1. Hunger Free Communities Summit February 25, 2012 Dave Miner Volunteer Chair dminer145@aol.comdminer145@aol.com 317-876-1967

2. A coalition of representatives of all major food providers and leading anti-hunger organizations, both public and private Who We Are

3. Indy Hunger Network Model IHN participants are senior staff members of their organizations. Operates as a guiding coalition – all volunteer Vision - An abundance of healthy food, when & where needed, for all who need it

4. Indianapolis Food “System” Senior Meals SNAP Soup Kitchens SVdP & 200 Food Pantries WIC School lunch, Summer feeding CICOA, Meals on Wheels FSSA, DOH (IN) Dept of Education (IN) For Profit Donors USDA Foundations Individuals, Churches, etc. Gleaners Food Bank Community Centers Seniors, Disabled Adults Pregnant & Nursing Mothers Children Feeding America Second Helpings Midwest Food Bank Connect2Help The Donors The Hungry

5. Successes Private, public, faith-based, for-profit all working together Relationships, trust and commitment built Data-based understanding of the systems Skilled volunteers engaged for key projects 240,000 more meals for kids in ‘11

6. Who Supplies the Food (Percentage of Meal Equivalents Provided) 9 Data as of June ‘11

7. Ideas ExploreFunding Execute Report Define Approval Project Portfolio BackSacks Promote Summer Servings Summer Servings research Pantry Partners School breakfast BackSacks Promote Summer Servings Summer Servings research Pantry Partners School breakfast Unmet need measurement Gleaning Promote 211 Latinos Volunteers Gardens Interns WIC, SNAP School pantries Seniors Family dinners Unmet need measurement Gleaning Promote 211 Latinos Volunteers Gardens Interns WIC, SNAP School pantries Seniors Family dinners Project Charter Project Charter Bulk Purchase

8. Key Learnings Each organization has an important role Think comprehensive/systemic and projects Marketing /information a major gap Funders like the integrated thinking "Hunger isn't a "one size fits all" problem. Each organization brings its own unique expertise, experience and resources to the table”. Jennifer Vigran, CEO, Second Helpings

9. EXTRA SLIDES

10. What We Have Done Thus Far? Initial exploratory actions – community consult, township meetings, Pack the Pantries System mapping (Six Sigma) Improvement projects – BackSacks, Summer Servings, and more Provided 240,000 more meals to children in 2011

11. Ongoing Projects Pantry Partners Objective – Develop network of lead pantries open 12-18 hrs / week, offering enhanced services Status: Have 10 in network; service improving

12. Ongoing Projects (cont’d) Summer Servings Objectives: 1.Promote summer food programs 2.Research use of program Status: 1.Common branding, signs and billboards, utilization up 2.5000 Parent surveys collected via schools

13. Ongoing Projects (cont’d) BackSacks Objective – Provide BackSacks during the school year for children who have specific symptoms of chronic hunger Status: Six sigma teams dramatically improved processes for scale-up; volume 2X for start of school year; received leadership funding

14. Ongoing Projects (cont’d) School Breakfast Objective – Improve access to breakfast across Marion county school systems Status: Pilots for ‘11-’12 year based on best practices, with intent to scale rapidly in subsequent years

15. Operational Approach Builds on the strengths and capabilities of the wonderful existing community organizations Fosters cooperation and collaboration Identifies key opportunities to improve overall food system Establishes projects to address opportunities Monitors ‘health’ of overall food system "Hunger isn't a "one size fits all" problem. Each organization brings its own unique expertise, experience and resources to the table”. Jennifer Vigran

16. What IFRN Does Not Do Does not usurp authority of individual organizations Does not distribute food itself IFRN does advocate for funding, food and other resources for system improvement projects