Mission
To alleviate food insecurity and compassionately empower our community through resources and collaboration.
Notes from the nonprofit
The Franklin Food Pantry was created in 1987 to relieve food insecurity in the town of Franklin, MA. FFP endeavors to build a community in which everyone in need has an improved quality of life through access to nutritious food and supportive resources. Through a Board of Directors, 8 paid staff members, and over 140 active volunteers, the Franklin Food Pantry offered supplemental food assistance and household necessities to over 474 eligible households in FY21. Our primary clients are residents of Franklin, MA and the immediate surrounding towns experiencing financial barriers, including low-income levels. We depend on donations from community members, corporations, foundations, and other strategic partners. Many of our programs began as pilot programs and have successfully expanded to become integral components of our organization. These programs improve the health of our clients by increasing their access to healthy food, including fresh fruits and vegetables.
Ruling year
1995
Executive Director
Tina Powderly
Main address
PO Box 116
Franklin, MA 02038 USA
EIN
04-3272663
NTEE code
(Human Service Organizations) (P20)
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Communication
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
Affiliations & memberships
Greater Boston Food Bank 2022
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
Holding steady
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
Holding steady
Context Notes
FY Data
Number of meals delivered
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
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
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?
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
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, i
➢ 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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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Community residents who self-identify as having food insecurity, or who are referred to us from partner organizations.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Paper surveys, Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person),
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
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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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We opened a Farmer's Market with fresh produce based on the feedback received in the survey.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board,
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How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?
We hope it indicates respect for our neighbors and offers empowerment opportunities for a population that often faces challenges out of one's control.
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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 aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
Financials
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Operations
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FRANKLIN FOOD PANTRY INCORPORATED
Board of directorsas of 11/28/2022
Chris Kilburn
Jim Roche
Suzanne Gendreau
Roberta Trahan
Nancy Schoen
Vicki Coates
Chris Kilburn
Susan Dewsnap
Judith Perez
Rachel Flum
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
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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