PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE INC
14700 MARTIN DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344 www.propfood.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO COMPASSIONATELY PROVIDE FOOD AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED THAT CREATES A PATH TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THE CITIES OF EDEN PRAIRIE AND CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA.

FOOD PROGRAMS: OUR HUNGER PREVENTION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF CLIENTS WHETHER FOR SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY NEEDS OR AS A PART OF A PLAN TO MOVE TOWARD LONG-TERM STABILITY. FOOD SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH FOUR KEY INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE FOOD SHELF, FRESH CHOICE MARKET, SUMMER FOOD FOR KIDS, AND SENIOR FOOD DELIVERY. THESE FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS HELP US TARGET THE CHANGING GEOGRAPHY OF POVERTY. HUNGER IS NOT JUST AN ISSUE FOR URBAN CENTERS ANYMORE. THE SUBURBS HAVE EXPERIENCED SKYROCKETING GROWTH IN HUNGER AND POVERTY. PROP ASSISTED 300 NEW FAMILIES THAT HAD NEVER USED OUR SERVICES BEFORE LAST YEAR.PROP PROVIDED STABLE AND FRESH NUTRITIOUS FOODS TO 970 HOUSEHOLDS/ 3,400 INDIVIDUALS. PROP UNDERSTANDS THAT NUTRITIOUS FOOD IS KEY TO HEALTHY MINDS AND BODIES. OVER 65% OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTED LAST YEAR WAS THROUGH OUR FRESH CHOICE MARKET. WITH NEARLY 10,300 VISITS, THIS POPULAR AREA OFFERS FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, AND BAKERY ITEMS, AMONG OTHER PRODUCTS FROM LOCAL GROCERS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS. PROP CONTINUES TO HARVEST ITS OWN GARDEN TO SUPPORT THE GROWING REQUEST FOR FRESH PRODUCE. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WHEN CHILDREN DO NOT RECEIVE FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH AT SCHOOL, FAMILIES OFTEN HAVE DIFFICULTY PROVIDING ENOUGH FOOD. TO FILL THE GAP, PROP OFFERS A SUMMER FOOD FOR KIDS PROGRAM. 1,500 SUMMER FOOD PACKS WERE GIVEN TO SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. A SENIOR DELIVERY PROGRAM PROVIDED GROCERIES TO A LOW-INCOME HOUSING COMPLEX. 36 SENIORS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS SERVICE. DURING COVID19 THE NEED FOR FOOD DELIVERY ROSE 260%. PROP RESPONDED BY PARTNERING WITH SOUTHWEST TRANSIT TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THOSE THAT COULD NO LONGER GET TO PROP DUE TO STOPPAGE IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR OTHER ISSUES. PROP IS AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE AND HAS STAYED OPEN THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. PROP PIVOTED TO A CALL IN/ CURBSIDE DELIVERY MODEL.

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL SERVICES: PROP PROVIDES SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO KEEP FAMILIES STABLY HOUSED, EITHER DIRECTLY BY PAYING RENT OR INDIRECTLY BY COVERING OTHER ESSENTIAL EXPENSES SUCH AS UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, PRESCRIPTIONS, OR CHILD CARE. WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OUR 3 CASE MANAGERS, PROP WORKS WITH CLIENTS HOLISTICALLY AND CREATIVELY TO BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS. PROP PREVENTED HOMELESSNESS FOR 65 FAMILIES BY DIRECTLY PROVIDING RENT AND/OR SECURITY DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE. PROP ALSO COVERED OVER 130 TRANSPORTATION RELATED EXPENSES. PROP IS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MONTHS ASSISTANCE TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY COVID19.

PATHWAY AND YOUTH PROGRAMS: PROP CONTINUES TO HAVE ITS YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO ALLOW DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS, MUSIC, DRIVER'S EDUCATION, CAMPS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. PROP PROVIDED 35 YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS LAST FISCAL YEAR. THIS WAS REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE COVID19 PANDEMIC AND CANCELING OF ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, OUR EMPLOYMENT COUNSELOR HELPED 70 INDIVIDUALS PREPARE FOR JOB INTERVIEWS. 84% DECLARED THEY WERE MORE CONFIDENT AND HOPEFUL IN THEIR ABILITY TO FIND AND MAINTAIN WORK GOING FORWARD. TO BE MORE EQUITABLE, PROP MOVED TO A HOLIDAY GIFT CARD PROGRAM. BY MOVING FROM GIFTS TO GIFT CARDS, FAMILIES HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO PURCHASE SPECIFIC GIFTS OR USE THESE FUNDS FOR A SPECIAL HOLIDAY MEAL OR CELEBRATION.

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