVISO RY BOAR D
ADVISORY BOA RD
Amado and Green Valley
Roy Dickover
Martha Eckhart
Mary Fisher
Henry Garcia
Derrick Harris
Jean Kraley
Barbara Lentz
Arturo Lopez
Shirley Pavlovich
Julie Reppenhagen
Sandy Rios
Karen Sharrock
Jackie Smith
Dee Weaver
Nathan Rothschild
Doug Taren
Andres Valenzuela
Bill Young
Community
Food Bank–
Marana
Susan Barrable
Miley Clark
Don Duncan
Mike Gretz
Karen Jacome
Maeve Johnson
Marsha Johnson
Nogales
ADVI SORY BOARD
Carol McGorray
Carson Mehl
Christina Noriega
John Procaccino
Judy Schwartz
Lisa Shafer
Vicki Sibley
Olivia Ainza-Kramer
Alberto Durazo
Melody Gastelum
Victor Hetherington
Nydia Jaquez
Rosie Piper
Belinda St. John
Santos Yescas
Sponsored by
THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity, relies on over 100 employees and hundreds of community volunteers to ensure that the
people of Southern Arizona have access to the food and programs they need. The food bank is based in Pima County and also serves Cochise, Graham,
Greenlee and Santa Cruz counties. The Community Food Bank provides services to eligible applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, handicap,
age, national origin, sexual orientation, political beliefs or gender.
3003 S. Country
y Club Road
P.O. Box 26727
Tucson, AZ 85726-6727
communityfoodbank.org (520) 882-3296
Toll free 1-800-950-8681
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