ABOUT SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF METROLINA
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (SHFBM) strives through education, advocacy, and partnerships to eliminate hunger by the solicitation and distribution of food. SHFBM has been in existence since 1981.
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who we are
Provide a regional distribution warehouse and branches that supply food and grocery items to charitable agencies that assist people in need. Provide training, consultation, technical assistance, and hunger education to our partner agencies.
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- View our current Financial Statement.
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COUNTIES SERVED
Serve 14 counties in North Carolina including Anson, Burke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly and Union. Serve 5 counties in South Carolina including Lancaster, York, Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee.
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AGENCIES SERVED
SHFBM provides food for almost 650 partner agencies including soup kitchens like Urban Ministries, emergency pantries like Loaves and Fishes, residential care facilities like Florence Crittendon, homeless shelters like the Uptown Men’s Shelter, senior programs like Friendship Trays, and low income daycares like Wall’s Memorial A.M.E. Zion.
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AMOUNT OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED
In fiscal year 2009-2010, SHFBM distributed over 33 million pounds of food and other essential grocery products throughout our 19 county service region.
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HOW WE ARE FUNDED
87% of our income comes from fundraising including special events, grants, corporate donations, direct mail campaigns and other sources. The remaining 13% comes from small handling fees that are paid by our partner agencies on about one quarter of the food that we provide for them. These fees are designed to help us recover the costs of transporting, warehousing, processing and distributing food. The low-income recipients of the food never pay a fee.
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THE NEED
15.1% of our service area population lives in poverty including 130,000 children and 40,000 seniors. Requests for help are increasing. Our emergency pantries are currently reporting increases of over 30% compared to this time last year.
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WHERE OUR FOOD COMES FROM
Approximately 76% of the food we distribute is donated, approximately 19% of the food comes from government commodities. The remainder comes from food drives and purchased food.
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HOW WE DISTRIBUTE THE FOOD
Through our main warehouse in Charlotte and through branches in Dallas (Gaston County), Mt. Gilead (Montgomery County) and Hickory (Catawba County). SHFBM has a five year plan for expanding our branch network with plans to add a branch in Spartanburg County in 2008-2009.
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HOW INDIVIDUALS CAN HELP
Give a financial donation. This is the best way to help because every $1.00 contributed provides 7 pounds of food. Donate food or host a food drive, every pound supplied is the equivalent of 1.25 meals for a hungry neighbor.
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HOW BUSINESSES CAN HELP
Give a financial donation. Remember every $1.00 contributed provides 7 pounds of food. Encourage employees to collect funds for the Food Bank or to designate United Way donations to the Food Bank. Hold a food drive at your business. Designate matching contributions for funds employees raise. Send an employee group to volunteer. Schedule a time for a representative from the Food Bank to speak to your employees.
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HOW CHURCHES CAN HELP
Include Second Harvest in your annual operating budget or make a one-time donation to Second Harvest. Your gift to Second Harvest supports approximately 250 agencies in Mecklenburg County alone. Host a food drive on an ongoing or one time basis. Volunteer as a group. Include information on Second Harvest in your church bulletins or publications.
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