Program 1 · 2.7% of program spending · $565K in grants $2.8M
Food for brighter futures:food alone won't solve hunger. To address the root causes of food insecurity and inequity in the region, the food bank is piloting innovative approaches for pairing food with other critical services, such as health care and education. By expanding beyond cafb's traditional food provider network, the food bank can meet people where they are and provide them with support to help address some of their most pressing concerns. The food bank also operates innovative food access programs to create more ways in which neighbors with transportation or other constraints can get…
Program 2 · 1.7% of program spending · $1K in grants $1.8M
Thought leadership and community engagement:a. Food insecurity research: cafb regularly partners with research institutions to gather and publish data and information about food insecurity and other issues related to its work. This information is used by the food bank to guide its organizational strategy and programmatic services, and by other regional organizations to inform planning and policy.b. Client leadership council: to amplify the voices of the people it serves, cafb convenes a client leadership council (clc) each year. A cohort of individuals who live in the food bank's service area…
Program 3 · 0.5% of program spending · $5K in grants $548K
Nutrition education:in addition to food distributions, cafb also operates a variety of nutrition education and urban agriculture programs.- cooking and nutrition classesto support the people it serves with improving or maintaining their health and well-being, cafb's team of registered dietitians regularly hold nutrition education classes for its partners and community members. Cafb also develops and distributes nutrition resources, including recipe cards in multiple languages that contain culturally relevant ideas for healthy, low-cost meals that use ingredients commonly provided by the food…
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part III