Ending Hunger, Creating Impact
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CREATING IMPACT CREATING HUNGER, ENDING ANNUAL REPORT 2015 4 Letter from the Executive Director 5 Letter from the Chairman of the Board 6 Strategic Plan: Scaling Impact 8 Fiscal Year 2015 Programs 12 Our Partner Agencies 13 Our Valued Volunteers 14 Our IMPACT 16 The Beet Hunger Bash: Celebrating 30 Years of Philabundance 17 Fiscal Year 2015 Highlights 18 Philabundance by the Numbers: Fiscal Year 2015 20 Thank You LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR If we’re going to end Philabundance’s fiscal year 2015 was a successful counties. Hunger hits every zip code in our service “ one. I am extraordinarily proud of the impact we had area. And that’s where our drivers deliver — to all on hunger, collectively, thanks to all our volunteers, those in need. hunger, we have to do partners, donors, board and member agencies. We Collaboration was king. Building partnerships with are also grateful to YOU for your support. it together. We can’t like-minded organizations such as SHARE, Greater In 2015, Philabundance served more than Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger and Project do it alone! 90,000 people each week through our direct HOME during the historic Papal Visit, The Food ” service programs, as well as through approximately Trust on healthy shopping, cooking classes at Fare 350 agencies in our nine-county service area. & Square and the Food Bank of South Jersey on Thirty percent of the people we serve are children shared territory efforts has allowed us to make a and fifteen percent are seniors. Although hard to bigger impact in the communities we serve. If we’re grasp, these statistics are the facts in our area. going to end hunger, we have to do it together. We can’t do it alone! Through your generous support last year, Philabundance provided 22 million meals to our Last year marked an astonishing 30 years of hard, neighbors facing hunger. but important work. And our Beet Hunger Bash in November 2014 not only celebrated three decades More than 17,000 volunteers worked 45,000 hours, of Philabundance, but it allowed us to honor our saving Philabundance nearly $1.5 million which we founder and current Board member, Pamela Rainey were able to put back into feeding the community. Lawler, and her vision to drive hunger from our Volunteers helped sort product, glean farm produce, communities. complete office work, assist in direct service programs and provide professional resources in so But despite all we do, there are approximately many areas. Thank all of you for your time 750,000 people in our area who face hunger. and support. So while we’re making great strides, we still need to do more. In its second year of operation, our nonprofit grocery store in Chester, Fare & Square, served We hope you’ll continue to support us as we work almost 160,000 customers in a former food desert. to accomplish our mission to drive hunger from our It continues to receive local and national attention communities today and end hunger forever. as an innovative program working with the Chester Thank YOU for making last year an impactful one. community and local donors to deliver food, provide I can’t wait to see how much more we collectively jobs and serve as a community center. accomplish in the coming year. None of this would be possible without the hard Best, work of approximately 150 staff members, including our drivers who spent 375 hours a week on the road picking up and delivering food near and far, ranging from as close as Fresh For All in Camden and KidsBites at Lowell school in Philadelphia to Glenn S. Bergman, Executive Director as far as agencies in Chester, Bucks and Salem 4 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD As the Board Chair for the past three years, I have witnessed the By working together, we true impact of what each of you brings to Philabundance. Whether “ you are a donor, volunteer, staff member or partner, you play an integral part in providing food to our neighbors who don’t always can tackle hunger more know where they will find their next meal — or if they will even have one. Thank you for believing in our mission and for being involved, deeply and holistically, and and my deepest gratitude for dedicating your valuable time and resources to improving the lives of people in our community. this is the only way we During the time I have served on the Board, I have seen many will one day end hunger surprising and encouraging moments, such as clients giving to other clients by volunteering, kids donating the change in their piggy banks forever. to help other kids facing hunger, and am very proud of the work we ” have collectively accomplished. I am also proud of the impact that Fare & Square, the nation’s first nonprofit grocery store, located in the city of Chester, has had in an area which was designated as a food desert prior to its arrival. I have been inspired by the positive impact I have seen in the nine counties Philabundance serves in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. I am also excited about our growing partnerships and collaborations with Murvin Lackey, Chair Dianne Elderkin other hunger relief organizations in the area. By working together, PRWT Services, Inc. