KALAMAZOO LOAVES AND FISHES INC
901 PORTAGE STREET, KALAMAZOO, MI 49001 www.kzoolf.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: KALAMAZOO LOAVES & FISHES WILL FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER.

GROCERY PANTRY PROGRAM (GPP): FOR 38 YEARS, KLF HAS BEEN THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF CHARITABLE FOOD ASSISTANCE IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. THE GROCERY PANTRY PROGRAM (GPP) IS KLF'S LARGEST AND LONGEST-RUNNING HUNGER-RELIEF PROGRAM. THROUGH A NETWORK OF 30 PANTRIES LOCATED WITHIN COMMUNITY CENTERS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, CHURCHES, AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, KLF OFFERS SAME-DAY GROCERY ASSISTANCE TO KALAMAZOO COUNTY RESIDENTS. INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS OUR PANTRIES TWICE PER MONTH. EACH PANTRY IS STOCKED FROM THE KLF WAREHOUSE WITH THE VARIETY AND QUANTITY OF FOOD NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THEIR SERVICE COMMITMENTS. PANTRY PARTNERS ORDER FOOD FROM THE KLF WAREHOUSE THROUGH AN ONLINE INVENTORY SYSTEM, AND THE FOOD IS DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THE DISTRIBUTION SITE. ALL FOOD ORDERS CONTAIN A BALANCED SELECTION OF PROTEIN, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND GRAINS. IN ADDITION TO NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS, FAMILIES ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO MEAT, EGGS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, BREAD, AND MILK. IF A CLIENT CANNOT PHYSICALLY VISIT A PANTRY DUE TO HEALTH CONDITIONS OR TRANSPORTATION, A SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONAL CAN TAKE A PRE-PACKED FOOD ORDER TO THEM DURING A HOME VISIT OR THEY CAN REQUEST A HOME DELIVERY. DURING THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR, THE GPP PROVIDED 133,103 FOOD ORDERS TO 27,565 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. WHILE KLF STILL HAS STRONG PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS FROM THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY, IT IS A SECULAR ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF THEIR BELIEF SYSTEM.

WEEKEND FOOD PACK PROGRAM: WITH OVER 45% OF KALAMAZOO COUNTY STUDENTS RELIANT ON FEDERAL FREE OR REDUCED SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS FOR NUTRITION, THE WEEKENDS ARE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT WHEN THOSE MEALS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE GOAL OF THE WEEKEND FOOD PACK PROGRAM IS TO HELP THESE CHILDREN BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY MORNING. WEEKEND FOOD PACKS CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MEALS WORTH OF FOOD AND ARE GIVEN OUT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS TO CHILDREN WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING FOOD ASSISTANCE. KLF ASSEMBLES AND DISTRIBUTES AN AVERAGE OF 550 FOOD PACKS EACH WEEK TO 13 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN KALAMAZOO, COMSTOCK, AND PARCHMENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. PACKS ARE DISTRIBUTED FOR 32 WEEKS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND 6 WEEKS DURING SUMMER SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN MOST IN NEED AT EACH BUILDING. DURING THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR, 11,446 PACKS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE PROGRAM (UNTIL SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED IN MARCH 2020).

MOBILE FOOD INITIATIVE (MFI): EACH MONTH, THE MOBILE FOOD INITIATIVE (MFI) PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD THROUGH MASS DISTRIBUTION AT 6 COMMUNITY SITES THROUGHOUT KALAMAZOO COUNTY. EACH MFI DISTRIBUTION OFFERS 5-7 ITEMS OF FOOD TO RECIPIENTS, INCLUDING MEAT, DAIRY, EGGS, GRAINS, AND PRODUCE. RECIPIENTS DO NOT NEED AN APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND AN MFI; DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD IS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. KLF ALSO CONDUCTED 2 ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME MFI DISTRIBUTIONS DURING CRITICAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DURING THE 2019- 2020 FISCAL YEAR, MFIS SERVED 11,790 RECIPIENTS.

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