SLO Food Bank - GuideStar Profile
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SLO Food Bank
Let's feed SLO County. Together.
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SLO Food Bank
San Luis Obispo, CA
www.slofoodbank.org
Mission
Our mission is to work with a network of community partners to alleviate hunger in San Luis Obispo County and build a healthier community.
Ruling year
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1988
Chief Executive Officer
Molly Kern
Main address
1180 Kendall Rd
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8053 USA
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Fundraising Contact
Branna Still
Development Director
Fundraising contact phone: (805) 457-5453
[email protected]
Physical Address
1180 Kendall Rd
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8053
Payment Address
1180 Kendall Rd
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8053
Donation Payable
Legal name of organization: SLO Food Bank
EIN for payable organization: 77-0210727
Formerly known as
FOOD BANK COALITION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
EIN
77-0210727
NTEE code
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Emergency Assistance (Food, Clothing, Cash) (P60)
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Our programs
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Food Rescue
San Luis Obispo County is a region of agricultural abundance, yet not everyone has consistent access to fresh fruits and vegetables. On top of that, plenty of perfectly edible, safe, and nutritious food is discarded at various points in the food chain each day. In an attempt to make use of what would otherwise be thrown out as trash, the SLO Food Bank manages two food rescue programs: GleanSLO, a fresh produce rescue program working with local farms and home gardeners, as well as a Grocery Rescue Program, connecting charitable agencies with near-date food from grocery chains and local markets.
Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Agency Partner Network
Provide guidance and source free and low-cost nutritious food to over 70 other nonprofit agencies in San Luis Obispo County that serve low-income persons with food in various methods, from shelters, kitchens, food pantries, and other assistance programs. For more details about these partners' hunger relief programs, visit FindFoodSLO.org, or visit the Food Resource Locator on slofoodbank.org.
Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Homeless people
Summer Breakfast Bags for School-aged Children
The SLO Food Banks Summer Breakfast Bags are backpacks containing three weeks' worth of nutritious shelf-stable breakfast meals and healthy snacks distributed to children and families in need across SLO County during the summer months. They also include bilingual nutritional handouts, recipes, cooking recommendations, fun activities, and healthy eating practices (summer-only program).
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Nutrition Education
The SLO Food Bank Nutrition Education Program aims to improve the wellness of neighbors in need by encouraging nutritious choices. They conduct outreach and education at program sites, schools and classrooms, and community events and disseminate materials, including healthy recipes for ingredients offered at SLO Food Bank Neighborhood Food Distributions.
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Adults
Children's Farmers' Markets
The SLO Food Banks Children's Farmers' Markets program provides fresh produce and nutrition education to children in afterschool and summer childcare programs. Kids use 'Food Bank Banks' to 'shop' at a simulated farmers' market, taking home seasonal produce to share with their families.
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
No-Cook Bags
The SLO Food Banks No-Cook Bags are packages of food curated to meet the unique dietary needs and lifestyles of people experiencing homelessness. They contain three meals and a couple of snacks comprised of food that is nutritious and does not require heat or appliances to prepare, including shelf-stable tuna or chicken salad kits, applesauce, yogurt, dried fruits, cereal bars, and more.
Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Seniors' Farmers' Markets
This program is designed to serve seniors who live at home and cook for themselves, but may not have reliable transportation, or the income to purchase fresh produce. Sites are located in low-income senior apartment complexes or mobile home parks that provide a community space for residents to gather. The Food Bank provides 6-8 types of produce each month, which is displayed farmers' market style, and residents are encouraged to take what they need.
Population(s) Served
Seniors
Neighborhood Food Distributions
Neighborhood Food Distributions offer pre-packaged units of fresh produce, shelf-stable food, meat, and more, depending on availability, for free to income-eligible recipients in every community countywide. For more details about these sites, visit FindFoodSLO.org, or visit the Food Resource Locator on slofoodbank.org.
Population(s) Served
Adults
CalFresh Outreach Program
The SLO Food Banks CalFresh Outreach program is committed to ensuring that all eligible individuals are informed about and have access to the critical benefits of CalFresh. CalFresh (formerly known as food stamps) is a federally-funded nutrition assistance program that allows participants to buy food using an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card at grocery stores, neighborhood stores, and farmer's markets. CalFresh dollars help stretch a tight food budget and allow participants to incorporate fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats, beans, whole grains, and dairy products into their diets.
