product distribution by category Fruits and Vegetables 13,389,337 pounds Pasta, Grains, Bread, and Cereal 4,916,586 pounds Dairy 3,417,293 pounds Condiments 2,409,328 pounds Prepared Meals 2,192,968 pounds Protein 6,271,024 pounds Other 2,369,673 pounds Desserts & Snacks 893,281 pounds financial donors • 14,032 individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations made cash gifts to the Regional Food Bank • 9,742 cash gifts made to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley just say yes to fruits and vegetables •children’s programs Beverages 1,721,837 pounds Household and Personal Hygiene 775,230 pounds Pet 16,250 pounds • 231 nutrition workshops and recipe demonstrations offered to 2,200 clients at member agencies • 32,000 pounds of produce distributed to JSY participants and member agencies • JSY nutritionists worked with member pantries to increase their healthy food offerings and help encourage healthy choices through our Healthy Pantry Initiative BackPack Program served 6,650 students each week, for a total of 150,000 backpacks and 900,000 meals • Summer BackPack Program partnered with seven communities to provide over 500 children with food throughout the summer. • Summer Food Service Program served 21,000 total breakfasts and lunches at parks and community centers in nine counties (This institution is an equal opportunity provider.) • School Pantry Program, which allows middle and high school to students to select the food they take home each weekend based on their preferences and cooking abilities, expanded to 14 schools patroon land farm • 117,904 pounds of produce harvested • 458 members joined the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program • 26 acres in production • 2,676 different volunteers gave 13,940 hours of time volunteers 17,249 different people donated 68,865 hours of service, the equivalent of 33 full-time employees! 4
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