Second Harvest Heartland

Food bank: last year, we distributed nearly 141 million pounds of food. As a food bank, we work with 1,000 partner programs in 41 counties in Minnesota and 18 counties in western Wisconsin to get food to neighbors facing hunger. We provided, on average, 78% of all food distributed by our partners.

Food sourcing: of the more than 141 million pounds of food we distributed last year, more than 63% was fresh food (produce (39.8%), meat, dairy and bakery items). We work to source locally whenever possible. Last year, we sourced 11.8 million pounds of produce from local farmers, along with 6.3 million pounds of dairy, including 673,000 gallons of milk, and 3.2 million pounds of meat and eggs from Minnesota donors. One of our largest sources of food comes from our retail food rescue program, which sourced 41.4 million pounds of donated food from 628 store partners.

Community outreach: more than a food bank, we're a leading partner in the policies and programs that work to end hunger, and we're an innovator in the areas where food can be the solution. Kitchen coalition, our prepared meals initiative, provided 1,212,165 fully prepared meals across the region, in partnership with more than 100 community organizations. Foodrx, our medically tailored nutrition box program, provided services to support a healthy diet and improved health of 14,495 individuals. Our snap (supplemental nutrition assistance program) outreach specialists processed over 15,700 new client referrals and assisted over 8,750 households with snap applications and re-certifications. (continued on schedule o)(continued from part iii)we provided over $195,800 in grants to 24 education and nonprofit partners to help meet increased need and address food access challenges due to rising grocery prices, inflation and other issues facing Minnesota families.

Commodity supplemental food program: the commodity supplemental food program (csfp) is one of the foundational services provided by Second Harvest Heartland. Through this program, we provide free food for seniors, distributing 30-35 pounds of nutritionally balanced usda food to individuals each month. Program participants are given a box of highly nutritious food, which may include canned fruits, vegetables and juices, shelf-stable milk, american cheese, canned meat, peanut butter or dried beans, and cereal, rice or pasta. In fy23, we provided csfpfood boxes to more than 240 unique distribution sites in 41 Minnesota counties, serving approximtely 4,800 seniors monthly.