product distribution by category Prepared Meals - 5.4% Juice - 6.4% Fruits and Vegetables - 31.9% Household and Personal Hygiene - 2.2% Pasta, Grains, Bread, and Cereal - 12.3% Desserts and Snacks - 2.2% Dairy - 8.3% Meat & Seafood - 12.5% Non-meat Protein - 2.6% Beverages - 5.2% Condiments - 5.6% Other - 6.4% Why I Give... No one should have to face a daily struggle to financial donors ensure that they or their loved ones have access to adequate nutrition. You never know who in your own community may be facing just this type of challenge. It’s been a supremely humbling and gratifying experience to support the Food Bank as a board • 15,573 individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations made cash gifts to the Regional Food Bank • 10,305 cash gifts made to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley just say yes to fruits and vegetables children’s programs member, and know that you can play a role in helping to see these basic needs met for those in need. -Joel Riley, Board Member • 230 nutrition workshops and recipe demonstrations off ered to over 2,000 clients at member agencies • 31,000 pounds of produce distributed to JSY participants and member agencies • BackPack Program grew by 25 schools, for a total of 215 programs serving 6,300 students each week • Summer BackPack Program provided 3-5 days of meals each week to 305 children in fi ve counties • Summer Food Service Program served 22,000 total breakfasts and lunches at 15 sites in 7 counties. (This institution is an equal opportunity provider.) • School Pantry Program graduated out of its pilot phase and grew to 3 schools in 3 counties, serving 75+ students weekly throughout the school year. The program allows students to select the food they take home each weekend based on their preferences and cooking abilities. volunteers patroon land farm 11,284 diff erent people • 124,374 pounds of produce harvested • 433 members joined the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program • 26 acres in production • 2,384 diff erent volunteers gave 11,204 hours of time donated 57,538 hours of service, the equivalent of 27 full-time employees! 4
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