1. 5/12/2016 IOWA FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION Supporting the food banks serving Iowa

2. Iowa Food Bank Association

3. Food Bank of Iowa Des Moines, Iowa www.foodbankiowa.org (515) 564-0330 Northeast Iowa Food Bank Waterloo, Iowa www.northeastiowafoodbank.org (319) 235-0507 River Bend Food Bank Davenport, IA www.riverbendfoodbank.org (563) 345-6490 Food Bank of Southern Iowa Ottumwa, Iowa (641) 682-3403 HACAP Food Reservoir Hiawatha, Iowa www.hacap.org (319) 393-7811 Food Bank of Siouxland Sioux City, Iowa www.siouxlandfoodbank.org (712) 255-9741 Food Bank for the Heartland Omaha, Nebraska www.omahafoodbank.org (402) 331-1213 St. Stephen’s Food Bank Dubuque, Iowa (563) 557-7474 Iowa Food Bank Association

4. Mission: coordinate efforts to alleviate hunger by supporting Feeding America food banks that serve Iowa Policy and Advocacy Food and Fund Procurement Disaster Preparedness Food Assistance Outreach (SNAP) Collaboration and Unification Iowa Food Bank Association

5. Food Assistance (SNAP) Outreach Connecting potentially eligible Iowans to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or “Food Assistance” in Iowa) benefits. Iowa Food Bank Association

6. Food Assistance (SNAP) Outreach Iowa Food Bank Association SNAP Outreach Team (In the field) Cindy Jones (Webster County & South) cjones@iowafba.org Teri Lynn Winkey (North of Webster County) tlwinkey@iowafba.org Kerry Heaton (Osceola & O’Brien Counties) kheaton@iowafba.org

7. Food Assistance (SNAP) Outreach Iowa Food Bank Association NEW!

8. Food Assistance (SNAP) Outreach Iowa Food Bank Association SNAP Outreach Hotline Phone Number: 1-855-944-FOOD (3663) Available: 8:00 – 4:30 pm; Monday - Friday Outreach Specialists Kerry Heaton Kim Boham Natalie Nelson

9. Policy and Advocacy 2016 Food Bank Legislative Priorities Food Donation on State Capitol Premises Prison Produce Gardening Program Iowa Agriculture Products Clearance Program Iowa Emergency Food Purchase Program Iowa Food Bank Association

10. Policy and Advocacy Thank YOU for your help with postcards! Still time to lend your voice! Contact the Governor’s office to advocate for the $100,000 in the Health and Human Services Budget Bill (HF 2460) Please call this week: 515-288-5211 Iowa Food Bank Association

11. Storage Capacity Grants Goal: to build storage capacity at food bank member agencies while reducing the amount food waste in Iowa landfills. In partnership with Feeding America food banks serving Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC), and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Iowa Food Bank Association

12. Storage Capacity Grants Highlights 2015 Cycle – funded 27 emergency feeding organizations (8 in FBOI service area) 2016 Cycle – funded 51 emergency feeding organizations (14 in FBOI service area) 2015 Impact – food banks increased pounds of perishables distributed to agencies by 45%; possibly diverting from waste stream (landfill) Iowa Food Bank Association

13. Storage Capacity Grants 2015 Recipients Iowa Food Bank Association

14. Storage Capacity Grants 2016 Recipients Iowa Food Bank Association

15. For More Information Cory Berkenes, State Director Iowa Food Bank Association cberkenes@iowafba.org Website: www.iowafba.org Facebook: Feeding Iowa; Iowa Food Bank Assoc. Twitter: IowaFBA Blog: iowafba.wordpress.com Iowa Food Bank Association