HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK
2220 SHOP ROAD, COLUMBIA, SC 29202 www.harvesthope.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HARVEST HOPE BEGAN IN 1981 AS THE RESULT OF A SHARED VISION OF BUSINESS LEADERS AND THE FAITH COMMUNITY, WHO SET OUT TO PROVIDE FOR THE HUNGRY IN COLUMBIA. SINCE THEN, HARVEST HOPE HAS INCREASED ITS MISSION TO FEED THE HUNGRY ACROSS 20 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA.WE RESCUE FOOD FROM STORES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND DISTRIBUTE IT TO FOOD PANTRIES, SHELTERS, AND SOUP KITCHENS. WE OPERATE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE FOOD FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND RURAL RESIDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO GROCERY STORES. WE ALSO OPERATE TWO EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRIES IN RICHLAND AND GREENVILLE COUNTIES WHERE ANYONE IN NEED CAN GET A WEEK'S SUPPLY OF GROCERIES FOR FREE. FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020, HARVEST HOPE PARTNERED WITH 390 AGENCIES AND 171 OTHER PROGRAM PARTNERS FOR A TOTAL OF 563 COMMUNITY NONPROFIT, SCHOOL, FAITH PARTNER COLLABORATIONS. THESE COLLABORATION BROUGHT VITAL FOOD ASSISTANCE TO URBAN, SUBURBAN AND ISOLATED AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.TOTAL HARVEST HOPE AGENCIES DISTRIBUTING DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020: 390OTHER PROGRAM PARTNERS TOTAL: 171TOTAL PARTNER COLLABORATION IN 20 COUNTIES: 563TOTAL MEALS DISTRIBUTED BY AGENCIES: 23,387,898TOTAL POUNDS DISTRIBUTED BY AGENCIES: 28,065,478MANY CHALLENGES AROSE IN MARCH 2020 AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT THE NATION AND THE ECONOMY WAS LARGELY SHUT DOWN. MANY NEIGHBORS LOST THEIR JOBS AND WERE VERY SUDDENLY UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. THE PANDEMIC ALSO PRESENTED OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AS SERVICES HAD TO BE ADJUSTED TO LIMIT PERSON TO PERSON CONTACT FOR SAFETY. THE PANDEMIC ALSO PRESENTED A DECREASE IN AVAILABLE VOLUNTEERS, AND MANY PARTNER AGENCIES HAD TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS DUE TO LACK OF CAPACITY. THIS MEANT THAT HARVEST HOPE WAS MEETING THE NEED WITH LESS PARTNERS TO HELP.BREAKDOWN BY HARVEST HOPE BRANCH:MIDLANDS (SERVING COUNTIES OF CALHOUN, CHESTER, FAIRFIELD, KERSHAW, LEXINGTON, NEWBERRY, ORANGEBURG, RICHLAND AND SALUDA):10,203,029 TOTAL MEALS DISTRIBUTED277,113 TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED723,855 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SERVED12,243,635 TOTAL POUNDS DISTRIBUTEDPEE DEE (SERVING THE COUNTIES OF CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, DARLINGTON, DILLON, FLORENCE, LEE, MARION, MARLBORO AND SUMTER):7,134,095 TOTAL MEALS DISTRIBUTED255,671 TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED662,772 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SERVED8,560,914 TOTAL POUNDS DISTRIBUTED UPSTATE (SERVING THE COUNTIES OF GREENVILLE AND LAURENS):6,050,774 TOTAL MEALS DISTRIBUTED165,489 TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED429,006 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SERVED7,260,929 TOTAL POUNDS DISTRIBUTED

