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Alberto Aldana Kinga Blasik Christen Bockenfeld Jack Dhepyasuwan Lezette Henderson Monika Kiernoziak. Iwona Kowalska Jacqueline Noble Steven Summers Charles Turley Agata Zgiet. Group Members:. Hunger in America. 27 million people food insecure 12 million are children
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Alberto Aldana Kinga Blasik Christen Bockenfeld Jack Dhepyasuwan Lezette Henderson Monika Kiernoziak Iwona Kowalska Jacqueline Noble Steven Summers Charles Turley Agata Zgiet Group Members:
Hunger in America • 27 million people food insecure • 12 million are children • 3.1 million households suffer from hunger • 10 million households risk food insecurities
America’s Second Harvest • Largest hunger organization in the United States • Provide food assistance to more than 26 million Americans • 8 million children • 4 million seniors • Distributed 1.7 billion pounds of food to hungry Americans
The Company’s Mission: “America’s Second Harvest is the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States. Its mission is to feed hungry people by soliciting and distributing food and grocery products through a nationwide network of certified affiliate food banks and food-rescue programs and to educate the public about the nature of and solutions to the problem of hunger in America”
Brief History • 1960’s – John Van Hengel started the first food bank in Phoenix, AZ • 1976 – Food bank received government recognition to assist in developing food banks throughout the country • 1976 – Tax Reform Act • 1979 – Organization officially incorporated as America’s Second Harvest • 1982 – Federal funding discontinued • 1984 – National office moved to Chicago, IL • 1999 – Name officially changed to America’s Second Harvest • 2000 – The Company merged with Food chain • 2002 – A2H running over 200 food banks in all 50 states
Who Does it Serve? • Number of People Served and Their Gender • Age of People Served • Children • Elderly • Household Composition • Ethnicity • Education • Geography
Emergency Food Programs • A2H is the provider network that includes: • 26,300 Pantries • 5,700 Kitchens • 4,100 Shelters • Food Banks are by far the single most important source for most A2H agencies • Its network accounts for about 80% of all food banks in this country • Religious organizations and federal government commodity programs
Networks • Community Kitchens • Disaster Relief • Fresh Food Initiative • Kids Café • Seafood Initiative • Pallet for the Hungry • Production Alliance • Relief Fleet
Funding and Donations • Sources of Food: • Food Banks • church and religious congregations • local merchants • local food drives • federal food or commodity programs such as TEFAP or CSFP • state programs
Funding and Donations • By donating you can: • Help Prevent Waste • Keep America’s 2nd Harvest System Running • Help End Hunger
SEARCH SITE MAP CONTACT US HOME WWW.SECONDHARVEST.ORG • Make a Donation • Thank you for supporting our efforts to end hunger in America with your tax-deductible donation. Every dollar received helps us secure and distribute 28 pounds of food and groceries to hungry Americans across the country. • You can make a contribution in one of the following ways: • Make a secure donation online. • Make a donation by mail. • Donate stock.
Contributors • America's Second Harvest has generous support from hundreds of companies nationwide • Partnerships and contributions are able to distribute food to feed 26 million Americans, upgrade and enhance their network of food banks and food-rescue organizations
ConAgra Pampered Chef Kraft Foods Sara Lee Ford Motor Company General Mills UPS Kellogg Company Nabisco Foods Frito-Lay Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Pillsbury Tropicana Johnson & Johnson Keebler Kentucky Fried Chicken McDonald’s Corporation Nantucket Nectars Nestle Starbucks Sunkist Growers Taco Bell American Airlines United Airlines Walgreen’s Dominick’s And hundreds more. Contributors(Cont’d)
Distribution • America’s Second Harvest distributed 1.7 billion pounds of food • 186 boxes or bags of food during a typical week • On an average day: • Pantries distributed 73 boxes/bags of food • Kitchen programs distributed 159 meals • Shelter programs distributed 80 meals
Volunteers • More than 940,000 volunteers donate an average of 43.8 hours of time to hunger relief activities • More than 90% of both pantries and kitchens use volunteer staff, 76% in shelters • Many programs rely entirely on volunteer staff, only 33% of pantry programs and 55% of kitchens have any paid staff at all
Volunteers • Ways in which you can get involved: • Help tutor children • Help repackage donated food • Bring youth groups to the food bank to help sort salvaged food • Encourage businesses to donate to the food bank • Help prepare and serve food at a local community feeding center • Help transport food to charitable agencies • Share your skills
Volunteers • Where you can help fight hunger in Chicago: Greater Chicago Food Depository Location: Chicago, IL Categories: Community, Emergency & Safety, Homeless & Housing, Hunger Northern Illinois Food Bank Location: St. Charles, IL Categories: Community, Emergency & Safety, Employment, Hunger, Seniors www.secondharvest.com
Robert H. Forney • Received his MBA and BS in accounting and finance from Indiana University • Prior to 1992– Senior Vice President of Technology Solution Company - Senior Vice President of Pansophic Systems - Managing partner of KPMG Peat Marwick Advanced Technologies • 1992 – Became a board member of the Chicago Stock Exchange • 1992-1994 – President and Chairman of Fortex Technologies • 1995 – Senior Vice President of Bricker & Associates, Inc. • Sept. 1995 – Named President and CEO of the Chicago Stock Exchange • The only technologist to serve as president and CEO of a U.S. exchange • May 2001 – joined America’s Second Harvest