TBNEH Sept 2013 Annual Mtg...September 2013 Annual Meeting 9:30‐11 am TBNTEH Annual Meeting Agenda...
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September 2013 Annual Meeting9:30‐11 am
TBNTEH Annual Meeting Agenda
• Welcome and What is TBNTEH • Hunger Assessment in Tampa Bay • Fresh Produce Distribution• Community Gardens• Education Initiatives• Child Hunger• Senior Hunger• Transportation Innovation Group• Closing Remarks
Vision - To Build a hunger-free community, in which there is access to nutritious food for all.
Mission – To end hunger in Tampa Bay by bringing people together to find solutions that eliminate barriers, increase access, and expand the amount of nutritious food available.
Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger
Core Values
Fostering CollaborationEmbracing ChangeInspiring HopeIncreasing AwarenessPromoting HealthCreating ImpactMeasuring Results
Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger
Primary Customers
Organizations and individuals who are:
- Connected to one or more aspects of our community’s food system (production, distribution, retail, consumption, waste management
- and concerned about the implication of hunger in our region (health, environment, educations, econonic, social justice)
Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger
Who We Are
• Feeding America Tampa Bay• Metropolitan Ministries• Religious Community Services (RCS)• Tampa Bay Harvest• St Pete Free Clinic• Daystar Life Center• ECHO of Brandon• United Food Bank of Plant City• Salvation Army• Meals on Wheels of Tampa• Lighthouse Ministries• 211 Tampa Bay Cares• Shepherd Center of Tarpon Springs• Florida Impact
• United Way Suncoast• Pinellas County Health and Human
Services• Hillsborough County Health Department• Pasco County Health Department• Department of Children and Family• City of St Petersburg• Tampa Urban Food Forum• Hillsborough Family and Aging• University of Florida Extension
(Pinellas/Hillsborough/Pasco)• Hispanic Service Council• Moffitt Cancer Center• Target• Whitwam Organics
What We Do - We Do As Teams
• Work Teams formed and operating ( we have been in existence for over two years)
– Governance and Communications‐ TBNEH Board– Community Hunger Assessment and Research‐ Pat Rogers– Community Gardens‐ Tampa Bay Harvest– Fresh Produce Distribution‐ Feeding America TB, RCS– Can Do Project‐ City of St Pete– Education‐ County Extension Services, Science Center of Pinellas– Childhood Hunger‐ Hills/Pinellas/Pasco Schools, Florida Impact– Homebound/Seniors – Meals on Wheels, Area Agency on Aging– Agency Capacity‐ St Pete Free Clinic, Metropolitan Ministries– Transportation – Urban planning
Hunger Assessment ‐Meal Gap
Meal Gap with Agencies
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Summary of Gap ResearchFor Hills, Pinellas, Pasco
Meal Gap – farmer’s market locations, bus routes, supermarkets
Meal Gap – farmer’s market locations, bus routes
Hunger Assessment ‐ Key Takeaways• Level of resources have increased during past years – great community response and still needed! • There are still gaps – distribution of the food or resources available to do this effort remain a problem, e.g., food donations are more perishable• The people who are hungry represent different access issues, e.g., children vs seniors vshomeless, vs working poor.
Fresh Produce Distribution
‐ Feeding America Tampa Bay – Sylvia Kapous
‐Religious Community Services (RCS) – Jerry Coleman
Who We Are…‐We are Tampa Bay’s largest hunger relief organization.
‐ The Food Bank solicits donations of food from farmers, producers and manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and supermarkets, and collects additional products through organized community food drives
‐ Our mission is to feed Tampa Bay’s hungry in partnership with our donors and communities through a regional network of 600 hunger relief charities
Where is Food Coming From?
Additional Meals by 20151,158,000,000
National Growth Channels for Meals 2010-2015
1/5/2014 1710
Farmers Feeding Florida Produce Projections
Traditional Pantry Model
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Mobile Pantry
Partnership to distribute produce to the community!
