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MISSION

The Chester County Food is dedicated to our Mission to Mobilize our Community to Ensure Access to Real, Healthy Food.

2 CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK | FY2020 IMPACT REPORT Seeing a 30% increase in need, it was imperative that The Need Increases we pivoted quickly to ensure adequate funding.

Individuals and families in our community are considered food insecure when they have limited We applied for emergency funding or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate to support these changes and food to feed their families. Almost 75,000 sustain our work for the long haul. individuals in Chester County were at risk for food Food drives stopped, so we launched insecurity — pre-COVID-19. an online platform for hosting virtual food drives and team fundraisers. During 2020, Many More were Confronted with Uncertainty. Funds collected support our bulk With the onset of COVID-19 and skyrocketing unemployment, many purchasing power to counter the people found themselves in need of a food pantry for the first time, increase in food prices. while those already in need experienced greater financial burdens. We encouraged sustainable giving through our monthly giving program, Beyond Hunger 365, to ensure $78,720 Survival Budget for a family of 4 in Chester County. ongoing funding for the long-term Source: United Way: 2019 ALICE in Report. increase in need.

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Our Logistics and Distribution Process Goes Into Immediate Emergency Response Mode

82% decrease in number of Partnering with the Chester County Department of Health, we instituted safety protocols volunteers in CCFB warehouse for handling, packaging, and delivering food. and kitchen due to COVID-19 Forced to stop all volunteer shifts, our on-site staff transitioned to assembly line processing safety protocols. of truck-to-trunk Sunshine Boxes to ensure food needs were met.

Our warehouse sourced and purchased higher quantities of fresh and shelf stable foods for our network of partners including churches, shelters, cupboards and pantries.

As schools closed, and thousands of qualifying children in our school districts were not getting in-school meals, we focused on partnering with schools and other non-traditional food organizations to feed our county’s children and their families.

Sunshine Meals were designed as a “heat and eat” option for people who were displaced and living in temporary housing, children who relied on school meal programs, and seniors with limited mobility and access.

3 4 CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK | FY2020 IMPACT REPORT In March 2020, Phoebe Kitson-Davis pivoted her role to Director Our Agency and Community of COVID-19 Initiatives. Partnerships Remain Open to Serve

Reverend Kitson-Davis We built capacity for agencies to distribute more food was set to retire in March, however, due to address the increased need. to the pandemic, she stayed on in the new Twenty-six of our partner food agencies received essential equipment like role. She officially refrigerators and freezers, enabling them to accept increased deliveries and retired from CCFB in May to return safely store food. to ministry, but continues to support food security initiatives at her new role Building capacity throughout our network is an imperative ongoing investment with Church of the Loving Shepherd, a to create a food secure Chester County. CCFB network partner offering a food cupboard and food delivery program for home-bound seniors. All of our 120+ food cupboards and network partners remain open to serve. Thank you! Thank you, Phoebe, for building a network of community partners over the last 10 years – we couldn’t get through this emergency without your dedication to building a food secure Chester County.

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We Harvest Hope Through the Pandemic

Our Agriculture Department and on-staff farmers worked harder than ever to plant more produce to protect our food supply.

Many of our larger corporate groups were unable to come out to the farms due to their COVID-19 restrictions, but with socially distanced protocols and a number of dedicated individual volunteers, we were able to grow more with fewer hands. Much gratitude to the hard hours endured on the farm!

We distributed 1,418,301 lbs of fresh fruits and vegetables throughout Chester County. Of that, 65,918 lbs of fresh fruits and vegetables were grown at our partner farms.

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2020 at a Glance

Our food security initiatives adapted to continue to move people beyond hunger.

Fiscal Year 2020 July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

% up % -65 to50 DECREASE IN VOLUNTEERS INCREASE IN COST SINCE MARCH DUE TO OF FOOD SOCIAL DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS up % Million to30 2.7 Meals INCREASE IN THE NEED FOR DISTRIBUTED THIS FOOD IN CHESTER COUNTY FISCAL YEAR SINCE MARCH

9 10 CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK | FY2020 IMPACT REPORT Our Nutrition and Programs Adapt

Eat Fresh – our cooking classes, hosted in English and Spanish, moved to online classes. Participants received weekly truck-to-trunk deliveries of produce to use during online cooking classes. They celebrated with a virtual “family” dinner to share their experience and recipe ideas. Participation grew by 20%. FVRx Fresh2You – For safe purchasing of produce grown on our farms and sourced locally, our AS CONSUMPTION OF HEALTHY mobile market was able to maintain select stops throughout the county, where access to FOOD INCREASES, THE RISK fresh produce is limited. Online ordering was instituted, making contactless pick ups safe OF DISEASE DECREASES and efficient. Participants shopping with SNAP (food stamps) received Veggie Bucks to double their purchasing power for future shopping with Fresh2You. Our FVRx Program continues to partner with healthcare providers to offer prescriptions for patients to $42,000 cash value of the receive fresh produce at our mobile market – improving the health outcomes for many of Veggie Bucks distributed. our neighbors.

