Second Harvest Heartland

Food bank: last year, we distributed more than 123 million pounds of food. As a food bank, we work with 423 food shelves and non-profit partners and more than 1,100 hunger-relief programs in 41 counties in Minnesota and 18 counties in western Wisconsin to get food to neighbors facing hunger. We provided, on average, 86% of all food distributed by our partners.

Food sourcing: of the more than 120 million pounds of food we distributed last year, more than 62% was fresh food (produce (42.6%), meat, dairy and bakery items). We work to source locally whenever possible. Last year, we sourced 9.8 million pounds of produce, 4 million pounds of dairy, including 450,000 gallons of milk, and 750,000 pounds of meat from local Minnesota farmers and processors. One of our largest sources of food comes from our retail food rescue program, which sourced 39.7 million pounds of donated food from 590 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. Minnesota central kitchen, our prepared meals initiative, provided 1,387,217 fully prepared meals across the region, in partnership with more than 75 community organizations. Foodrx, our medically tailored nutrition box program, provided services to support a healthy diet and improved health of 10,394 individuals. Our snap (supplemental nutrition assistance program) outreach specialists processed over 13,200 new client referrals and assisted over 13,100 households with snap applications and re-certifications. (see schedule o) community outreach: (continued from part iii) our child nutrition programs provided over $492,600 in grants to 24 education and nonprofit partners to help meet increased need and address food access challenges due to covid-19, 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 fy22, we provided csfpfood boxes to more than 230 unique distribution sites in 41 Minnesota counties, serving approximtely 5,300 seniors monthly. The largest site in our service area is Second Harvest Heartland in brooklyn park, distributing food to close to 400 clients each month