FOOD BANK OF SIOUXLAND INC
Leading Siouxland in the fight against hunger.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Food Bank of Siouxland's mission is to lead the charge in fighting hunger in our community. We are working to feed and provide nutrition to the hungry and food in-secure children, adults, and seniors in our 11 county service area.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
BackPack Program: Food for Kids
Chronically hungry children cannot learn and grow as they should, so our work to help them will have a far-reaching significant impact. This program allows these hungry children to have nourishment during the weekend, when they do not have access to the meals provided during the school week.
As the organization leading the charge for the BackPack Program: Food for Kids, the Food Bank is responsible for procuring the food for the weekly sacks given to some area elementary school children and coordinating the assembly of the food sacks. School vehicles deliver the sacks to the school buildings. On the last day of the school week, the food sacks are placed in the students’ backpacks to take home for the weekend. We assemble approximately 2,000 snack packs each week!
Mobile Pantry Program: Food to You
"Mobile Pantry Program” is a food pantry on wheels! The Food Bank of Siouxland brings thousands of pounds of food to a host location for families and individuals in need of food to take home. Our focus is in counties in our service area that are underserved – meaning that through the Mobile Pantry Program: Food to You, all of our counties will receive the pounds of food needed to provide adequate nutrition to the hungry.
Mobile School Pantry: Food for Families
Our newest program added in the Fall of 2017, Mobile School Pantry: Food for Families, began in two Sioux City elementary schools and we have now added a third. This program provides nutritious, healthy food to food in-secure children and their families to help alleviate hunger. Once a month during the school year, food is distributed at the school by allowing families to shop as if they were in the aisles of a grocery store and take home meat, vegetables, fruit, grains, etc. to help sustain the nutritional needs for the family. This program is open to families with children attending the particular school at no cost to them.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Association of Fundraising Professionals - Member
Feeding America
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of pounds distributed.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total number of pounds distributed during the fiscal year, October through September.
Number of donated and government sourced pounds.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total number of donated pounds sourced/received from local donations and government resources during the fiscal year, October through September.
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of volunteer hours contributed by community volunteers during the fiscal year, October through September.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
BackPack Program: Food for Kids
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Note: This program was evaluated and changed to better serve the children in 2015/2016 to better identify students served. 2017/2018 #s improve &more schools are added, so the #s will go back up.
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?
The Food Bank of Siouxland aims to strategically close the meal gap (as defined by the national organization, Feeding America, of which the Food Bank is a partner distribution member) in our 11 counties over the next three years. To accomplish this, we need to 1) secure sufficient funding, 2) enhance our infrastructure, and 3) educate and nourish Siouxland.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
To secure sufficient funding, the Food Bank will focus on diversifying funding as well as creating and maintaining a healthy, sustainable operating budget. To enhance our infrastructure, the Food Bank will research and develop efficient logistics, determine and hire for appropriate staffing needs, and ensure that our building is functional and scaleable to growth needs.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Food Bank's leadership staff and Board of Directors are committed to ensuring the success of the organization and willingness to ensure resources are secured to carry out the vision and strategies. Teams have been formed for each strategy area and quarterly goals have been set. In some cases, outside expertise will be brought in to help advance the goals.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
This revised strategic plan was completed in May 2017 and the board and staff are reviewing it and using it to make monthly strategic decisions. Teams have been successful in further developing their goals and the metrics needed to gauge success. The secure sufficient funding team dug into the income stream and now has a plan in place for tracking each source of funds more efficiently and effectively. The enhance our infrastructure team has been reviewing current inefficiencies and was successful in applying for two grants to improve infrastructure - the addition of a bar-coding system for the warehouse, and a new freezer and cooler expansion project. The educate and nourish team has been able to expand the BackPack Program, added a new Mobile School Pantry Program, and exploring ways to expand the School Pantry Program that has been piloted in North High School.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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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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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.