FOOD DEPOT
1222-A SILER RD, SANTA FE, NM 87507 www.thefooddepot.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE FOOD DEPOT OPERATES A RANGE OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET CRITICAL DEMOGRAPHIC, GEOGRAPHIC, AND NUTRITIONAL NEEDS IN A NINE-COUNTY SERVICE AREA IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.

ENDING HUNGER IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO

THE FOOD DEPOT FOSTERS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY ENGAGING A NETWORK OF PARTNERS AND DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS FOR A HUNGER-FREE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. AS THE FOOD BANK FOR NINE COUNTIES, THE FOOD DEPOT PROVIDES HUNGER RELIEF TO 42,500 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. THE FOOD DEPOT ADDRESSES THE CRISIS OF HUNGER THROUGH A COMBINATION OF SUPPORT OF A NETWORK OF OVER 145 PARTNER NONPROFIT PROGRAMS AND FOUR DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS. EACH MONTH, THE FOOD DEPOT PROVIDES OVER 725,000 MEALS TO PEOPLE IN NEED-THE MOST VULNERABLE OF OUR COMMUNITY-CHILDREN, SENIORS, WORKING FAMILIES, AND THOSE IN ILL HEALTH. THE FOOD DEPOT'S HUNGER RELIEF NETWORK INCLUDES PARTNERS SUCH AS FOOD PANTRIES, HOT MEAL PROGRAMS, SHELTERS FOR THE HOMELESS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE, YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND SENIOR CENTERS. AS THE FOOD DEPOT SUPPORTS THE HUNGER RELIEF COMPONENTS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THE NONPROFITS ARE ABLE TO FOCUS RESOURCES ON THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN FY 19-20, SUPPORT OF NONPROFIT PARTNERS REPRESENTED 75% OF THE FOOD DEPOT'S OVERALL FOOD DISTRIBUTION. THE FOOD DEPOT ALSO OPERATES FOUR DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS OF HUNGER AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE FOOD 4 KIDS, MOBILE FOOD PANTRY, DIAPER DEPOT, AND FOOD 4 PETS. TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF ITS PARTNERS AND DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS, THE FOOD DEPOT ACTS AS A FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATION, ACCESSING SURPLUS FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE. THE FOOD BANK COMBINES RESCUED FOOD WITH FOOD ACQUIRED FROM LOCAL AND NATIONAL FOOD MANUFACTURERS, FOOD DRIVES, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, GROWERS, FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, AND FOOD BROKERS. IN FY 19-20, THE FOOD DEPOT PROVIDED 8.3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, ENOUGH FOR 7 MILLION MEALS TO HUNGRY NEW MEXICANS IN NINE COUNTIES.

THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY REACHES HUNGRY PEOPLE IN SMALL, REMOTE COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WHERE THERE ARE A HIGH NUMBER OF "FOOD DESERTS," WHICH ARE AREAS WHERE THERE IS LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO FULL SERVICE GROCERY STORES THAT OFFER FRESH AND AFFORDABLE FOODS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY DIET. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THESE AREAS OFTEN HAVE TO DRIVE AN HOUR OR MORE TO PURCHASE FOOD FOR WHICH THEY MAY BE CHARGED A PREMIUM, AND TYPICALLY PRODUCE IS EITHER NOT AVAILABLE OR IS NOT FRESH. THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTES FOOD TO THESE PEOPLE DIRECTLY FROM ITS TRUCKS WITH NO NEED FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE. THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY REACHES COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SET UP THEIR OWN FOOD PANTRIES AND ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION. THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY REACHED 5,991 HUNGRY NEW MEXICANS EACH MONTH. THE FOOD DEPOT'S MOBILE FOOD PANTRY PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND 2.9 MILLION MEALS IN FY 19-20. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS 23 COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. BEGINNING IN MARCH 2020 DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, THE FOOD DEPOT BEGAN PROVIDING THREE LARGE MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES - DRIVE THROUGH DISTRIBUTIONS - TO PEOPLE IN NEED IN SANTA FE AND RIO ARRIBA COUNTIES DUE TO PARTNER AGENCY CLOSURES. THESE PANDEMIC DISTRIBUTIONS PROVIDED FOOD - IN A SAFE MANNER - TO AN AVERAGE OF 12,417 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE EACH MONTH.

THE FOOD 4 KIDS PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES ALL OF THE FOOD DEPOT'S CHILD FOOD PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SEVERAL APPROACHES TO REACH MORE CHILDREN, ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS, MORE FREQUENTLY WITH A GREATER VARIETY OF HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES AND OFFERING THE PROVISION OF FOOD TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY. THE FOOD DEPOT SUPPORTS SCHOOL-BASED PANTRIES IN 14 SCHOOLS THAT SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 1,541 PEOPLE EACH MONTH. IN ADDITION, THE FOOD DEPOT BEGAN A PILOT PROGRAM TO OFFER SCHOOL AREA MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES TO PROVIDE NEEDED FOOD TO FAMILIES. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 1,229 PEOPLE EACH MONTH IN TWO SCHOOLS WHERE THERE WAS LACK OF SPACE OR STAFF. THERE ARE ALSO SIX ADDITIONAL SCHOOL PANTRIES THAT ARE PARTNER AGENCIES AND RECEIVE FOOD THAT SERVES AN ADDITIONAL 809 PEOPLE EACH MONTH. PARTNERING WITH FIVE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, THE FOOD DEPOT PROVIDED AFTER SCHOOL MEALS TO 252 CHILDREN, MONDAY-FRIDAY, OCTOBER THROUGH MAY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, JULY AND AUGUST 2019 AND JUNE 2020, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR 10 AND TWO WEEKS RESPECTIVELY, THE FOOD DEPOT SPONSORED FREE LUNCH FOR THREE CITY CAMPS, FIVE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS AND FIVE MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES. THE FOOD BANK SERVED OVER 12,057 LUNCHES IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN. IN JULY 2019, THE FOOD DEPOT DISTRIBUTED 165 PROTEIN PACKS TO CHILDREN AT THE VARIOUS MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY SUMMER FOOD SITES. THIS FOOD SAVED PARENTS MONEY IN PROVIDING HEALTHY SNACKS.

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