GREATER PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE TEAM INC
10862 N 32ND ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85028 www.pvefb.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PARADISE VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. PVEFB DISTRIBUTES FOOD TO FAMILIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO HUNGRY. THE EMERGENCY PROVISIONS PROVIDE WHOLESOME, NOURISHING MEALS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THEY BRIDGE THE GAP UNTIL A LONG-TERM SOLUTION CAN BE ARRANGED.

TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PARADISE VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

FOOD BOXES - PROVIDE FAMILY FOOD BOXES TO FAMILIES IN NEED LIVING IN THE PARADISE VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, 12,767 PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH THE FOOD BOX PROGRAM.

BACKPACK PROGRAM - A SIGNATURE EFFORT, SUPPLIES BACKPACKS FILLED WITH FOOD ITEMS TO STUDENTS WHO ATTEND TITLE 1 SCHOOLS IN THE PARADISE VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE FOOD PROVIDED IN THE BACKPACKS IS INTENDED TO OFFER BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND SNACK ITEMS TO CHILDREN FOR THE WEEKEND TO REPLACE THE FOOD PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL DURING THE WEEK. THESE CHILDREN RECEIVE MEALS AT SCHOOL DURING THE WEEK BUT, OFTEN GO HUNGRY ON THE WEEKENDS. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, 23,895 BACKPACKS WITH FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS.

SCHOOL NURSE PROGRAM - IN 2015 THE FOOD BANK BECAME AWARE THAT SCHOOL NURSES WERE MOST TIMES PURCHASING, WITH THEIR OWN MONEY, THE JUICE, AND CRACKERS THAT WERE NEEDED TO DISPENSE MEDICINE AND TO FEED A HUNGRY CHILD IN THE MORNING. IN 2016, THE FOOD BANK BEGAN OFFERING JUICE AND CRACKERS TO SCHOOL NURSES. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, 38 PV SCHOOLS HAVE THEIR SUPPLY OF JUICE AND CRACKERS DELIVERED TO THEM TWICE A YEAR BY VOLUNTEERS FROM THE FOOD BANK.

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