Who We Are…
• RCS Food Bank‐ Clearwater Florida• Provides for an average of 5300 individuals monthly – 49% are children under 14
• Providing on average 65,000 meals monthly• Administer the USDA TEFAP Program (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) to 66 sub‐sites in Pinellas county providing an additional 168,000 meals on average monthly
Distribution in Pinellas County
Identify needShare informationCollaboration among agenciesResource cooperationShare networking connectionsTake actionStrive for consistency
Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger 2013
Fresh Produce distributed in Pinellas County since October 2012 to date:155, 950lbs124,760 meals$277,604
Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger 2013
Community Gardens
‐ Tampa Bay Harvest – Will Carey, Tuyet Case
Community Gardens
Will Carey: Tampa Bay Harvest
• Challenge: access to fresh, healthy food; Solution: build a community garden.
• Steps• Research sustainable options• Reach out to the experts – Whitwam
Organics & Morningstar Fishermen • Find partner sites• Obtain Funding• Build Gardens
Community Gardens
Will Carey: Tampa Bay Harvest
Where is Will Carey?
Community Gardens
Will Carey: Tampa Bay Harvest
Community Gardens
Will Carey: Tampa Bay Harvest
Community Gardens
• What have we done
• Built 5 gardens in Hillsborough & Pinellas County areas.
• Adapted model - “Sustainable Living Project” which emphasizes education and a sustainable lifestyle.
• Since April 2013 over 1,400 Lbs. of fresh produce has been harvested.
• Preparing for Phase 2 - Aquaponics
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• Challenges • Enthusiasm in the beginning fades• Lack of structure to recruit and direct
volunteers
• Solutions - Partnered with other agencies to take over Pinellas gardens – ex SUAC - Partnered with Workforce Alliance in Hillsborough to provide free labor in exchange for training/education- Business & organization partnering
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Next Steps
• SLP – Phase 2- Aquaponics and related issues.• Collaboration/Partnerships Expansion• Experiential Education• Job Skill Training• Good weather
Education Initiatives
‐Pinellas Ext Services, Univ of Fl/IFAS – Nan Jensen
‐ Science Center of Pinellas – Joe Cuenco/Mandy Wood
‐ Florida Action for Healthy Kids – Dan Caccamo
Education: Educate the community about hunger and food security
Identified and compiled resources
Identified partnerships to expand garden locations/urban agriculture
Conducted educational programs in the community
Education: Resource list
• Database of produce stands and farmers markets
• Location of school and community gardens• List of educational materials to support to nutrition and gardening programs
Education: Completed 18 fact sheets on seasonal produce
• Why you should eatfresh produce
• How to buy• How to handle • Recipes
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Partnering to Expand Community Gardens/Urban Agriculture
Education:
• City of St. Pete• Sweetwater Farms• Edible Peace Patch Project• SUAC ( Sustainable Urban Agriculture Coalition)
• St. Petersburg Chamber
Education: Outreach in the Community
University of Florida/IFAS ExtensionProvide nutrition education programs in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties
Expanded Nutrition Education ProgramFamily Nutrition ProgramOther Extension funded programs
Education: Outreach in the Community
University of Florida/IFAS ExtensionWork in schools, faith based organizations, non profits, housing complexes, recreation facilities, clinics, etc.
Audiences include school aged youth, parents of young children, senior citizens
Education: Outreach in the Community
University of Florida/IFAS ExtensionReaching people through:• Cooking classes• Nutrition workshops • Grocery store tours • Gardening
Education: Outreach in Schools
Healthy District Awards‐ 23 Next generation Sunshine State Standards
Focus on nutrition education through health curriculum
Integrating Nutrition Education in STEM curriculum
Science, Math, and Language Arts
Education: Outreach in Schools
Joint Usage Agreements• After School Care w/curriculum requirements
• Care of school gardens on weekends and summer
Education: Outreach in Schools
Vision
GardenSize
(Acres) # EggsLbs
VeggiesPeople Served
Annually
Faith House Community 0.5 9500 7000 2400
Oakdale Community 0.5 3000 420
Faith Covenant Church 0.5 7200 3,500
Pinellas Pioneer Village 0.8 7000 6,300
Totals 1.25 9500 24,200 12,620
10K PEOPLE PER ACRE
Child Hunger
‐ Hills County Schools Nutrition Svcs‐ MaryKate Harrison
‐ Florida Impact – Christina Sudduth
Childhood Hunger in Tampa Bay
Mary Kate Harrison, Ph.D., General Manager,Student Nutrition Services
The Problem• Almost 62% of children in Hillsborough County qualify for a Free or
