SAMARITAN KITCHEN OF WILKES INC

Feed the hungry in Wilkes County

Wilkesboro, NC   |  www.skwilkes.org

Mission

Our mission is to feed the hungry in Wilkes County.

Ruling year info

1999

Director of Operations

Mr. Dick Johnston

Main address

PO Box 1072

Wilkesboro, NC 28697 USA

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Formerly known as

Samaritan Christian Ministries Inc

EIN

56-2065712

NTEE code info

Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs (K30)

Emergency Assistance (Food, Clothing, Cash) (P60)

Food Banks, Food Pantries (K31)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Families in Wilkes County, North Carolina, are in need of food due to job loss, disability, etc. This area is a particularly distressed region.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Client Choice Pantry

We fight hunger in Wilkes County by providing a full grocery cart a maximum of once each month. The food pantry is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 am to 1 pm. We are open 5 days a week for donations of food and money.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
People with diseases and illnesses

We offer a BackPack Program which enables over 600 school children at-risk of hunger during the weekend to carry food home with them to eat over the weekend. This backpack includes six easy-to-prepare meals and snacks every weekend that school is in session. Teachers and school counselors identify which children are showing signs of hunger and the teachers pick up the backpacks weekly.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We want to help families that have a shortfall in income and need assistance in feeding their families, which may be the first thing that they cut out when they have money problems.

We operate a food pantry and a backpack project. Monthly, the food pantry is providing an average of 40 pounds of food that will help feed the family for at least one week. The backpack project provides six meals for each weekend to children who have been identified by their teacher or school counselor as being hungry.

We have two trucks that we use to pick up food from local grocery stores and restaurants. This is food that is not as fresh but not yet inedible. We have a lot of volunteers who unload trucks, put food on shelves, pack weekly backpacks, and load shopping carts three days a week. We are supported by hundreds of local people and churches who enable us to carry out this mission.

Two years ago, we were serving a little over 300 families a month and they could not come back for more food for three months. We have found additional sources of food and donors and are now able to serve families monthly, if they need it. We are serving almost 700 children every weekend with 6 meals that will feed them until they are back at school on Mondays.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • 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

  • 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 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

  • 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

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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SAMARITAN KITCHEN OF WILKES INC

Board of directors
as of 07/29/2021
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ms. Nada Lawrimore

retired

Term: 2019 - 2022

Nada Ann Lawrimore

Alex Blair

Alex Blair Properties

Brent West

Bill Fletcher

Boss Inc.

David Bryant

retired

Laura Luffman

attorney

Dodie Maxted

retired

Sharron Huffman

retired

Craig Langston

Edward James

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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? No
  • 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? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 7/29/2021
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 07/29/2021

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.