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In 2022, the SLO Food Bank network served an average of this many individuals per month.
What is 31,545 people?
50% of the clients we serve are two populations who, because of their ages, can be most impacted by unsafe and unhealthy food.
Who are children & seniors?
Our onsite pantry may have changed locations and formats a few times in 2022 but it never stopped serving clients - an average of this many per month.
What is 473?
In 2022, we helped empower this many Agency Partners to serve an average of 21,716 individuals per month.
What is 84 Agency Partners?
Across the nation, policies and programs relating to food access and nutrition are led by the USDA, the acronym for this federal department.
What is United States Department of Agriculture?
In total the SLO Food Bank distributed this many pounds of food in 2022.
What is 3.8 million pounds?
By weight, produce was this proportion of all the food we distributed in 2022.
What is 35%?
Our largest distribution, located at this educational site, serves an average of nearly 1,000 clients per month.
What is Nipomo Elementary?
Approximately this percent of our 2022 budget came directly from local businesses & individuals who support our mission.
What is 75%?
TEFAP stands for this type of food. In 2022, we distributed more than 450,000 pounds of it, primarily through direct distributions.
What is The Emergency Food Assistance Program?
Designed with the unique challenges faced by our unhoused neighbors in mind, No-Cook Bags are filled with nutritious foods that require no heating, cool storage, or specialized tools to safely eat. In 2022, we distributed an all time high of this many bags.
What is 30,435 bags?
We describe the nutritional value of our food in these three broad categories. In 2022, 75% of the food distributed by the SLO Food Bank was in the most nutritious category.
What is choose often, choose sometimes and choose rarely?
Our Senior Home Delivery program brings groceries to the doorsteps of this many seniors in a typical week.
What is 149?
This many volunteers dedicated their time at distributions, events, gleans and in our warehouse in 2022.
What is 1,935 volunteers?
By giving on a recurring basis, HEART donors get access to special experiences provided by a network of supportive business. In 2022, there were 757 of this type of donor which stands for.
What is Hunger Ending Action Response Team?
Through Agency Direct rescue, Gleaning and our own grocery rescue, this many pounds of safe, edible food were rescued in 2022.
What is 1.7 million pounds?
At the end of 2022, “The Big 8″ allergens became “The Big 9” to include this as the 9th major food allergen. Taken together, The Big 9 cause 90% of allergic reactions so we make sure that anything including these ingredients is clearly labeled.
What is Sesame?
Our Nutrition team connected with this many people through in-person educational events in 2022.
What is 3,951?
With the coordination and support of our food rescue team, Agency Partners and their volunteers rescued this much safe, edible food from grocery stores throughout the county.
What is 1.3 million pounds?
Known as CalFresh in our state, SNAP stands for this nation-wide program that provides low income residents with funds to purchase food. In our County, less than 48% of those eligible have been signed up but Venessa is helping increase that number!
What is Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?