2. HUNGER (FOOD INSECURITY) PERVASIVE IN INDIANAPOLIS AREA Children Seniors Suburbanites Food insecurity touches 1 in 5

3. REALITY OF THE NEED IN OUR CITY Who are these hungry people?

4. WHY DOES IT MATTER? Moral Economic Health Social ills

5. INDIANAPOLIS FOOD “SYSTEM”

6. WHERE HUNGRY HOOSIERS GET FOOD 91% of meals are provided by federal programs.

7. INDY HUNGER NETWORK (IHN) MISSION: Create a system by 2015 that ensures anyone who is hungry can access the nutritious food they need.

8. IHN PHILOSOPHY Data-based systemic solutions Outcome focused vs. activities Prioritized projects Collaborative Community experts and casual volunteers Sustainability by strengthening the partners

9. IHN’S DATA-BASED APPROACH

11. IHN SUCCESSES Private, public, faith, for-profit together Completed: bulk purchasing, backsacks Data-based understanding of the systems Skilled volunteers engaged Small core staff in place

12. IMPROVED NUTRITION Nutrition standards built into School Meals, WIC, Summer Servings, CICOA, Meals on Wheels, and Second Helpings A full Pantry Partner network can reach most low income people - Fresh produce from gleaning/ farming/purchase - On-site nutrition education

13. WHAT IS THE GOAL? 27 MILLION MEALS BY 2015

14. THE GOAL IS ATTAINABLE

15. PARTNER PROJECTS Gleaners Strategic Growth Plan Second Helpings Expansion

16. IHN PROJECTS

17. SNAP (SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) Reaches who it’s supposed to - Avg household income $731/mo, assets of only $333 - 47% are children, 7% are elderly Participation tied to economy Does not create dependency - Avg time on program 9 months Low fraud and error rates Tobacco, alcohol excluded Charity alone cannot feed everyone

18. CONNECT2HELP 2-1-1’S VISION Primary source for human services information Highly accessible Key source of insights about needs and trends The hungry need 2-1-1 to navigate the system. What 2-1-1 needs: - Fundraising capacity - Awareness of 2-1-1

19. WHERE IHN NEEDS SUPPORT

20. THANK YOU “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” - Henry Ford