SALARY RELIEF FOR ON-SITE FOOD SERVICES

Lakewood Community Services Center

Lakewood Community Services Center

Food Service Trends (Individuals) 2009-2015

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2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

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Household Statistics August 2015Stated reason for need for emergency food: Inadequate public assistance 56 5.7% Recently unemployed/no income 26 2.7 Reduction/loss of food stamps 72 7.4 Low income, part-time employed 89 9.1 Low income, full-time employed 74 7.6 SSI/Retirement benefits too low 568 58.0 No income 39 4.0 Homebound 54 5.5

Total Households 978 100%

Households that never needed assistance 78 8%Households with employment income-related need 189 19.3%

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ODJFS vs. CDBG Income Guidelines for Emergency Food(Family of 4)

Household Size

Non-LM Low-Mod Low Ex. Low

ODJFS - 4 $48,499

HUD CDBG - 4

$52,901+

$33,051 -$52,900

$24,251 -$33,050

$0 - $24,250

YTD August 2015, 85% of Lakewood residents who have received emergency food assistance fall into HUD’s Extremely Low Income bracket, which equals half the household income allowed by ODJFS and at least $10K lower than the low income threshold for CDBG.

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Food Costs

Of $70,000 county allocation, $11,000 covers freight

$59,000 left for food

Cost per Person $59,000 ÷8,000 = $7.38 per person/per year

Cost per Service Event 8,000 x 3.5 per person/per year = 28,000 events $59,ooo ÷ 28,000 = $2,10 per service event

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Operations Manager Responsibilities

Manage Cuyahoga County allocated funding for the purchase of food from the Greater Cleveland Food Bank

All online ordering from Food Bank Pick up of free fresh produce from the Food Bank’s Marketplace Pick up of weekly donations of product from ALDI, Marc’s, Giant

Eagle, Earthfare, Blackbird Baking Company, Breadsmith Oversight of 5 Farmers Markets Adherence to food safety requirements Inventory management and equipment maintenance Oversight of volunteers assigned to the pantry + Additional Non CDBG-funded responsibilities for senior

deliveries and summer lunch program

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Volunteer Coordinator Responsibilities

Recruiting all food service volunteers Performing background checks on every applicant Ongoing ODJFS and database training Providing an experience that meets volunteer expectations

and rewarding them for their service Community outreach Securing volunteers through Business Volunteers Unlimited

and the Greater Cleveland Volunteers

+ Additional non CDBG-funded responsibilities to secure volunteers for senior deliveries and summer lunch program

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Food Service at a Glance

LCSC will serve approximately 8,000 unduplicated individuals in 2016; 7,600 (95%) Lakewood residents

Visits are tracking at 3.5 times per year; potential 28,000 total annual “service events” with 26,950 to Lakewood residents

LCSC will distribute approximately 391,450 pounds of food in 2016 with $63,555 in total funding for food (county + United Way, Catholic Charities; Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland)

This equates to a total food cost of only $0.16/pound 40+ regularly-scheduled volunteers means that emergency food

service is provided by only two part-time paid staff