Reduced Priced Meal – an increase of 12% from 5 years ago– 103,987 qualify for free meals– 13,670 for reduced mealsOn average, 6 out of 10 children standing in the serving line are living belowthe poverty line483 children are Homeless523 children are fromFoster Homes619 are Migrant
Significant “Rules” that GovernChild Nutrition Programs
• All Florida districts are required to have public schools participate in the National School Lunch Program
• All Florida districts are required to have elementary schools participate in the National School Breakfast Program
• All Florida districts are required to offer free breakfast to all students in elementary schools>80% economically needy
• If school buses are late to school, bus‐riders are still allowed 15 minutes to eat a school breakfast
Ending Childhood Hunger
AccessEducationAwareness
Improving Accessto Meal Benefits
• Adding on‐line applications, as well as continuing to take paper application (>10,000 received this year)
• Using “Direct Certification from SNAP”, which allows food stamp families to automatically qualify for school meal benefits (>71,000 students)
• Using “Direct Certification from Medicaid”, which allows children receiving Medicaid to automatically qualify for meal benefits
• Using “Community Eligibility Option”, which allows all children, in selected schools, to receive free lunch, regardless of their economic status
Improving Access by Offering More Programs
• After School Snack Programs are in more than 160 schools, including: HOST and YMCA (serves ~13,500 daily)
• Summer Feeding Programs are in more than 180 sites, including: Schools, Parks, Recreation Areas, and Cruzin’ Cafes
• Dinner Programs in 4 schools are expected to expand (serves ~ 1,600 daily)
Offering Education to Children to Improve their Ability to Make Healthy Choices
• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable grant in 39 schools exposes children to different products, as well as educates them on nutritional value
• Signage on serving lines tells children what food choices are available and the nutritional content
Improving Access by adding New Concepts to Old Programs
• Free Breakfast for all Children, regardless of economic status– Reduces the “stigma” of free meals– Stresses the importance of children who start the day with “fuel” have been shown to do better in the classroom
– Establishes good eating habits
Improving Access by Adding New Concepts to Old Programs
• Children who qualify for Reduced‐Price Lunches, eat free of charge– Discovered that over half of the children who qualified for “RP” were not participating in the meal program
– Waived the .40 lunch fee for those families who are “reduced‐priced”
– Increased the number of children participating from 48% to 92%
Improving Access by Adding New Concepts to Old Programs (con’t)mprovi by
Adding New Concepts to old Programs• Use a variety of service methods to ensure food is easily available in a number of locations– Catches late arriving students– Promotes breakfast service to parents and faculty– Provides flexibility to each individual school
“What Makes a Healthy School Lunch?”
Educating kids about making healthy choices
• A new tray was developed to teach children about how to make healthy choices when moving through the serving line. The tray corresponds with menu cards posted on the line
Educating with new foods
Weekly SamplingFormer Sample – Now a Menu Staple
“Official” Super Food Testers!
More Local Sourcing• Schools purchasing more local
foods directly from farmers, via co‐ops & produce distributors.
• Farm to School, kids cooking and school garden programs help get kids excited about healthy choices
To Heighten Awareness ofChild Hunger
• Advocate for policy changes that will make access and implementation easier– National Level – Congress and USDA– State Level – Department of Agriculture and State Legislators
• Involve, and EducateParents
Senior Hunger
‐Meals on Wheels – Steve King
‐ Area Agency on Aging, Pinellas/Pasco – Jason Martino
Review of Tampa Bay Area“Senior Hunger”
A Senior Hunger IllustrationMs. Jones is aged 82, widowed, and lives with her two small older dogs in a
single wide mobile home. She has no children or immediate siblings. She has no car. Her income consists of her late husband’s social security equaling $750 monthly. Ms. Jones has osteo‐arthritis, COPD, and some memory impairments. Her monthly bills consist of $400 for rental mobile home land, $150 in the summer for electricity, $75 for city resources, and $50 for telephone and basic cable television. She has no computer nor does she understand how to use one.
At the end of the month, Ms. Jones has $75 for necessities, including human food, dog food and the costs her prescriptions. Ms. Jones makes critical monthly decisions on how to prioritize her expenses. In some cases, she does not fill her prescriptions and in other cases she prioritizes dog food over human food.
Ms. Jones is food insecure and one step away from homelessness or a skilled nursing facility given a medical emergency should arise.
