ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC
3400 NORTH DESERT DRIVE, ATLANTA, GA 30344 www.acfb.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK IS TO ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY TO FIGHT HUNGER. OUR BOLD GOAL IS TO SEE THAT ALL PEOPLE IN OUR SERVICE AREA HAVE ACCESS TO THE NUTRITIOUS MEALS THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED THEM.

TO FIGHT HUNGER BY ENGAGING, EDUCATING, AND EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY.

PRODUCT COLLECTION, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION:THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK (THE FOOD BANK) SERVES AS THE CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER FOR NEARLY 700 NONPROFIT PARTNER AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE IN 29 METRO ATLANTA AND NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES. THESE AGENCIES INCLUDE FOOD PANTRIES, SHELTERS, COMMUNITY KITCHENS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING FOOD FOR PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE WITH HUNGER, FROM CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND SENIORS TO THE WORKING POOR. IN AN EFFORT TO HELP ITS AGENCIES INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE MORE FOOD AND REACH MORE PEOPLE, THE FOOD BANK ALSO CO-HOSTS MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES WITH DESIGNATED AGENCIES. IN ADDITION, THE FOOD BANK OPERATES SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT FULFILL ITS MISSION INCLUDING EDUCATION OUTREACH, BENEFITS SCREENING AND MORE.THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS HAD FAR-REACHING IMPACT ON THE FOOD BANK'S OPERATIONS. ON THE ONE HAND, UNPRECEDENTED INCREASES IN NEED FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE CAUSED BY THE DISRUPTION TO THE ECONOMY DROVE ACCELERATED FOOD DISTRIBUTION DURING THE LATTER HALF OF OUR FISCAL YEAR. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE TEMPORARY CLOSURES AT PARTNER LOCATIONS AND THE NEED FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND STAFF RESULTED IN A REDUCTION IN PROGRAM ACTIVITY HEAVILY RELIANT ON PERSON-TO-PERSON INTERACTION. FOOD DISTRIBUTION:IN FY 2019/20, THE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED OVER 78 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND GROCERIES THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF NONPROFIT PARTNER AGENCIES OFFERING FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. COMBINED WITH APPROVED SNAP APPLICATIONS, THIS WAS ENOUGH FOOD FOR OVER 69.5 MILLION MEALS AND REPRESENTS A 11% GROWTH IN MEALS OVER PRIOR YEAR.THE FOOD BANK RECOGNIZES THAT HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION GO HAND IN HAND. THEREFORE, WE EMPHASIZE THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTED. IN FY 2019/20, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 17.2 MILLION POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO PARTNER AGENCIES. FRESH PRODUCE NOW IS THE FOOD BANK'S LARGEST CATEGORY OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED, INCREASING 63.5% OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.THE FOOD BANK'S RETAIL STORE DONATION PROGRAM HAS ALSO BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO THE INCREASED VOLUME OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD DISTRIBUTED TO PARTNER AGENCIES. IN FY 2019/20, THE FOOD BANK RECOVERED OVER 23.8 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD FROM 499 RETAIL GROCERY STORES THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE TERRITORY. IN MANY INSTANCES WE CONNECT OUR PARTNER AGENCIES DIRECTLY WITH THESE RETAIL STORES, SPEEDING UP RECOVERY WHILE REDUCING TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND MINIMIZING FOOD HANDLING. THE NUMBER OF STORES PARTICIPATING IN DIRECT-TO-PARTNER AGENCY DELIVERY (ENABLED DELIVERIES) WAS 362. WE RELY HEAVILY ON VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESS, COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL GROUPS -- TO HELP ACHIEVE OUR HIGH LEVEL OF IMPACT. IN FY 2019/20, 14,248 VOLUNTEERS GAVE APPROXIMATELY 75,178 HOURS OF THEIR TIME THE EQUIVALENT OF 30 FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS. VOLUNTEERS SORTED AND REPACKED FOOD, ASSISTED ON OUR GROCERY FLOOR, WORKED IN COMMUNITY GARDENS, AND PROVIDED MANY OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES. IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, THE FOOD BANK CURTAILED VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC, RELYING ON NATIONAL GUARD MEN AND WOMEN TO FULFILL TYPICAL VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES.MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES ALSO ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR STRATEGY TO GET MORE FOOD INTO THE COMMUNITY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOOD BANK, AGENCIES IN 19 COUNTIES HOSTED A TOTAL OF 746 MOBILE PANTRIES IN FY 2019/20 SERVING 292,000 HOUSEHOLDS. ADDITIONALLY, MOBILE PANTRIES CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH VARIOUS SCHOOLS SERVED 86,865 HOUSEHOLDS IN EIGHT COUNTIES THROUGH 318 DISTRIBUTIONS.IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE DISTRIBUTIONS, WHICH WERE PART OF OUR NORMAL OPERATIONS, WE CONDUCTED 510 "COVID-RELATED" DISTRIBUTIONS IN 17 COUNTIES.

EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH:THE FOOD BANK OFFERS SEVERAL EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDING COMMUNITY EDUCATION OUTREACH, ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY, AND BENEFITS OUTREACH. EDUCATION OUTREACH IS AN INTRODUCTION TO HUNGER AND POVERTY ISSUES IN THE UNITED STATES AND GEORGIA AND INCLUDES A HUNGER 101 CURRICULUM TO FACILITATE HUNGER EDUCATION. THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM IDENTIFIES EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING FOOD INSECURITY AND COORDINATES ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO REACH GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING THOSE WHO STRUGGLE WITH HUNGER. BENEFITS OUTREACH WORKERS HELP FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS BY OFFERING SCREENINGS AND ENROLLMENT SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS TO HELP MAKE ENDS MEET. IN FY 2019/20, OUR ABILITY TO CONDUCT SEVERAL OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE YEAR WAS ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC, ESPECIALLY AT THE INITIAL STAGES OF LOCK-DOWN, CLOSURES AND REQUIRED SOCIAL DISTANCING. WHILE WE WERE ABLE TO ADAPT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EDUCATION OUTREACH TO WEB-BASED DELIVERY METHODS, WE SAW AN OVERALL REDUCTION IN PROGRAMS HEAVILY RELIANT ON IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENT.IN FY 2019/20, OUR EDUCATION TEAM CONDUCTED 104 HUNGER 101 WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION SESSIONS FOR MORE THAN 2,500 DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, FAITH, CIVIC AND CORPORATE GROUPS.IN FY 2019/20, BENEFITS OUTREACH STAFF COMPLETED 7,883 SNAP/FOOD STAMP APPLICATIONS FOR CLIENTS, A 20% DECREASE VERSUS LAST YEAR. THE REDUCTION IN APPLICATIONS PROCESSED IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WITH MANY OF OUR PARTNER LOCATIONS LIMITING OR TEMPORARILY CEASING OPERATIONS, IMPACTING OUR ABILITY TO CONDUCT FACE-TO-FACE APPLICATION SCREENINGS.

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