Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. – 10/23/2024
| Organization | Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. – 10/23/2024 |
| Contact Email | amyaoleary3373@gmail.com |
| Contact Phone Number | 4344666030 |
| Primary Focus Area | Hunger/Housing/Poverty |
| Service Areas | Augusta, Albemarle, Buckingham, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange |
| Year Organization Established | 2011 |
| Number of Paid Staff | 15 |
| Current Operating Budget | $1.1M |
| Board Meeting Frequency | 8-9 times/year |
| City In Which Board Meetings Are Held | Charlottesville |
Board Position type
Board member
Desired skills, perspectives, experiences, and characteristics of new board members
Finance
Community engagement
Marketing
Facilities management
Enthusiasm
Collaborative
Empathetic
Committed
While there is no minimum financial contribution, we do ask that all board members make a financial contribution to Loaves & Fishes that is meaningful to them.
Annual Time Commitment (including committee meetings, special events, work outside the board, etc.)
3 hrs./month depending on committee involvement. Board meets 8-9 times/year
Is a minimum financial contribution required?
No
Prior Board experience preferred?
Yes
Does the Board have term limits?
Yes
Board Term Limit
-
Additional Information
Loaves & Fishes’ mission is to provide nourishing food with respect and dignity to all who seek assistance, while offering robust opportunities for community engagement through volunteerism, partnerships, and nutrition education. Our vision is to ensure that our community’s marginalized population has access to adequate healthy food by providing culturally-appropriate foods, translators for non-English-speaking visitors, and nutrition education, including cooking skills. Founded in 2004 by Charlottesville’s 1st United Methodist Church, Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry became an independent nonprofit in 2011, and in 2015 opened a 5,900 sq. ft. food pantry at 2050 Lambs Road in Albemarle Co.
• Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of free, healthy groceries to 10,000 food insecure Virginians each month. Need has increased 105% in the past year.
• 65% of the food we give out is fresh fruits and vegetables or proteins: milk, eggs, meat, and alternate proteins for vegetarians/vegans.
• We customize groceries for special diets, cultural preferences, and household size.
• We give out groceries on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, Thursday evenings, and Saturday mornings and people can pick up groceries two times each month.
• Loaves & Fishes gives groceries to anyone who comes to the pantry (so not just residents of Charlottesville and Albemarle). We have had visitors from all surrounding counties, including Cumberland, Bath, Rockingham/Harrisonburg, Culpeper, Waynesboro.
• Loaves & Fishes distributes USDA food that we access through our partnership with the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Recipients of USDA food must have a household income at 250% or less of Federal Poverty level ($6500/month for a household of 4). Fewer than 1% of pantry visitors declare income higher than this.
• 51% of the food we distribute is USDA or donated from the food bank, 32% we rescue from grocery stores through partnerships established by Feeding America, we purchase 15% from the food bank and at wholesale from outside vendors, and 2% is donated by farmers and gardeners, transportation companies, and food drives.
• In 2023, Loaves & Fishes distributed 2.3 million pounds of food to 100,235 individuals.
Does The Organization have Directors & Officer's insurance?
Yes