GRATITUDE 2015REPORT

A member of JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015 GRATITUDE REPORT BEC AUSE YOU ARE THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

Dear Friends and Neighbors, For the last 40 years, you’ve shown a genuine desire and commitment to care for people. You've invested time and money, but you've also embraced your role as a partner, helping people discover new paths to brighter futures. Joel is one of those people. He lives in the Southwest Santa Cruz neighborhood, just outside of our Las Milpitas Community Farm, where he has a plot and grows food to feed his family and their neighbors. Perhaps what’s more, is Joel’s commitment to educating others and to improving his community. Even when his plot is tended and harvested, Joel can be found at the Farm, working with high school volunteers, taking care of the chickens and bees, or weeding the common areas. For him, the Farm is not just a place to grow food. It’s a place for learning and teaching and inspiring others to advocate for better opportunities for themselves, their community, and future generations. I am inspired by Joel, and by you. Because, through your support of the Community Food Bank, you are giving people just like him the tools to improve their lives, to cultivate social change, and to find pathways out of poverty. Feeding people in need today remains at the heart of the work we do. But, with courage, innovation, and you by our side, providing opportunities for self-sufficiency will guide us into the future. Yours in service,

Michael McDonald Chief Executive Officer and President Community Food Bank of Southern

1975 1976 1978 • An outgrowth of the advocacy • The CFB officially opens, and • Charles “Punch” Woods joins organization Food Action Coalition of distributes 10,533 emergency the CFB as Executive Director Tucson, founded by Dan Duncan and Mark food boxes its first year. • 120 social service agencies Homan, the Community Food Bank (CFB) request food for hungry is incorporated as a nonprofit. families. • Dan Duncan becomes the first Executive Director.

2 GR ATITUDE R EPORT JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015 A healthy, hunger-free MISSION community. STATEMENT At the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, we change lives in the communities OUR we serve by feeding the hungry today and VISION building a healthy, hunger-free tomorrow.

Dear Dedicated Supporters, I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude when I think of all that this community has shared over the last 40 years. I’m grateful for our friends at more than a dozen rural, Southeastern Arizona hunger relief organizations, who help distribute fresh produce from the Community Food Bank in Willcox (p. 17) to those in need in their communities. I’m grateful for the collaboration of local schools and nonprofits. With their tireless support, the new School Pantry Program (p. 5) is operating at five local schools, benefitting low-income families throughout Tucson. I’m grateful for partnerships with the Tucson Unified School District and Tucson Medical Center (p. 15), which allow us to reach more people with healthy, locally- sourced food and boost revenue for small-scale farmers. And, I’m grateful for you. Together, we are moving forward in new directions that embrace both feeding people in need, and giving them the tools to create a better future. And, in doing so, we are bravely changing the physical and economic health of our community. But, none of it would be possible without you. With thanks and appreciation,

Katie Maxwell Board President Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona

1982 1983 1984 • Increasing requests for emergency food prompt • The CFB becomes a member of • The Green Valley Branch Bank a move to a new warehouse on 27th Street, Second Harvest, now Feeding opens in the Green Valley PPEP multiplying warehouse space from 1,800 to America, the nationwide network facility 18,000 square feet. of food banks. • The CFB hosts the “Hunger 100,” a • The Ajo Branch Bank is founded. 100-kilometer cycling fundraiser

JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015 G R ATITUDE REPORT 3 HUNGER RELIEF

4 GR ATITUDE R EPORT JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015 HUNGER RELIEF Serving families, improving lives, and strengthening our community Canned goods are stacked on one table, and fresh produce on another. Kids run in and out of the cafeteria, and parents wait patiently. The monthly school pantry is open at Dietz K-8. Tana has three children attending Dietz, and this is their favorite day. “They love the fruit, especially apples." A service of the Child Nutrition Program, school pantries offer a safe environment where low-income students and their families can pick up emergency food provisions. They’re also a space where child nutrition staff teach kids about healthy eating through fun activities, and family advocates provide information about SNAP and other assistance programs. Julie Wanat, Community School Liaison, says the partnership has made a tremendous difference. “By helping our families improve their lives, it’s strengthening our community. It’s an incredible program.”

