HUNGER NETWORK OF GREATER CLEVELAND
614 W SUPERIOR AVENUE SUITE 744, CLEVELAND, OH 44113 www.hungernetwork.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE HUNGER NETWORK OF GREATER CLEVELAND IS TO REDUCE HUNGER AND ENHANCE NUTRITION IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FOOD AND OTHER HEALTH RELATED VITAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BY ACTIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN A COORDINATED RESPONSE TO PEOPLE IN NEED.

THE HUNGER NETWORK OF GREATER CLEVELAND IS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS 1 THREE DISTINCT YET COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES ADDRESSING HUNGER RELIEF, HEALTH AND FOOD WASTE/SUSTAINABILITY. HUNGER RELIEF GOALS ARE MET BY PROVIDING FUNDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 71 PANTRY AND HOT MEAL LOCATIONS. THESE EFFORTS ON THE GROUND ARE SUPPORTED BY APPROXIMATELY 1,639 VOLUNTEERS DURING THE YEAR WHICH IS CRITICAL TO CARRYING OUT OUR MISSION. IN 2019, HUNGER CENTERS SERVED 437,899 INDIVIDUALS AND 3,806,206 NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MEALS. OF THE CLIENTS SERVED, 29% WERE CHILDREN 18 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER WHILE 25% WERE SENIORS 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. THE ORGANIZATION IS DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE LIMITED RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE HUNGRY HAVE EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE.

THE STAY WELL PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY SCREENING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HUNGER AND HEALTH. IN 2019, THE PROGRAM WAS OFFERED AT 18 HUNGER CENTERS; HELD 44 EVENTS; AND SERVED 604 INDIVIDUALS. SERVICES INCLUDE BIOMETRIC SCREENINGS SUCH AS BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD GLUCOSE, BMI AND BODY FAT PERCENTAGE. THE MOST FREQUENT SCREENING WAS BLOOD PRESSURE AT 592 TOTAL SCREENS, FOLLOWED BY BLOOD GLUCOSE 573 AND BMI 541. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SERVICES WAS 2,188. PARTICIPANT DEMOGRAPHICS SHOW THAT 61% WERE FEMALE, 39% MALE. ADDITIONALLY THE MAJORITY WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 61+ (49%) AND 55% WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN. A TYPICAL PROGRAM SESSION INCLUDES SCREENING SERVICES PROVIDED BY STUDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING: MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, PHARMACISTS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH DIETICIANS.

THE HUNGER NETWORK CONTINUED TO GROW ITS FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 2018, THROUGHOUT 2019. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO RESCUE PERFECTLY VIABLE FOOD THAT IS DESTINED FOR OUR WASTE STREAM AND GET IT INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO ARE HUNGRY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE FOOD RESCUE HERO APP CONNECTS FOOD DONORS TO NONPROFIT FOOD RECIPIENTS THROUGH DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO PICK UP AND DELIVER THE FOOD. FOOD RESCUE IS VERY WELL RECEIVED IN THE COMMUNITY BY DONORS, VOLUNTEERS AND RECIPIENTS. IN 2019, OUR VOLUNTEER BASE GREW TO 645 INDIVIDUALS, WHO COMPLETED 2,200 RESCUES, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED 290,000 POUNDS OF FOOD RESCUED, WHICH EQUATES TO A RETAIL VALUE OF 725,000.

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