Raised Bed Gardens – We have 87 raised bed garden sites throughout the county. This year, several gardens could not open due to COVID-19, so we created a “grow at home” gardening program where people received a container gardening kit including seedlings, soil, pots, gloves, and instructions on how to grow produce on their back porches. 465 kits were distributed this spring.

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Our Culinary Kitchen Changes Course

Our culinary kitchen produces “heat and eat” meals for our Simple Suppers program and Meals on Wheels deliveries to homebound individuals. At the start of the pandemic, we introduced Sunshine Meals to meet the increased need for ready-to-eat meals.

For safety, our FreshStart Kitchen had to stop and restructure, building a hybrid program mixing virtual and socially distanced, in-person lessons which will begin in early 2021.

Before COVID-19, we distributed 1,600 meals per month with Simple Suppers and Meals on Wheels. Since COVID-19, we distribute as many as 12,000 Meals per month through Simple Suppers, Meals on Wheels and our new Sunshine Meals.

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Numerous local restaurants and businesses (many struggling themselves) as well as school groups and families rallied and pulled together to host fundraisers helping us to fulfill our mission during this unprecedented time. We couldn’t do what we do without You!

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$100,000+ Moose Meadows Charitable Fund Hugh M. Davis The Roemer Foundation Anonymous (1) Terri & Ranney Moran Essent US Holdings, Inc Satell Institute , Incorporated Takeda Pharmaceuticals FareStart The Schiel Family Foundation Cabot-Kjellerup Foundation United Way of Chester County Fastener Systems, Inc The Amy and Michael Shannon Davenport Family Foundation Venerable Insurance and First Cornerstone Foundation Charitable Fund Deerbrook Charitable Trust Annuity Services Company Fox Chase Bank Charitable Holly & Steve Spinner Bob & Jennifer McNeil W.W. Smith Charitable Foundation Foundation Spinner Family Giving Fund Caroline A. Moran Wells Fargo Foundation Freeman Family Foundation TC Energy Foundation Vanguard WSFS Bank Frontage Tons of Turkeys Wegmans Food Markets The Wyss Foundation Anne & Richard Gates Turpin Landscaping Goshen Hill Foundation Veltek Associates, Inc $50,000+ $10,000+ Hankin Foundation Clarence J. Venne Foundation Trust Claneil Foundation, Inc 2004 Carita Foundation Robert W. Haver Jane H. Walker Connelly Foundation Franny & Franny Abbott Independence Foundation Hamilton Family Foundation Aegon Transamerica Foundation Barbara M. Jordan $5000+ The Pennsylvania Hunt Cup Allstate Foundation Joy in Childhood Foundation Allan Myers, Inc QVC Applestone Foundation (Dunkin Brands) Anonymous (2) The RJM Foundation Bank of America Lasko Family Foundation Aqua Charitable Trust Bar Avalon Bob & Betsy Legnini Natasha Ashton $25,000+ Believe and Achieve Foundation Abe Littenberg Foundation Inc Awais Khan Albertsons Companies Foundation The Bennett Family Foundation The M&T Charitable Foundation Joseph & Joan Baker Anonymous (1) Blue Sky Family Foundation McLelland Family Foundation The Becket Family Foundation Brandywine Oak Private Wealth, Inc Buckeye Partners, LP Catherine and Robert Merritt Fund Bell-Cole Family Foundation Chappell Culpeper Family Michael & Anne Moran Margaret Bell-Cole Foundation Cetera Investment Services, LLC The John and Shirley Nash Britta Biesecker Delphi Wealth Management Group Chatham Financial Corporation Foundation Brandywine Health Foundation Epicurean Garage Chester County Hospital The PeelerBlack Fund Julie & Edward J. Breiner Genuardi Family Foundation Sheila J. Clancy The Quaker City Foundation Mortimer J. Buckley, III Communications Test , Inc The R P Barrows Fund Calvary Fellowship Church Di & Dallas Krapf The Daniels Family Foundation R. John Marsh, Jr.