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Additional School Pantries Since4 then, 4 additional school pantries have been established at schools The School Pantry Program throughout Tucson, including Blenman began in late-2014 at Elementary, Southside Community, Wright Elementary School. and Lawrence Intermediate. Tana, a parent, stands with Julie Wanat, Community School Liaison. Tana says, “I don’t want my kids to be hungry. I want them to stay in school 25,066 lbs and go to college.” 40 Families Since the start of the program, At Dietz, 40 families 25,066 pounds have been distributed use the service every month. to 1,391 families.

1985 1986 1987 • Community leaders in • The CFB and several other local, social • Distribution of Food Plus, a supplemental food service Marana ask the CFB to service organizations create and host supplied specifically to seniors, begins at 1603 W. Grant Road. include the existing the first Holiday Share to better serve • Second Harvest elects Punch Woods to its Board of Directors. Marana Food Bank as families during the holidays. one of its branch banks. • The CFB uses a Community Development Block Grant to build • Staff participate in Hands Across the 2,700 square foot warehouse of the Marana Branch Bank, America, a national publicity campaign which is still in use today. to form a human chain coast-to-coast in support of human needs.

JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015 G R ATITUDE REPORT 5 HUNGER RELIEF Still grateful after years of hardship Humble and soft-spoken, Tom rarely talks about the hardships he’s faced. After sustaining a military injury at 18, he endured numerous operations to stop the seizures that plagued him. “It was almost impossible to find permanent employment,” he says. For years, he provided for his family by moving from odd job to odd job, but there was never any excess to put into savings. Retired now, Tom and his wife, Maria, struggle to make ends meet. “Maria has health problems, and we have medications we have to buy. We usually run out of food and money before the month is up.” But, Tom and Maria are grateful for the help they receive at the Community Food Bank in Marana, where they go during the more challenging months. “If there are people who need help, you better believe the staff is going to do anything they can to help them. We always leave with a smile on our faces,” Tom says.

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Approximately 80,000 pounds of food 80,000 are distributed each month from the pounds Community Food Bank in Marana. “There were times I couldn’t think of anything other than whether or 112,748 people benefitted from not I’d be alive tomorrow. It was 1,052,411 pounds last year. hard to think of the future.” – Tom, a client at the Community Food Bank in Marana On average, 32% of clients served in Marana are over age 60. 32%over age 60

1988 1989 1990 • Tucson’s Table, now referred • The CFB co-sponsors and participates in the • The CFB expands operations to include a 30,000 to as Agency Market, begins. inaugural C.A.R.E Fair, which provides food, square foot building on Park Avenue that houses • Amado Branch Bank opens. school supplies, immunizations, and other Food Plus, Tucson’s Table, the Pima County Health human services to low-income families. Department certifying office, the Hunger Awareness Resource Center (HARC), and administrative offices.

6 GR ATITUDE R EPORT JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015 HUNGER RELIEF Helping to take a weight off With YOUR SUPPORT their shoulders “They saved us,” says Clara, a mother of three young children and a client at the Community Food Bank in Green Valley. “When my More than 56,000 clients received emergency food assistance in partner José’s mother passed away, we went from a family of five Green Valley last year. to a family of nine.” When tragedy struck, Clara and José opened their home to José’s brother and sister, and their children. She says, “It was the right thing to do, but it made life challenging.” Of the 1.2 million pounds that were With your support, the Food Bank was there when they needed distributed, more than 181,000 were it. “They lifted a weight off our shoulders. We could go there and fresh produce. get vegetables, and have a little left over to keep gas in the car or pay utilities.” But, for Clara, the Food Bank means more. “The staff and the volunteers are so kind. They talk to my children, and make them Annually, the Community Food Bank smile. I always feel welcome.” in Green Valley helps put 1 million meals on tables that might otherwise Even though life is difficult right now, Clara’s generous spirit sit empty. shines when she talks about the future. “I want to give back. Life can be hard sometimes, but no one should go hungry.”

