SHEBOYGAN COUNTY FOOD BANK INC

Sheboygan County Food Bank has developed the following strategic goals for the 2023 year:

1. Increase the coordination and collaboration amongst antihunger efforts leading to an efficient use of resources and less duplicated efforts.
2. Reduce hunger by referring clients to agencies and programs that will help improve their food security status.
3. Improve the overall nutritional quality of the food we distribute and pursue new partners for sources of healthy foods.
4. Increase organizational capabilities, develop systems to track organizational needs using valuations and data
and develop the administrative and technical resources necessary to support the mission of SCFB.
5. Identify and secure revenues that will help fund the strategic planning goals and meet expected annual operating expenses.

Based on the organization’s goals, the following is the targeted approach to address these goals for 2023:

Goal 1 - Identify any gaps in people not being served in our community with a focus on ensuring the food we distribute is fair and equitable, from a DEIB perspective, and then develop plans to address gaps, if needed. Analyze our distribution access (days, hours open, location) and determine if changes should be made in the pantry network system. Determine how to persuade all network pantries to use the same intake eligibility process, standards, and card system for clients and identify steps to take corrective action for the pantries who choose not to participate.

Goal 2 - Continue partnering with outside agencies at the Community Café to provide meaningful referrals to clients that will help improve their food security status. Continue working with Social Sector Influencers group to determine optimal client referral system between agencies.

Goal 3 - Secure TEFAP agency approval for Community Cafe and Cares pantry food. Continue to coordinate Badger Box food through HTF and serve as a hub for some pantries in Manitowoc and Fond Du Lac County. Continue to develop Farm Link program with Feeding America Farmer Program. Note: Farm Link is a farm-to-food bank initiative of Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin focused on improving access to fresh fruits and vegetables and supporting local farms. Evaluate overall gleaning activities and update food gleaning plan and priorities. Develop metrics for food purchase categories for tracking.

Goal 4 - Hire part time volunteer coordinator. Continue participating on the Sheboygan County DEIB Social Sector Committee. Develop a continuous system to track more detailed values monthly. Transition volunteer management activities from staff, as determined by Executive Director and senior staff. Develop an overall volunteer management plan that includes improving recruitment, retention, and communications with volunteers. The plan will also determine if a volunteer software program is needed. Develop data analysis techniques to separate program budgets.

Goal 5 - Develop Crowdfunding Campaign and Plan. Update development plan and implement.

Sheboygan County Food Bank (SCFB) has dedicated staff with multiple skills and capabilities to achieve the goals for the year. The staff works alongside volunteers and Board members through committees set up by the Board of Directors to address the priorities set by SCFB. Priorities and goals are analyzed every two months by staff to give a report to the Executive Director and Board members as to the progress on the priorities that relate to each staff member.

Sheboygan County Food Bank monitors progress based on four quarters throughout the calendar year. Progress is specifically monitored based on the beginning and end dates of the quarter in question. The following are the current updates based on each priority.

1. Data analysis has been started to observe trends in numbers for pantries and other partners.
2. Discussions about intake and pantries has been started to determine an action plan.
3. Badger box distribution continues to be in place monthly.
4. Nutritional ranking has been started and two months have been recorded for the applicable ranking year.