1. America’s Second Harvest
                                   
                                
                                
                                                                     

2. What is America’s Second Harvest?
Largest domestic hunger relief organization
National network of 216 food bank and food rescue organizations serving every U.S. county/parish
Serving 23.3 million hungry Americans
Providing 1.8 billion pounds of food and grocery products
Distributing to over 50,000 qualified hunger relief agencies
Ranking as one of Worth magazine’s best charities based on charity’s impact with consistent high marks from watchdog groups

3. Vision and Mission Vision Ending hunger in the United States Mission
To feed hungry people by soliciting and judiciously
distributing grocery products and prepared and
perishable foods through a nationwide network of
certified affiliates, and to educate the public about the
nature of and solutions to the problems of domestic
hunger.

4. Hunger in America 2001

5. Current Sources 30% USDA Commodities 60% Donations 10% Other Sources
TEFAP
Section 32
60% Donations
National Donors
Local Donors
Both National and Local Donors
10% Other Sources
Purchased
Strategic Alliances
Contract Manufactured
Mix Varies Dramatically Across Affiliate Base

6. Product Flows
Food Sources (Manufacturer, Retailers, Restaurants, etc.)
Food Banks/Food Rescue Organizations
Hunger Relief Agencies (Soup Kitchens, Pantries, Shelters)
Hungry Families and Individuals

7. Our Charitable Commitment Rating
99% charitable commitment rating as reported in the 2001 edition of Forbes magazine’s “Giving Smartly” evaluation.
Rating was determined by the percentage of total donations devoted to programs rather than administration or fundraising.
99%

8. America’s Second Harvest Logistics Department
Primary Functions
Donation Processing
Allocation to Affiliates
Donation Problem Solving
Receipting and Reporting
Additional Activities
Relief Fleet
Fresh Produce Initiative
Transportation Programs
Nutrition Coalition
Disaster Relief
Seafood Initiative
Grant Administration
Coop Purchasing
Data Reporting

9. Offering Process Donor Call, Email or Fax donation information
Logistics Coordinator Contacts Food Bank from Allocation Spreadsheet
Food Bank Accepts
Coordinator tells Donor and get release number if needed
Food Bank Refuses
Food Bank is counted for turn down pounds
Offer to next affiliate on Allocation Spreadsheet
Donation Accepted or Refused, repeat cycle

10. A2H Equitable Allocation System
A2H donations offered to Food Bank Affiliates based on
Population from 2000 US Census
Poverty Population from 2000 US Census
A2H donations offered to Food Rescue Organization Affiliates based on
Local agreement contract
A2H Goal is to keep 80% of Affiliates within 25% of their Goal Factor
Allocation Spreadsheet used to track donations
Less than Truckloads (LTLs) are auto acceptance for local affiliate

11. Allocation Terms Goal Factor
Individual food bank affiliate’s percentage of the national population and poverty population based on their service area
Anytown affiliate has 1% of the national population (from Census statistics) and .5% of the national poverty population:
Their goal factor = .75%

12. Allocation Terms - continued
Percent of Goal
Anytown food banks’s percentage of offered pounds to goal pounds:
Anytown is at 106% of goal
Example: (80,000/75,000) x 100 = 106%

13. Customer Service Goals
To provide the best possible customer service to position A2H as the premier hunger relief organization for food donors.
The Logistics Department must make it as convenient as possible for donors to donate food and as convenient as possible for our affiliate customers to accept and pickup donations.
The Logistics Department must take the lead in problem solving and developing programs to make the donations process as efficient as possible.

14. Logistics Transportation Initiatives
Affiliate Transportation Service Option
Negotiated national and regional contracts, A2H will hire truckload freight when requested by affiliates.
Transportation Coalition
A2H affiliate transportation professionals assisting other affiliate operations staff in identifying and solving transportation problems based on their experience in transportation.
Mentoring visit by TC mentor to start process.
Available to any A2H affiliate

15. Logistics Disaster Relief
To develop effective transportation systems to provide food and other required products as quickly and efficiently as possible to disaster victims.
To develop support in these efforts:
National Private Truck Council
International Warehouse Logistics Association
Council of Logistic Management
American Trucking Association

16. Logistics Fresh Foods Initiatives Fresh Foods Initiative
62 million pounds of Fresh Produce last year
2.2 million pounds of Seafood last year
Subsidized processing, packing
Subsidized transportation
Nutrition Coalition
effort to maintain good nutrition standards for our clients by monitoring the donation mix and providing nutritional guidelines

17. What is Relief Fleet? Stats from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002
Matches donated transportation with donated food items to
feed hungry Americans
Stats from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002
  -  10 million pounds moved free of charge
loads (LTL and Truckload)
    Food banks received free freight
    - $ 300,000 savings in transportation costs

18. Relief Fleet
To develop free/reduced rate transportation for both A2H donations and affiliate donations through:
Soliciting Freight Donors
Developing data on major traffic lanes
Load Matching
Technology
Public Relations

19. Types of Product We Distribute
(Dry, Refrigerated and Frozen)
On truck refusals and returns
Out of code with extended use by dates
Discontinued items
Mislabeled items
Unlabeled items
Test product inventory
Off-spec
Packaging changes
Reformulations
Seasonal items
Promotional items
Overruns
Bulk
Prepared and perishable
Over-the-counter items
Health & beauty products
Household cleaning
Boxes, containers, etc.
Types of Pick Up Locations
Manufacturers Warehouse
Manufacturers DCs
Public Warehouses
Most all are usual food/grocery/drug store operations with professional equipment, docks, driver no touch, etc.
Pallet exchange can usually be waived

20. Reasons for considering America’s Second Harvest for filling empty lanes:
Driver morale
Public Relations opportunities in your community
Possible tax write offs (consult your accountant)
Peggy Collins, x 197
to find your local food bank

21. Affiliated Iowa Food Banks
Waterloo
Hiawatha
Des Moines
Ottumwa

22. Iowa Contact Information:
Food Bank of Iowa
Des Moines, IA
* Karen Ford
(515)
Food Bank of S. Iowa
Ottumwa, IA
* Wayne Millard
(641)
HACAP Food Reservoir
Hiawatha, IA
* Barbara Elsasser
(319)
Northeast Iowa FoodBank
Waterloo, IA
* Barb Prather
(319)