“The Food Bank has done so much for my family. It’s my hope to someday be able to help others the way they’ve helped me.” – Clara, a client at the Community Food Bank in Green Valley

1991 1993 1994 1995 • Tucson City Mayor and • The first annual National • An average day includes • The CFB creates its second Council adopt the “Children’s Association of Letter receiving enough food to cookbook, Coronado’s Nutrition Bill of Rights”. Carriers’ “Stamp Out provide 25,790 meals. Favorite Trail Mix. • The CFB creates its first Hunger” food drive. cookbook, Padre Kino’s Favorite Meatloaf.

JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015 G R ATITUDE REPORT 7 HUNGER RELIEF Partnering to make a difference With YOUR in our community SUPPORT Local and national retailers have long-provided steadfast support in the fight against hunger. We collaborate with 104 food retail partners to distribute more than Representing our longest-running retail partnership, Fry’s Food Stores is 8.6 million pounds across committed to hunger relief efforts in Southern Arizona. our service area. They give in countless ways. They run campaigns like Bringing Hope to the Table, making it possible for families to enjoy holiday meals; sponsor food drives; host coin boxes in stores; and participate in the Pour It Forward campaign, helping increase access to nutrient-dense milk. They are partners not only with us, but with you, making it easy for community members to donate food and funds throughout the year. But, Fry’s does so much more than engage customers in giving back. They also play a vital role in our retail partnership program, in which meat, produce, and dairy products are picked up directly from local stores. Food104 Retail Partners In one year alone, Fry’s donated nearly 405,000 pounds of food, and more than $41,000. That equates to 504,000 meals! It’s hard to imagine what we would do without partners like Fry’s.

“With nearly 3,000 employees in Southern Arizona, Fry’s is proud to partner with the Food Bank to address hunger year round.” – Steve McKinney, President, Fry’s Food Stores

1996 1997 1998 • The CFB purchases space and moves to the • Community Gardens of Tucson • The Kid’s Café pilot project starts at the Boys Punch Woods Multi-Service Center at 3003 S. begins a pilot program at the & Girls Club on 36th Street. Country Club Road, the current Tucson-based CFB and the Nuestra Tierra • The CFB receives the “Victory Against headquarters. Demonstration Garden is created. Hunger” Award from the Congressional • Additional programs are added, including Hunger Center. Salvage, Volunteer Food Partners Grocery • The Green Valley Branch Bank moves to Store, Gleaning, Senior Brown Bag, and Infant 250A E. Continental Road in Green Valley. Formula Boxes.

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For 10 years, 94.9 MIXfm, an affiliate of the E.W. Scripps Company, has sponsored Thanksgiving on the Mayflower and helped raise enough food and funds to provide 4 million meals!

More than 4 million meals, and counting CELEBRATING For more than a decade, the Food Bank’s signature "Drive By and Donate" event, A LEGACY Thanksgiving on the Mayflower, has raised food and funds that go directly to feeding people in need. Helen L. Macleod But, it wouldn’t be possible without the ongoing support of 94.9 MIXfm, an affiliate of the E.W. Scripps Company. Rosemary H. Engler Since 2004, MIXfm has played a crucial role in making this one of our single-largest, Jean A. Hansen annual fundraisers. In that time, Thanksgiving on the Mayflower has brought in nearly $1 million and more than 50,000 pounds. Michael Hornisher Whether offering advance promotion on affiliate stations or broadcasting live from the Ethyl Rathbun Grady event, they’ve shown great dedication to improving lives in our community. James L. De Girolamo Corporate partners like the E.W. Scripps Company are essential to our success. In addition to sponsoring and promoting events, they offer the space and airwaves to help educate, Claire Livesey inform, and inspire people to take action. James W. Kuhlman With YOUR SUPPORT Gloria H. Allen Gregory P. Dennis Joan Ashley Hodgell 1.4 140 790,158 Ruth Klomp Events Million POUNDS Last year, nearly 140 third-party Virginia Sargent With the $368,000 generated at 1,257 total food drives helped fundraising events were held to those events, more than 1.4 million collect 790,158 pounds of food, raise awareness, food, and funds for Dorothy DeMiller meals will be distributed equivalent to 658,465 meals! the Community Food Bank. to people in need.