Population(s) Served
Adults
Homeless people
Senior Home Delivery Program
The Senior Home Delivery Program delivers groceries on a weekly basis directly to the homes of low-income older adults who are homebound due to medical barriers. This program is administered in partnership with Ride-On Transportation and Wilshire Community Services.
Population(s) Served
Seniors
Where we work
San Luis Obispo County, CA
Awards
Top Rated Nonprofit
2020
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Photos
Lettuce Harvest: GleanSLO Program
Neighbor receiving food at Neighborhood Food Distribution
Volunteers waiting to serve neighbors in need at Neighborhood Food Distribution.
Meet the CalFresh Outreach Team, Venessa and Noah.
Children receiving Breakfast Bags in 2023.
Goals & Strategy
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County has served the County for over a quarter century, ensuring that no one in our county need go without access to healthy food. Our ultimate goal over the next three to five years is to reduce hunger in San Luis Obispo County while building a healthier community. The focus of our work is on all low-income populations and communities, from working families to seniors and disabled individuals to children in school. We continually reassess the impact of our programs to best meet residents' needs.
At the same time, the Food Bank Coalition has taken a leadership role in collaborative efforts to improve health while fighting hunger. Our Executive Director participates in several local coalitions and organizations whose efforts are aimed at reducing hunger and increasing self-sufficiency. Staff also work with groups whose goal is to improve healthy eating and access to healthy food, and the Food Bank is proud to be distributing 50% fresh fruits and vegetables at its sites throughout the county.
Our Mission Statement, updated by the Board in January of 2013, reflects these efforts: “To work with a network of community partners to alleviate hunger in San Luis Obispo County and build a healthier community." As a larger non-profit providing services in every community in the County and partnering with over 75 agencies to distribute food, we are uniquely positioned to spearhead collaboration around hunger reduction and improving health. We distribute over 6 million pounds of food annually through 75 direct distributions and through our agency partners for their pantries and distributions. Approximately 45,000 low-income people access Food Bank Coalition resources each year, one in six county residents.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1) We meet short-term hunger needs by providing healthy food in distributions throughout the county.
Our programs that address this strategy are: Emergency Food Assistance Program, No-Cook Bag Programs tailored to provide nutrition to those experiencing homelessness, and Senior Home Delivery Program which delivers fresh produce, shelf-stable goods, and protein to the homes of low-income seniors. Fresh produce for all programs is donated by local farmers, gleaned by volunteers, and purchased through the California Food Bank's Farm to Family program. Our GleanSLO program connects volunteers with farmers and landowners to harvest extra produce for distributions. We also provide nutrition education at distribution sites, including cooking demonstrations, to help recipients use the fresh produce they receive.
2) We build long-term solutions that reduce hunger and improve health for County residents. We conduct CalFresh (SNAP food stamp) outreach at distributions to ensure that people can access food benefits. We also advocate with County Supervisors to increase access to CalFresh by reducing barriers and we work with County Department of Social Services staff to streamline the CalFresh enrollment process. In addition, our staff work to educate the public and our elected officials about how we can reduce hunger.
Over the past four years we have implemented two large USDA grants to address local hunger issues. The initial grant, a Hunger-Free Communities planning grant, provided the foundation for the Food Bank to survey local residents' food needs, form the SLO County Food System Coalition (a network of partner organizations) and develop a Hunger-Free Community plan. This plan, Paradox of Plenty: A Community Roadmap for Overcoming Hunger in San Luis Obispo County, was presented to the County Board of Supervisors in October 2012 and is being implemented by the SLO County Food System Coalition.
The second grant, a Community Food Project grant, is allowing us to expand our gleaning program, GleanSLO, which has rescued over 360,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables and engaged over 1,000 community volunteers. The Community Food Project also includes an administrator to guide the SLO County Food System Coalition, Farm to School activities, and community workshops on gardening and food preservation. Through this and our other work, we are deepening our connections with those who are working to increase healthy food consumption in our community.
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SLO Food Bank
Board of directors
as of
02/12/2024
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Board co-chair
Ryan Caldwell
Wacker Wealth Partners
Term: 2025 - 2023
Board co-chair
Kim
Bisheff
Cal Poly Journalism
Term: 2023 - 2025
Jared Salter
Attorney
Mike Quamma
Finance
Andrea Chavez
Agriculture
Bob Aiken
Nonprofit Leadership
Ellen Cohune
Development
Erik Justesen
Business Owner
Josh Cross
Nonprofit Leadership
Morgan Dewar Voss
Energy
Kim Bisheff
Education
Bryan Idler
Retail Business
Matt Allen
Banking
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