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. _ ~ ~ <br /> <br /> i Ii~waii Island Food Bank ~~-----9-~' <br /> Coun ouncil /u ` <br /> ~ A project of Hawall Island Catholic Social Ministry <br /> I <br /> BACKGROUND: The Hawaii Island Food Bank is a nonprofit organization that <br /> collects food from the community 'and distributes it to over 130 member agencies <br /> throughout Hawaii County. Since 1989, the Food Bank has distributed over 6.5 million <br /> I'I pounds of food to these agencies which feed the hungry of the Big Island. Each month <br /> 8,000 requests for food and 45,000 meals are served by emergency shelters, day care <br /> programs, food pantries, soup kitchens, and senior citizen food programs. <br /> MISSION: To prevent the waste of all edible food in Hawaii County. <br /> To feed the needy and hungry with this salvaged food. <br /> • To educate the community about the,problem of hunger and <br /> wKat can be done to help fight it. <br /> .SUPPORT: The Hawaii Island Food Bank is sustained by contributions, grants, <br /> fundraising drives and a shared maintenance contribution (SMC) contributed by <br /> member agencies. Volunteers are vital to the Food hank's mission as they assist with <br /> the salvage and preparation of donated items end offer their valuable help at various <br /> events throughout the year. ~ ' <br /> HOW DOES THE FOOD BANK WORK? <br /> Donor Sources Hawaii Island Food Bank ; > Nonprofit Member Agencies Hawaii's Hungry <br /> II I , <br /> Donor sources include the Second Harvest National Food Bank Network, <br /> national manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, food retailers. <br /> The hungry of Hawaii include the unemployed, homeless, single parent families, <br /> and mental) and h sically <br /> workin oor, the battered and abused, elderly, disabled, Y P Y <br /> 9P <br /> challenged. <br /> it COST EFFECTIVENESS: For every $1 received, the Hawaii Island Food Bank is able <br /> to provide $15 worth of food to its member agencies feeding those in need. How? The <br /> Food Bank provides food with an average retail cost of $2.25/pound for $.14lpound <br /> (SMC) to its agencies. This translates to a value of approximately $15. A little can go <br /> along wdy! <br /> it <br /> - <br /> F41a TQa.-_.~.__ <br /> Presented Ns~oe. <br /> 1 ~ <br /> ite~. 3MCx__MAR -„9 199v . <br /> <br />