2000 2001 2002 • The Community Garden’s • Kids’ Café opens in the NW Neighborhood Center. • Grand opening of the Tuesday Market opens at • Official start of the CFB’s Community Food Resource Center (CFRC) Amado Branch Bank at a the CFB. under the direction of Varga Garland. new location at 28720 S. Nogales Highway. • Rep. Jim Kolbe and Rep. • CFB begins providing Food Stamp outreach and application assistance. Dennis Hastert tour the Tucson-based CFB • KABOOM!, Home Depot, Tucson Electric Power, and CFB volunteers headquarters and learn donate materials, labor, and funds to build the children’s playground, about programs and which is still located on the grounds of the main Tucson warehouse. services offered.

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10 GR ATITUDE R EPORT JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015 EDUCATION & ADVOCACY

As a Food Safari Guide, UA student Gabriel Castillo EDUCATION taught up to 40 kids at a time, sharing his passion for nutrition while gaining & ADVOCACY valuable teaching experience.

A positive impact on kids, and those teaching them With YOUR SUPPORT The kids at the John Valenzuela Youth Center enjoyed the MyPlate Race, but they were really excited about the Journey of The Food Safari Program is My Radish Seed activity, which got them thinking about where now operating at 14 afterschool food comes from. Plus, they got to plant seeds and take them programs, including five KIDCO (Tucson Parks & Recreation) home! programs, and five Boys & Girls Clubs. “Their faces light up with excitement when they see us preparing for the lesson,” says Gabriel Castillo, a Food Safari Guide and UA Nutritional Sciences student. Running at more than a dozen afterschool programs, the Food 200 students Safari Program helps empower kids by educating them about An average of 200 students the benefits of healthy eating and physical activity. participated in the program last year. It also gives young professionals like Gabriel the chance to work as Food Safari Guides, and gain experience teaching students in a fun and hands-on environment. The Food Safari Program provides Gabriel graduates in May 2016, after spending one more UA Nutritional Science students with semester with the program. “It’s an amazing feeling to valuable, skill-building opportunities. This year, six students gained know that I’m having a positive impact on children in our professional experience through the community.” program.

2003 2004 2005 2006 • The CFB collaborates with Tucson • Additional Kids’ • Snak Pak sites now total five. • Bill Carnegie joins the Electric Power to start the Snak Café sites open, • The starts the “UA4Food” CFB as Chief Executive Pak, now known as BackPack, bringing the total drive, which continues today. Officer. program. to nine. • The Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market begins at • The Garden Program • CEO Punch Woods retires after 25 the Santa Cruz River Park in Barrio Hollywood. begins installing home years of service. gardens and offering • The CFB’s Amado Branch Bank receives the Harry bilingual garden • “Pat” J. Zumbusch joins the CFB Chapin Self-Reliance Award from WhyHunger. as Chief Executive Officer. workshops.

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AdVision Outdoor Arizona Daily Star Arizona Jewish Post Kelvin and Arizona Public Media Pamela Gaiser have (KUAT 6/ KUAZ Radio) Border Eco contributed to the Cox Communications Food Bank since 2006. Cumulus Radio “We believe that (i97.5, KHYT 107.5, KIIM-FM 99.5) Eastern Arizona Courier generosity brings Edible Baja Arizona good things.” Explorer News The E.W. Scripps Company (KGUN9, CW Tucson, 94.9 MixFM, 104.1 The Truth, 1490 ESPN, 106.3 The Groove) Green Valley News iHeart Radio A decade of generous support (My 92.9, 93.7 KRQ, Hot 98.3, “If you’re granted certain blessings in life, it’s essential to give back,” says Kelvin Gaiser, a 1600 KXEW, 790 KNST) longtime supporter of the Community Food Bank. Inside Tucson Business KMSB FOX 11 For a decade, Kelvin and his wife, Pamela, have faithfully given to the Community Food Bank. KOLD News 13 And, when asked why, Kelvin replies, “It’s the children, really. They have no say to their lot in KTVK (Phoenix) life. We need to help take care of them.” KVOA News 4 “We’ve known children that have had to go without, and we’ve always tried to help,” he says. KVOI “It’s what you’d hope someone would do for your own children if it were ever needed.” KXCI Charitable giving is a cornerstone of Kelvin and Pamela Gaiser’s beliefs. “I learned from my La Estrella parents that when you give, you receive. It’s something I live by, and something I hope I’ve Lo Que Pasa (University of Arizona) taught my children. It’s about passing that torch, and carrying it forward.” (KLPX, KFMA, KCMT, KTKT) Marana Weekly News Nogales International Sahuarita Sun We are grateful for YOU! Sierra Vista Herald 28,000 INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN Tucson.com Tucson Lifestyle Last year, more than 28,000 individuals just like Kelvin and Pamela contributed more TucsonCitizen.com than $10 million. Thank you for sharing our Tucson Weekly vision of a healthy, hunger-free community! Willcox Range News $10 M