HARVEST HOPE PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO CHILDREN FACING HUNGER OR FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH THE BACKPACK PROGRAM FIRST ESTABLISHED BY FEEDING AMERICA. HARVEST HOPE ALSO PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO SENIORS THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM. FOR THE BACKPACK CHILD FEEDING PROGRAM HARVEST HOPE PROVIDED BULK PURCHASED FOOD ITEMS MONTHLY TO PACKING PARTNERS TO SORT, PACK, AND TRANSPORT, WEEKLY BACKPACKS TO LOCAL PARTICIPANT SCHOOLS. SCHOOL PERSONNEL, INCLUDING SOCIAL WORKERS, COUNSELORS, AND/OR TEACHERS, DISTRIBUTE THE WEEKLY BACKPACKS ON FRIDAY TO THE CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.TOTAL MEALS DISTRIBUTED: 383,765TOTAL CHILDREN SERVED: 19,537TOTAL POUNDS DISTRIBUTED: 307,012TOTAL SCHOOL SITES: 64TOTAL PACKING PARTNERS: 54BREAKDOWN BY LOCATION:MIDLANDS: 275,025 MEALS DISTRIBUTED (468 CHILDREN SERVED PER WEEK/14,024 PER SCHOOL YEAR)PEE DEE: 37,955MEALS DISTRIBUTED (65 CHILDREN SERVED PER WEEK/1,932 PER SCHOOL YEAR)UPSTATE: 70,785 MEALS DISTRIBUTED (119 CHILDREN SERVED PER WEEK/3,581 PER SCHOOL YEAR)HARVEST HOPE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM:HARVEST HOPE PARTNERED WITH A CATERING KITCHEN TO PROVIDE HOT MEALS TO LOCATIONS CARING FOR CHILDREN AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING THE SUMMER.TOTAL CHILDREN SERVED THROUGH SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM: 11,314BREAKDOWN BY LOCATION:MIDLANDS: 11,285/11,023 SNACKS DISTRIBUTED (1,257 CHILDREN SERVED PER WEEK)HARVEST HOPE SENIOR PROGRAMS (COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CFSP) AND TOTES OF LOVE (TOL) TOTAL MEALS SERVED: 1,132,866TOTAL SENIORS SERVED: 34,636TOTAL POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED: 1,359,440TOTAL COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS: 66COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SC DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND USDA, HARVEST HOPE ALONG WITH SELECT COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PROVIDES A MONTHLY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD BOX (40 POUNDS) TO QUALIFYING SENIORS AGES 60 YEARS AND OLDER.TOTAL NUMBER OF MEALS DISTRIBUTED: 1,119,533TOTAL SENIORS SERVED THROUGH CSFP PROGRAM: 33,836TOTAL POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED: 1,343,440BREAKDOWN BY LOCATION: MIDLANDS: 721,640 MEALS DISTRIBUTED/18,491 SENIORS SERVED (1,541 PER MONTH)PEE DEE: 284,667 MEALS DISTRIBUTED/8,540 SENIORS SERVED (712 PER MONTH)UPSTATE: 246,833 MEALS DISTRIBUTED/7,605 SENIORS SERVED (634 PER MONTH)TOTES OF LOVE SENIOR HUNGER PROGRAMGRANT-FUNDED OR INDIVIDUALLY SPONSORED PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY HARVEST HOPE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SENIOR CITIZENS ON THE CSFP WAITING LIST. TOTES OF LOVE PROVIDES A TOTE BAG (AVERAGE WEIGHT 45 LBS.) OF NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED FOOD TWICE PER MONTH. DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS, THIS PROGRAM WAS CUT BACK AS THERE WERE LESS AGENCY PARTNERS ABLE TO FACILITATE IT. TOTAL MEALS SERVED: 13,333TOTAL SENIORS SERVED: 800TOTAL POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED: 16,000BREAKDOWN BY LOCATION:MIDLANDS: 6,667 MEALS DISTRIBUTED/ 50 SENIORS PER MONTHUPSTATE: 6,667 MEALS DISTRIBUTED/50 SENIORS PER MONTH

