FRANKLIN FOOD PANTRY INCORPORATED
Nourishing Neighbors. Building Community.
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?
Weekend Backpack Program
The Franklin Food Pantry works with the Franklin elementary schools to provide backpacks to students (identified by the school nurses) for the weekends. These backpacks are filled with ready to eat/warm meals such as apple sauce cups, snacks, mac and cheese cups.
Mobile Pantry
Mobile Pantry which delivers food monthly to select neighborhoods where people have difficulty getting to the Pantry.
Home Delivery
Home delivery is intended to serve clients who live in Franklin who have difficulty visiting the Franklin Food Pantry in person. This includes but is not limited to neighbors who are homebound due to illness, medical issue (e.g., surgery), disability or other issues; experience constraints due to caring for disabled, ill or elderly family members; high risk of serious illness from COVID-19
Where we work
Awards
Best Place to Volunteer 2022
MyFM
Best Place to Volunteers 2023
Myfm 101.3
Affiliations & memberships
Greater Boston Food Bank 2023
Lovin' Spoonfuls 2023
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of clients receiving the grocery shopping services
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Pounds of produce distributed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of meals delivered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Mobile Pantry
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
These figures are only for our Mobile Pantry Program and represents bags of food.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our Mission
To alleviate food insecurity and compassionately empower our
community through resources and collaboration.
Our Vision
The Franklin Food Pantry will build a community in which
everyone in need has an improved quality of life through
nutritious food and supportive resources.
Our Focus Areas:
➢ Enhance Client Services
➢ Engage and Educate the Community
➢ Secure a New Location
➢ Elevate our Sustainable Infrastructure
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We purchased and renovated a new building in order to enhance programming, serve more clients and provide a dignified and welcoming space for our clients, volunteers, staff and community members to come together to
help each other.
We are embarking on a grant funded strategic planning process to map our capacity and strategy for the next 3-5 years.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Hired dedicated Fund Development professional; engaged HR consultant around compliance and infrastructure; built out Board with various experiences and expertise; strong financial profile with adequate reserves; fully staffed with benefits to improve retention rate; bigger space to allow us to intentionally and strategically acquire food
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
To date
➢ Conduct a client needs assessment
➢ Conduct a community needs assessment.
➢ Identified and secured a long-term space
➢ Created a long-term Fund Development Plan and Calendar
➢ Update Standard Operating Procedures for key events, operations and
financial activities
What's next
➢ Consider developing additional mobile sites .
➢ Data from a client survey will be used to implement programs and/or
referrals
➢ A communication plan and calendar, that includes a distribution list, and
press release dates will be used as a guide to communicate to the
Franklin community.
➢ We will create a vision and plan for the physical layout of a new space.
➢ We will launch a capital campaign
➢ Increase monthly donors by 20%.
➢ Develop a comprehensive technology strategy inclusive of operations,
client services, security, and internal functions.
➢ Conduct regular employee surveys.
How 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 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 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 share the feedback we received with the people we serve, 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 find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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FRANKLIN FOOD PANTRY INCORPORATED
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2024
Rachel Flum
Suzanne Gendreau
Roberta Trahan
Nancy Schoen
Vicki Coates
Susan Dewsnap
Judith Perez
Rachel Flum
Jim Barton
Oona Harrington
David Stott
Amber Baur
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 ? Yes -
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? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Disability
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