2007 2008 2009 • Marana Heritage Farm has its grand opening. • The CFB's Operations Manager and • Emergency food distribution begins at Parks & Recreation sites • CFB distributes emergency food provisions from the Transport Manager head to Houston across town. Santa Cruz Council on Aging. to help with hurricane relief after Hurricane Ike. • The Youth Farm Project begins. • The Community Food Resource Center receives the Glynwood Harvest Award for Connecting Communities, • Charity Navigator awards the CFB • CFB purchases one of Arizona’s first Farmers, and Food. a 4-star rating for sound fiscal commercial, hybrid trucks. management. • The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona recognizes • A 14,000 gallon water harvesting the Home Gardening Program for Excellence in Innovation. • America’s Second Harvest is cistern is built at the CFB’s Tucson- renamed Feeding America. based headquarters.

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“The culinary training program provided the change I needed in my life. And, working for Caridad CATERING is my opportunity to give back and help others.” – Jesse, a graduate of the Caridad Culinary Training Program

Breaking down With YOUR SUPPORT the barriers to success Jesse struggled to find work with a felony record. “It got to a point,” he says, “that I was filling out applications not to get Established in 2012, the Caridad Culinary Training Program has work, but to go through the motions of being denied it.” graduated 107 individuals, 87% of But, after graduating from the Caridad Culinary Training whom have since found employment. Program, Jesse’s future was brighter. The Program gave him the tools he needed – from life and career skills to ServSafe certification – to break down the barriers that had once held him back. “After graduation, I was in a position to choose the job I Last year, 37 individuals wanted, not because it was the only one I could find.” successfully completed the culinary training program. Since the Program’s inception in 2012, more than 100 individuals have graduated, and more than 87% have found employment. Jesse now spends his days at Caridad, not as a student, but as an employee of Caridad CATERING, a social enterprise that Throughout the 10-week training supports Caridad’s feeding and training programs. program, students assist in the production of more than 30,000 When asked why he chose Caridad CATERING, Jesse says, “It’s meals that are distributed to hungry nice to do my part to promote the program that has helped people in Tucson seven days a week. me and countless others succeed.”

2010 2011 • The CFB joins 40 other Feeding America food banks to adopt GPS • The CFB receives worldwide donations through the Gabrielle Giffords computerized routing to increase the efficiency of their daily routes and to Hunger Action Fund. realize cost savings. • Las Milpitas Community Farm is founded. • The CFRC receives a Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant, • Caridad Community Kitchen, originally known as Caridad de Porres which helps to launch the Farm to Child Program. (Charity for the Poor) and started by Holy Family Catholic Church in • The Nogales Community Food Bank opens. the late 1990s, becomes a CFB program. • The CFB receives funds to erect 38 solar structures. Power from the • The Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market moves to the Mercado San Agustín. solar shades is partially used to run the 2,700 square foot “Big Chill” • The lease of an adjoining building adds 800 square feet of cooler. administrative space to the Marana Branch Bank

