SALARY RELIEF FOR ON-SITE FOOD SERVICES Lakewood Community Services Center

Food Service Trends (Individuals)

Lakewood Community Services Center Household Statistics August 2015 Stated reason for need for emergency food:  Inadequate public assistance %  Recently unemployed/no income  Reduction/loss of food stamps  Low income, part-time employed  Low income, full-time employed  SSI/Retirement benefits too low  No income  Homebound Total Households % Households that never needed assistance 788% Households with employment income-related need %

Lakewood Community Services Center ODJFS vs. CDBG Income Guidelines for Emergency Food (Family of 4) Household SizeNon-LMLow-ModLowEx. Low ODJFS - 4$48,499 HUD CDBG - 4$52,901+$33,051 - $52,900 $24,251 - $33,050 $0 - $24,250 YTD August 2015, 85% of Lakewood residents who have received emergency food assistance fall into HUD’s Extremely Low Income bracket, which equals half the household income allowed by ODJFS and at least $10K lower than the low income threshold for CDBG.

Lakewood Community Services Center Food Costs Of $70,000 county allocation, $11,000 covers freight $59,000 left for food Cost per Person $59,000 ÷8,000 = $7.38 per person/per year Cost per Service Event 8,000 x 3.5 per person/per year = 28,000 events $59,ooo ÷ 28,000 = $2,10 per service event

Lakewood Community Services Center Operations Manager Responsibilities Manage Cuyahoga County allocated funding for the purchase of food from the Greater Cleveland Food Bank All online ordering from Food Bank Pick up of free fresh produce from the Food Bank’s Marketplace Pick up of weekly donations of product from ALDI, Marc’s, Giant Eagle, Earthfare, Blackbird Baking Company, Breadsmith Oversight of 5 Farmers Markets Adherence to food safety requirements Inventory management and equipment maintenance Oversight of volunteers assigned to the pantry + Additional Non CDBG-funded responsibilities for senior deliveries and summer lunch program

Lakewood Community Services Center Volunteer Coordinator Responsibilities Recruiting all food service volunteers Performing background checks on every applicant Ongoing ODJFS and database training Providing an experience that meets volunteer expectations and rewarding them for their service Community outreach Securing volunteers through Business Volunteers Unlimited and the Greater Cleveland Volunteers + Additional non CDBG-funded responsibilities to secure volunteers for senior deliveries and summer lunch program

Lakewood Community Services Center Food Service at a Glance  LCSC will serve approximately 8,000 unduplicated individuals in 2016; 7,600 (95%) Lakewood residents  Visits are tracking at 3.5 times per year; potential 28,000 total annual “service events” with 26,950 to Lakewood residents  LCSC will distribute approximately 391,450 pounds of food in 2016 with $63,555 in total funding for food (county + United Way, Catholic Charities; Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland)  This equates to a total food cost of only $0.16/pound  40+ regularly-scheduled volunteers means that emergency food service is provided by only two part-time paid staff