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer we can tackle hunger deeply and holistically — the only way we will & Feld, LLP Bassam Awadalla, Vice Chair one day end hunger forever. Bank of America Dixieanne James Einstein Healthcare Network Jacqueline Brady, Vice Chair We can’t stop now. Hunger in America is more dire than ever; CenterSquare Investment Robert Kane Across the country, one in seven people faces hunger. In our Management, Inc. First Niagara Bank area that statistic is a staggering one in four. I joined the Board Noel Eisenstat, Vice Chair Aaron Krauss because I heard these statistics, understood the gravity, and realized Noel Eisenstat, LLP Cozen O’Connor that I could not stand by and watch our neighbors go hungry. We Karyn S.W. Polak, Secretary Pamela Rainey Lawler PNC Financial Services Group have to keep working, and we will, to make sure that no one goes to Cheryl Martin bed with an empty stomach. John Hollway, Treasurer Harwich Partners University of Pennsylvania Law School Furrukh Munawar We couldn’t do any of it without you. Thank you. Devon Hill Capital Partners James R. Bowers Martin Phillips Sincerely, Hay Group Tarnhelm Therapeutics Alan Casnoff Matt Ritter P&A Associates Subaru of America Tracy Davidson Andrew Sandifer NBC10 FMC Corporation Murvin Lackey, Chairman of the Board Michael Eckhardt Beryl Simonson Wawa, Inc. RSM US LLP 5 Chief Operating Officer Melanie Cataldi spoke at a panel on hunger in our area, hosted by our partner, the Jewish Federation. PHILABUNDANCE’S STRATEGIC PLAN Scaling Impact At the beginning of fiscal year 2015, Philabundance released its long-term strategic plan to help guide the organization to make an even greater impact. To realize freedom from hunger, four “pillars” were established: • Relieve Hunger Now: Foster secure and sustainable hunger relief for everyone in the Delaware Valley through greater collaboration at the community level • End Hunger Forever: Leverage our strengths to convene and build communities of interest that inspire, foster and enact an end to hunger • Grow Capacity: Strengthen an organization that has the ability to handle immediate tasks, to innovate new ideas, and to scale responsibly • Sustain Growth: Build a development engine that yields abundant food, funding and relationships to support and enhance our mission Over the year we used a collaborative approach, aligning the leadership team and engaging the staff and Board, to build strategies for realizing our mission. Philabundance worked with SHARE, the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, Project HOME and other like-minded hunger relief organizations on a fundraiser related to the Papal visit in September 2015. 6 To drive hunger from our communities and to end hunger Scaling Impact TRUST We operate transparently to earn the confidence of our fellow forever, we must: colleagues and are grateful for the trust placed in us by those • Understand barriers to food security in our area we serve and those who support us. We have the courage and faith to communicate fully and honestly and follow through. • Partner in innovative, scalable and replicable food access We model mutual trust programs that meet the need at every level • Maximize relationships and empower communities • Create coalitions that work together to ensure food access IMPACT We appreciate the enormity of the challenge ahead and value the Our Core Values work required to make freedom from hunger a reality. Through • Join communities that understand the connection between consistent and intentional service, we will positively transform our lack of food access and other societal issues and promote communities alongside of our partners. finding solutions We seek lasting results • Build a movement dedicated to raising awareness of the prevalence of hunger and that encourages others to take action INNOVATION In response to the complexity and changing faces of hunger, we strive to be a creative leader developing widespread Once we accomplish this, we will have collectively driven hunger solutions. We resist complacency by remaining agile and adaptable in our from our communities! fight to drive hunger from our communities both now and forever. We embrace creative solutions RESPECT We are accountable for our actions both internally and among our external stakeholders. We admit our faults. We listen to each other and show our gratitude for the efforts and dedication required from ALL members of our collective community. We recognize each other COLLABORATION As a community of diverse ideas and experiences we realize that lasting solutions require an inclusive approach.