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14 GR ATITUDE R EPORT JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Committed to creating a healthy, With YOUR SUPPORT thriving local community A new partnership coordinated by the Community Food Bank’s Farmers’ Market staff has the Tucson Unified School District, Tucson More than 55,000 TUSD Medical Center, and a network of local farmers joining together to students, 70% of whom qualify for free or reduced lunch, increase access to fresh produce. will benefit from the new More than 55,000 TUSD students, as well as the staff, patients, and partnership. families of one of the region’s leading hospitals, where more than 3,200 meals are served daily, will receive nourishment from small and mid-size farmers operating within 90 miles of Tucson. TMC serves 3,200 meals daily to staff, patients, and their With existing warehouse space and refrigerated trucks, the Food families. These meals will now Bank is perfectly positioned to manage the relationships and help include produce from small oversee the famers as they enter the larger marketplace. and mid-size, local farmers. It’s a partnership in which everyone wins. As support for local farmers expands, so does the region’s economic health. And, In the first year of supply, local as community members have increased access to proper producers will make about nourishment, they’re better prepared to create brighter futures. $60,000 in additional revenue. This is expected to double over Kara Jones, Farmers’ Market Manager, says, “It’s all very much in line the upcoming year. with our vision of a healthy, hunger-free future. We’re proud to be a part of it.”

“With proper nourishment, our children will have greater opportunities to become the leaders of tomorrow.” – Shirley Sokol, Director of Food Services at TUSD Photo by Moses Thompson Photo by Moses

2012 2013 • The CFB Farm to Child Program receives a USDA grant to partner with • The CFB creates and hosts the first ever “Closing the Hunger Gap: TUSD and San Xavier Mission School on a school gardening project. Cultivating Food Justice” conference. • Caridad Community Kitchen begins its Culinary Training Program. • Bill Carnegie retires as Chief Executive Officer. • The Gabrielle Giffords Family Assistance Center opens. • Caridad Community Kitchen begins preparing meals for Boys & Girls • Howard Buffet visits the CFB to learn about its work. His visit Clubs throughout Tucson. is the catalyst to a partnership that leads to the creation of the • The CFB’s main warehouse in Tucson is certified in its first AIB Food Community Food Bank in Willcox. Safety Inspection.

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The Farmers’ Market Program now offers the Double-Up SNAP incentive, offering Food Stamp participants up to $20 in a free “match” when they purchase locally-grown produce.

Building community around With YOUR SUPPORT local food Last year, Food Bank Farmers’ Markets The Community Food Bank’s Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market provided about 1.5 million servings recently gained national recognition when it was named in the of locally-grown fresh fruits and Farmers’ Almanac list of “Ten Farmers’ Markets You Need To Visit”. vegetables. Called a “local favorite,” it was also praised for its promotion of local growers, dedication to fresh food for all, and its commitment to Through the Farmers’ Market program, more than $300,000 was offering cooking demos, seed exchanges, and gardening classes. 175 generated in sales, benefitting 175 LOCAL GROWERS & Your support helps make it all possible. FOOD PRODUCERS local growers and food producers. Every Thursday afternoon, vendors set up at the beautiful Mercado San Agustín to share their passion about food and health. And, Since Double-Up SNAP began in through the Food Bank’s Abundant Harvest Cooperative, small-scale mid-2015, SNAP customers and sales farmers sell fresh, chemical-free produce at an affordable price. have tripled at the Market. Vendor David Benton, beekeeper and owner of Tucson Honey Company, says, “This is what truly local looks like.” Kara Jones, More than $47,000 of Farmers’ Market Market Manager, agrees, “We want to play a part in making our Nutrition Program and WIC checks community the best it can be. That includes making fresh, local were redeemed at the Markets, comprising nearly 20% of total sales. produce available to everyone”.

2014 2015 • Caridad Community Kitchen launches Caridad • The CFB Farmers’ Market Program partners with small-scale farmers to supply CATERING: Food for the Social Good. TUSD and TMC with fresh, locally-grown produce. • The CFB plays a critical role in helping Manzo • The Caridad Culinary Training Program graduates its 100th student. Elementary School become the first in Pima County • The Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona provides a three year, $500,000 grant to get certified and serve garden-grown produce in to help strengthen partnerships with hunger-relief organizations in Cochise County. the cafeteria. • The Community Food Bank in Willcox opens, signaling an ongoing commitment to • Michael McDonald joins the CFB alleviating the effects of hunger in Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee counties. as Chief Executive Officer. • For the fifth year in a row, The Nonprofit Times names the CFB on its “Best • The Child Nutrition team launches the School Nonprofits to Work For” list. Pantry Program at Wright Elementary School.