This is not an uncommon scenario!
National Senior Hunger Facts• 34% increase in senior hunger in the U.S. since 2007.
• Florida ranked in the top 10 states for highest senior hunger risk.
• 16.64% of Florida seniors are at risk for hunger.• 67% of seniors nationwide do not participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Facts Continued….• African American seniors are at 132% higher risk of hunger than white seniors.
• Hispanic Seniors are at 131% higher risk for hunger than non‐Hispanics.
• 58.3% of seniors aged 60 to 69 are at risk for hunger.
The Hillsborough County Picture• 17.4% or 218,520 individuals are aged 60+• 55.2% are female• 14% or 32,243 individuals have two or more disabilities effecting hearing, vision, cognitive ability, ambulation, self‐care, or independent living
• 24.2% or 53,093 individuals live alone• 9.7 % live below the poverty threshold, and• Approximately 32,179 or 14.7% individuals aged 60+ are potentially eligible for Food Stamps (SNAP)
Given the Age Wave, These Numbers will Increase!
The Pinellas County Picture• 29.3% or 269,400 individuals are aged 60+• 55.4% are female• 14% or 38,150 individuals have two or more disabilities effecting hearing, vision, cognitive ability, ambulation, self‐care, or independent living
• 30% or 80,921 individuals live alone• 9.2 % live below the poverty threshold, and• Approximately 37,797 or 14% individuals aged 60+ are potentially eligible for Food Stamps (SNAP)
Given the Age Wave, These Numbers will Increase!
The Pasco County Picture• 27.6% or 130,652 individuals are aged 60+• 54.2% are female• 12.9% or 16,966 individuals have two or more disabilities effecting hearing, vision, cognitive ability, ambulation, self‐care, or independent living
• 22.1% or 28,957 individuals live alone• 8.6 % live below the poverty threshold, and• Approximately 17,795 or 13.6% individuals aged 60+ are potentially eligible for Food Stamps (SNAP)
Given the Age Wave, These Numbers will Increase!
Barriers for Ending Senior Hunger
• Growing senior population.• Skipping meals to pay for medications or other bills.
• Home bound or no access to transportation.• Funding cuts.• Rising cost of food and fuel.
Services Available to Qualifying Seniors
• Older Americans Act– C1‐Congregate Meals– C2‐Home‐Delivered Meals
• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
What Others in Florida Are Doing to End Senior Hunger
• Food Banks, Florida Association of Food Banks• Farmers Feeding Florida• Commodity Supplemental Food Program• Community Pantries• Community Fund Raisers• Senior Centers• Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger
The Take Away Message• Encourage SNAP enrollment• Government services are limited• Local action
– Hunger Network Mapping– Local charities– Community fund raisers– Support your local Senior Nutrition Provider monetarily or through volunteerism
Transportation Innovation Group
Kevin Salzer, AICPTIG [email protected]
What Transportation Means to the TBNTEH
Access
Safe effective distribution
TIG Overarching Goal
To provide a collaborative framework for improving transportation issues
surrounding food
Key TIG Focus Areas
1. Food deserts2. Transit access3. Transportation disadvantaged4. Food safety and transport
1. Food Deserts
"An area in the United States with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly such an area composed of predominantly lower‐income neighborhoods and communities." (U.S. Farm Bill, 2008)
2. Transit Access• Adequate transit access means living within a 3/4 mile of a local bus route
• 123,172 of the 376,826 (1 out of 3) food insecure people in Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Pasco lack adequate access to transit
3. Transportation DisadvantagedPeople who are unable to transport themselves or to purchase transportation because of:
‐ disability‐ income status‐ age
This causes them to be dependent upon others to obtain access to other life‐sustaining activities.
4. Food Safety and Transport
• Transporting perishable goods home safely
• Safe storage of food
Closing Remarks
‐ Religious Community Services (RCS) – Caitlin Higgins Joy
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Contact information
TBNTEH Board members
Chair – Pat RogersVice‐Chair – Caitlin Higgins Joy, RCSSecretary – Cliff Smith, City of St PeteTreasurer – Duggan Cooley, United Way Pasco
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Contact information
Website ‐ networktoendhunger.org
Email – [email protected]
Project Coordinator – Caitlyn Peacock813‐344‐5837