GRANITE FALLS COMMUNITY COALITION AND FOOD BANK
Together our Strength defines our Future
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Food Bank
The Granite Falls Community Coalition Food Bank serves clients in Granite Falls and surrounding area with weekly distributions on Wednesdays. Distributions on 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays is from 11:30-1:30 at Wind of Joy Fellowship, 20721 Canyon Drive. Distributions on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays is at 307 North Alder Avenue from 4:30-6:00. We also offer home food delivery to those home bound, emergency bags are available for those without cooking or refrigeration available. No income or address verification required.
Backpack Program
The Granite Falls Community Coalition Backpack Program sends Granite Falls food insecure students home with a backpack full of weekend food every Friday.
Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative
Event specific prevention programs for families and youth providing education and training opportunities focused on the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse and community wellness and protective factors.
Smart Start Diaper Bank
The Smart Start Diaper Bank serves families of infants and toddlers providing diapers plus access to nutritious and culturally relevant foods especially formulated for young children. Families served by appointment. No income or address verification needed to qualify.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planHow we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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GRANITE FALLS COMMUNITY COALITION AND FOOD BANK
Board of directorsas of 01/19/2023
Carol Panagos
Granite Falls Community Coalition and Food Bank
Term: 2018 - 2023
Ms. Bridgette McVay
Granite Falls Community Coalition and Food Bank
Term: 2021 - 2024
Carol Panagos
Board President
Robin Ingraham
Healthcare representative
Dennis Smith
Civic & Volunteer Representative
Shawn Roberts
Religious Representative
Bridgette McVay
Board Vice President
Robbie Liechty
Board business/community representative
Jeff Balentine
Board Local Government Representative
Alessia Eng
Board Secretary
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No