16 GR ATITUDE R EPORT JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Making a difference in rural Southeastern Arizona “With their help, we’re soaring. We’re feeding so many people.” VeNeice Williams oversees the Friend 2 Friend Food Bank in Safford, and is thankful for the opening of the Community Food Bank in Willcox. “We’re happy to see an increase in produce. It makes a balanced meal for everyone,” she says. Having dedicated herself to hunger relief efforts for more than two decades, VeNeice has seen firsthand what going without can do. “One woman told me that she was alive because of “I have nothing but appreciation our food bank. She said she was low, hungry, and contemplating hurting herself the day she came in. I gave for the Food Bank. Without them, Casa her food, we talked awhile. She later said it was those San Juan might not exist.” moments that saved her life.” – Patricia Arteaga, Director of Casa San Juan This woman is just one of nearly 29,000 people in Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee counties who lack sufficient access to nutritionally-adequate food. And, its partners like VeNeice and the committed individuals You’ve touched so many lives at more than a dozen agencies across Southeast Arizona, Each month at Casa San Juan, hundreds of families, many who are making a difference in those lives. of whom are migrants, receive medical assistance and help And, through your support of the Community Food Bank with clothing and shelter. But, Casa San Juan also works in Willcox, you’re helping to expand partnerships that tirelessly to provide emergency food assistance. provide the same lifeline as VeNeice did that day. We are proud to call them one of more than 240 partner agencies working to distribute food throughout our community. Director Patricia Arteaga says, “Many of the people we With YOUR SUPPORT serve are migrants who have nothing else. Without the food, they would starve for who knows how long. One More than 53,000 pounds of fresh produce have been distributed from the Community Food Bank in Willcox woman came in with her four children. They were about since it opened in September 2015. to be evicted. They hadn’t eaten, and when we gave them food, she started crying.” The Center helps to ensure shelves are stocked at 14 partner organizations serving 20 rural Southeastern This woman had nowhere else to turn, but at Casa San Arizona communities. Juan, she got the help she needed. With your ongoing support, the people who walk through their doors, and the doors of partner agencies across five counties, are receiving assistance when it matters most.

“There’s nothing to be ashamed of in asking With YOUR SUPPORT for help.” Last year, more than 6.9 million pounds of food – VeNeice Williams, were distributed to partner organizations. Friend 2 Friend Food Bank In total, the Food Bank works with 244 partner in Safford agencies in Southern Arizona.

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CORPORATE DONORS

Airtronics, Inc.. Amerprise Financial Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball AT&T Bank of America Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Caremore Casino del Sol Resort CBIZ Country Fair White Elephant “When children take home bags of zucchini, Cox Communications it empowers them. It gives them a sense of pride.” Desert Diamond – Vicki Barden, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County Casinos & Entertainment Fed by Threads Feeding America Fresh produce for families in Santa Cruz County Freeport-McMoRan A child stands, hidden from view, and listens as her parents talk about running out of food Fry’s before next month’s paycheck. Geico In that moment, the impression is made. She senses their fear and worry, and it becomes her own. IBM Sadly, situations like this happen every day in homes across Santa Cruz County, where more than 7,200 people struggle to afford enough to eat. Kroger La Posada With your support, families like this are benefitting from the Community Food Bank in Nogales’ Kids’ Farmers’ Market. During the November-April produce season, the Market Ludwig Klewer & Co PLLC travels weekly to seven schools in the area and the Boys & Girls Club to distribute up to Mariposa Community 47,000 pounds of fresh produce to nearly 2,900 students annually. Health Center For the families here who have to make decisions between buying shoes and eating dinner, Minesight the Market is a crucial part of keeping food on the table. But, as Vicki Barden, Executive Raytheon Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County, says, “It helps feed families, but it also Safeway allows children a dignity they might otherwise never know. They take pride bringing home that bag of food that contributes to the family’s well-being.” Southwest Energy Southwest Gas Coporation Surplus Line Association of Arizona With YOUR SUPPORT The West TJX Foundation TRICO Electric Cooperative 7,200 Tucson Electric Power Co. The Community Food Bank in 47,000 LBS PEOPLE Walmart Nogales is a leader in the national Through the Kids’ Farmers’ Market 7,200 people in Wells Fargo produce rescue movement. Since 2007, Program, up to 47,000 pounds of fresh Santa Cruz County they’ve secured more than 55 million produce is distributed to nearly 2,900 are food insecure pounds, which go directly to feeding students annually. people in need.