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The Gunard Berry Carlson The Spires Fund Fox & Roach/Trident Charities RCTaylor Group Memorial Foundation, Inc. John C. Sundquist Freedom Village Brandywine - The Dale L. Reese Foundation Church & Dwight Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Don Thompson Outreach Committee Christina & James Ruddell Tim Cole UPL NA Inc GBH Foundation Salvelinus Charitable Fund Daley Family Foundation Norene Wastler The GIANT Company Colette Scaggs Kathryn A. Donnelly Mrs. Penelope P. Wilson Sara & Andrew Gledhill The Peter and Karla Senescu Fund Linda & Harrison Eiteljorg, II Global Atlantic Financial Co. Richard C. Siegel First Presbyterian Church $2500+ Eileen & Lee Grout Financial Services, Inc Dr. Barbara Forney 1830 Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward Hammond MaryBeth & Curt Siverling Forney Family Foundation American Water Scott Hattersley SPQR Julianna E. Geer AmeriDrill, Inc. High Point Financial Tocqueville Society Personal James S. Herr Foundation Keaven and Judith Anderson Hoey Family Charitable Fund Giving Fund Hoover Financial Advisors Gift Fund Jenny & Douglas Howe Mark & Regina Turner H.O.P.E. Lawn Signs Anonymous (3) Larking Hill Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Eric Vogel Ann S. and Steven B. Hutton Fund Asha-Jyothi Lionfield Technology Mr. & Mrs. David C. West Peter Kjellerup & Mandy Cabot Lawrence R. Baker, Jr. Solutions, Ltd Westfield Insurance Foundation Land O’Lakes Foundation Jenifer & Bryan Benner Travis Lisk Mary & Ian MacKinnon Rebecca Clemente Lockheed Martin Corporation For a complete list of donors, visit Sharon A. Marshall William Cobb Kate & Jim Magee ChesterCountyFoodBank.org/financials Kevin McDermott The Colket Foundation James Maneri Mr. & Mrs. James Meanix Rodney Comegys Merz Family Foundation Every effort was made to ensure Meridian Bank Daley Family Foundation MOD Super Fast Pizza, LLC the accuracy of this impact report. Robert and Catherine Merritt Fund Colleen M. Del Monte Dennis C. Moore We would appreciate notification of Moran Family Charitable Foundation Ralph P. Detwiler Cindy & Larry M. Moore any errors or omissions in order to PA Association of Regional Dickey Charitable Lead Trust The Mutual Fire Foundation, Inc correct our records. Please contact Food Mr. & Mrs. John Dodds Sue & Lawrence* O’Donnell us with any necessary changes at Phoenixville Community Melanie & Thomas F. Doyle Mr. & Mrs. Michael Odorisio [email protected] Health Foundation Foundation Laura & James Palmer SAP Matching Gift Program John E. Farrell PJM Interconnection or call 610-873-6000 ext. 104. SEI CARES Mary Beth & Shawn Flannery Thomas M. Rampulla

*deceased 15 Board of Directors

CHAIR OF THE BOARD Kate Sheehan Robert D. McNeil QVC Founding Chairman Jennifer Templeton Simpson Yvonne Bartlett Forge Hill Farms Umbreit Wileczek & Associates Anand Solanki Ed Breiner Citadel Federal Credit Union “Be kind, considerate, Retired, Schramm Ryan Walter charitable and fierce.” Brad Dyer, MD Parrels Advisory, LLC. All Star Pediatrics In loving memory of Mrs. J. Maxwell “Betty” Moran Patrick Ward (August 7, 1930 - January 23, 2020) José Frazier WSFS Bank Wegmans Food Market EMERITUS Ruthie Kranz-Carl Dick Vermeil Retired, Chester County Human Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran (deceased) Services Department

Kevin McDermott Delphi Wealth Management Group

Barbara Reisenwitz Bentley Systems

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Board of Directors Source and Use of Funds

The impact of the Chester County Food Bank extends beyond putting food on the table.

We distribute food to those in need with the goal of not only providing nourishment but also reducing the hardship in making difficult financial choices such as deciding between paying for medicine or paying for groceries. Your investment in local hunger relief efforts helps fuel our vision of a food secure Chester County. With your help we are going beyond hunger.

SOURCE OF FUNDS USE OF FUNDS 2% WHOLESALE (NET) FOOD COSTS 6% GOVERNMENT SUPPORT 30% CONTRIBUTIONS IN-KIND 7% FUNDRAISING

10% ADMINISTRATIVE 15% GRANTS

83% PROGRAMS 3% INVESTMENT INCOME

44% CONTRIBUTIONS

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FARMING FOOD DRIVES & DONATIONS PURCHASING FOOD

GOVERNMENT FOOD PROGRAMS

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DISTRIBUTION

WEEKEND BACKPACKS (Food For School Age Children) SUMMER FOOD BOXES SENIOR BOXES SIMPLE SUPPERS PRE-NATAL BOXES 18 650 Pennsylvania Drive, Exton, PA 19341 | ChesterCountyFoodBank.org | 610-873-6000