1. HungerFreeFlorida.org

2. FAFB Mission
Coordinate statewide activities to enable members to better provide a healthy and adequate food supply for people in need.
Among our member services:
Enhanced statewide communication
Acquisition of food and funds
Public awareness about hunger & food banks
Public Policy/Advocacy
Disaster response
Two largest programs are to
Increase availability of fresh produce to food banks
State funding for transportation and distribution of food
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3. More than 22 facilities with 300,000+ square feet of warehouse space
14 Regional Food Banks
More than 22 facilities with 300,000+ square feet of warehouse space
FIRST STEP FOOD BANK
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4. Serve all 67 Florida Counties
3,000+ non-profit & faith-based partner agencies
Distributed 134 million pounds of food last year
In addition to core food bank services, members provide
SNAP Outreach Kids Café
Backpack Mobile pantries
Summer Food Prepared Foods
After School meal programs
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5. 2010 Hunger in America Study
50% choose between food and utilities/housing
33% of households have at least one employed adult
35% choose between food and medicine/medical care
9% Elderly
Stats reflect people accessing emergency food programs
Before the economic downturn
Senior numbers would likely be much higher without programs like meals on wheels or congregate feeding programs
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6. Florida is the canary in the coal mine - Why?
highest percentage of senior citizens or older -- at 17.3%. (well above the national median of 13%)
Of the top five Cities with over 100,000 residents with the oldest populations (median age)
Four are in Florida
Clearwater FL (43.8),
Cape Coral FL (42.4), 
Fort Lauderdale FL(42.2)
Hialeah FL (42.2)
Scottsdale AZ was 1st at 45.4
Lee County has highest percentage of year olds.
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7. The Need Statewide Since economic downturn
86% increase in last 3 years
Unemployment remains higher than national average
FRAC study ranked FL 4th in Food Hardship
Underemployment
Foreclosures continuing
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8. savings and pension are not enough to sustain them through retirement.
partners pass away or divorce
Fixed income further reduced
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9. Reliance on single income for what used to be multiple households
Particularly in South Florida, Housing Crisis has forced families to move back in together.
Reliance on single income for what used to be multiple households
raising their grandchildren alone
people who used to be able to count on family to help out once in a while find their families struggling too.
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10. New Community Allies
Walgreens pharmacists distribute the boxes whenever they become aware that there might be a need. 
splitting pills to last longer - offer the food pack
no questions asked (other than zip code and # of people in the household)
no cost - completely funded by a local health foundation (Winter Park Health Foundation).
Fifty to sixty AARP volunteers packed 5, pound packs in 6 hours.  To date 4,200 packs. 
create packs for diabetics in the future (the current pack has rice in it). 
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11. Traditional Community Partners
SH Central Florida Senior Nutrition Program
nutritionally appropriate food into the hands of low-income “hidden” seniors
the folks who are reluctant to ask for help
wouldn’t know where to ask for help
are somewhat isolated, etc.
If someone at church has a neighbor who’s struggling, he or she could take a box
Highest volume distributors have been the churches.
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12. EMTs Health Clinics Police Think further outside the box:
Social Workers
Letter Carriers
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13. New Outreach & Delivery Systems
Reach out to communities with few or no agencies
160 + Mobile pantry distributions monthly statewide
Distribute alongside partner agencies to increase their capacity for fresh fruits & vegetables and perishable food
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14. Largest funder of produce program is Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
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16. Treasure Coast Senior Health & Nutrition Outreach Program
supplements existing diets (800 seniors & families)
assistance with enrolling in SNAP (goal 4,000)
WIC programs (goal 1,000)
nutrition education handouts, healthy and thrifty recipes, budget tips and product sampling.
8 mobile pantry distributions a month in
low-income neighborhoods
mobile home parks
senior housing authority locations
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19. Particularly important to seniors
65 of 67 counties in Florida administer TEFAP
highly nutritious & Shelf Stable
like meat & proteins
fruit juice
canned vegetables and fruits
USDA purchasing more fruits and vegetables
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20. 58% of FL elders (330,000) eligible but don’t participate
Eligible Seniors have lowest participation rate of any group
Participation doubled in 2 years
highest increase in nation
Three in ten people eligible go unserved
As a comparison:
85.8 percent of eligible children participate
67 percent of eligible people overall participate
DCF piloting assisted telephone application process in 35 counties
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21. SNAP Outreach
Cumbersome/daunting application process, mobility, technology issues.
myths about how the program works and who qualifies
perceived stigma
Misperception about amount they’d get
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22. SNAP Outreach SHCF USDA demonstration project to enroll people Laptops
Scanners
Staff/Volunteers to assist with process
Expanded to other food banks
5/21/2018

23. The Emergency Food Assistance Program
Be an Advocate!
TEFAP
The Emergency Food Assistance Program
5/21/2018