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Bequests 1 Miscellaneous Government 1 ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUE 4 July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 Contributions 20 DONATED FOOD $41,826,079 GOVERNMENT GRANTS $2,380,486 CONTRIBUTIONS $10,594,324 BEQUESTS $828,671 MISCELLANEOUS $223,110 Donated Food 75 TOTAL $55,852,670

ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES Programs/Food July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 Distribution 96 FOOD DISTRIBUTION $51,686,215 AND PROGRAMS Administration & Fundraising ADMINISTRATION/ $2,145,835 4 FUNDRAISING TOTAL $53,832,050

NET ASSETS Bequests EXPENSES UNRESTRICTED 1 $17,052,404Miscellaneous HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAMS TEMPORARILY Government 1 EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES (TEFAP) $26,377,171 $164,435 RESTRICTED NET ASSETS4 AGENCY MARKET $17,094,451 PERMANENTLY Contributions $293,910 FOOD PLUS (CSFP) $4,535,409 RESTRICTED20 NET ASSETS CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS $794,558 TOTAL NET ASSETS $15,490,129 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMS COMMUNITY FOOD RESOURCE CENTER (CFRC) $1,972,955 CARIDAD COMMUNITY KITCHEN $868,641 MULTI-SERVICE CENTER $43,030 PROGRAMS EXPENSES TOTAL $51,686,215 Donated Food 75 FUNDRAISING $1,539,886 ADMINISTRATION $605,949 TOTAL EXPENSES $53,832,050

JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 30, 2015 GR ATITUDE R EPORT 19 Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona BOARD OF DIRECTORS Katie Maxwell, Chair Steve Banzhaf, Treasurer Lyle Ford Nathan Rothschild Gary Becker, Co-Vice Chair Stephanie Bankemper Berkley Harris Doug Taren Robert Mohelnitzky, Co-Vice Chair Lauryn Bianco James Kolbe Andres Valenzuela Greg Kishi, Secretary Cathy Bradley Fran McNeely Bill Young

Community Community Community Food Bank– Food Bank– Food Bank– Amado and Green Valley Marana Nogales ADVISORY BOARD ADVISORY BOARD ADVISORY BOARD Arturo Lopez Roy Dickover Susan Barrable Carol McGorray Olivia Ainza-Kramer Shirley Pavlovich Martha Eckhart Miley Clark Carson Mehl Alberto Durazo Julie Reppenhagen Mary Fisher Don Duncan Christina Noriega Melody Gastelum Sandy Rios Henry Garcia Mike Gretz John Procaccino Victor Hetherington Karen Sharrock Derrick Harris Karen Jacome Judy Schwartz Nydia Jaquez Jackie Smith Jean Kraley Maeve Johnson Lisa Shafer Rosie Piper Dee Weaver Barbara Lentz Marsha Johnson Vicki Sibley Belinda St. John Santos Yescas

THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity, relies on over 100 employees and hundreds of community volunteers to ensure that the people of Southern Arizona have access to the food and programs they need. The food bank is based in Pima County and also serves Cochise, Graham, Greenlee and Santa Cruz counties. The Community Food Bank provides services to eligible applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, handicap, age, national origin, sexual orientation, political beliefs or gender.

3003 S. Country Club Road P.O. Box 26727 Tucson, AZ 85726-6727 communityfoodbank.org (520) 882-3296 Toll free 1-800-950-8681