HARVEST HOPE HAS TWO (2) ON-SITE EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRIES, ONE IN THE MIDLANDS AND ONE IN THE UPSTATE, AND AN EMERGENCY BOX PROGRAM IN THE PEE DEE TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE HUNGER RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. C RECEIVE ASSISTANCE, CLIENTS VISIT FROM COUNTIES EXCEEDING THE TWENTY COUNTIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA, TO RECEIVE SHELF STABLE GOODS, FRESH PRODUCE, MEAT, DAIRY, FROZEN GOODS, BAKED GOODS, AND PERSONAL HYGIENE OR BABY ITEMS WHEN AVAILABLE. HARVEST HOPE RECORDS INFORMATION SUCH AS AGE, GENDER, ZIP CODE, AND REASON FOR SEEKING HELP. MOST CLIENTS ARE EXPERIENCING HUNGER DUE TO UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDEREMPLOYMENT, NEEDING TO MAKE TRADEOFFS BETWEEN MEDICINES, HEALTHCARE, HOUSING, AND FOOD. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HELP WITH THOSE ISSUES AND ASSIST THEM IN ACCESSING SERVICES, INCLUDING THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP). ALTHOUGH THEY MAY ARRIVE WITH NO FOOD AT HOME, AFTER A BRIEF INTERVIEW PROCESS, CLIENTS OF THE EMERGENCY FOOD PANTY LEAVE WITH FULL SHOPPING CARTS CONTAINING A BALANCED AND NOURISHING SUPPLY OF FOOD. TYPICALLY THEY RECEIVE 90-100 LBS. OF FOOD PER PERSON, WHEN INVENTORY AND FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. THIS AMOUNT COVERS THEIR FOOD NEEDS FOR ONE MONTH TO HELP THE FAMILY GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BUYING GROCERIES OR PAYING BILLS.AS OF MARCH 2020, THE EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRIES WERE MOVED TO OPERATING OUTDOORS AS A DRIVE-THRU LINE TO LIMIT PERSON-TO-PERSON EXPOSURE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OPERATIONS CONTINUE TO RUN OUTDOORS FOR THE TIME BEING. IN FY20, HARVEST HOPE'S SELF-OPERATED EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS DIRECTLY SERVED 6,513,307 MEALS OR 7,815,969 POUNDS OF FOOD.EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM BY LOCATION:PEE DEE:FOOD EQUAL TO 11,400 MEALS DISTRIBUTED 453 FAMILIES SERVED1,313 INDIVIDUALS SERVED13,680 POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTEDMIDLANDS:FOOD EQUAL TO 3,406,955 MEALS DISTRIBUTED34,365 FAMILIES SERVED120,042 INDIVIDUALS SERVED 4,088,346 POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTEDUPSTATE:FOOD EQUAL TO 3,104,565 MEALS DISTRIBUTED43,204 FAMILIES SERVED143,620 INDIVIDUALS SERVED3,725,478 POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTEDMOBILE FOOD PANTRY PROGRAMHARVEST HOPE'S MOBILE FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM IS OPERATED BY A FLEET OF REFRIGERATED TRUCKS THAT DELIVER PRE-PACKED NON-PERISHABLE BOXES ALONG WITH FRESH PRODUCE, FROZEN MEATS, BREAD AND DAIRY TO COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO A PANTRY AND/OR GROCERY STORE. IN ADDITION, DURING THE GROWING SEASON, WE PROVIDE FRESH PRODUCE DROPS IN THE COMMUNITY INTO TARGETED POCKETS OF POVERTY.TOTAL HARVEST HOPE MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES: 523TOTAL NUMBER OF FAMILIES SERVED: 100,632AVERAGE NUMBER OF MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES CONDUCTED PER MONTH: 44MOBILE FOOD PANTRY BREAKDOWN BY LOCATION:MIDLANDS: 282 FOOD PANTRIES (AVERAGE 24 FOOD PANTRIES PER MONTH) REACHED 33,729 FAMILIESPEE DEE: 211 FOOD PANTRIES (AVERAGE 18 FOOD PANTRIES PER MONTH) REACHED 62,059 FAMILIESUPSTATE: 30 FOOD PANTRIES (AVERAGE 3 FOOD PANTRIES EVERY MONTH) REACHED 10,565 FAMILIES

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