Wichita Falls Area Food Bank
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Wichita Falls, Texas is a city of 100,000, but we have the same issues that the big metropolitan cities have. I don't know if our service area is unique or not, but we have so many areas that are considered "Food Deserts". The biggest portion of our schools that we deliver PowerPaks to and the low income programs that we serve Kids meals to, are in these areas. Supplying the Paks and Kids Cafe meals seem to be working in the fight to end Childhood Hunger, but there is still so much to do. We are launching a Mobile Pantry at the end of June and it will also service the Food Deserts. Produce and shelf food will be handed out once a week in six different locations. We are partnering with our local hospital and they will be checking for diabetes and blood pressure in these communities, alongside the Mobile Pantry. Our nutrition staff will also accompany the pantry, so they can teach the parents how to prepare the food they are receiving.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
PowerPak 4 Kids
Nutritious and easy-to-prepare foods in a bag provided to
children so that they can get the food they need over the course of the weekend. The PowerPak program is one of the most effective options to addressing weekend hunger for area children.
Good Buy Hunger
The requests for some staple food items always exceed
supply. To keep pace with our partner agencies’ needs, we must buy items like ground turkey, canned meat, low sodium canned vegetables, low sugar fruit,
peanut butter and jelly.
Kids Cafe
Kids Cafe is a nationwide program of Feeding America that
provides healthy after-school meals to hungry children, ages 1- 18 years, along with nutrition education, enrichment activities and adult supervision.
Nutrition Education Services
The Nutrition Services Department is committed to working with WFAFB partner agencies and programs as well as community organizations who serve food insecure clients to provide nutrition education. Improved community health does not occur overnight and is only made possible with multiple facets of the community working together toward a common goal.
Produce Express
The impact on both supply and demand for produce has intensified in our 12 county area. As such, produce will be directly distributed from the refrigerated truck to selected areas.
Social Services Outreach Program
Educating individuals of state-funded social services and health care programs that are available, such as SNAP (Food Stamps), Medicaid, Women’s Healthcare Program (not WIC), CHIP, and TANF.
Where we work
Awards
Passed Audit 2015
American Institute of Baking
Affiliations & memberships
America's Second Harvest - Affiliate 1982
Feeding America
External reviews
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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?
Feed 74,000+ food-insecure people in our service area
Ensure adequate facilities to achieve the mission
Increase quantity of locally-donated foods
Improve nutritional quality of donated / purchased / distributed foods
Improve access to food by our constituents (address “food deserts")
SNAP outreach
Lead in our community
Legislative and community advocacy
Work closely with other orgs with similar missions to address today's hunger
Strengthen our community and our organization
Address underlying causes of hunger through nutrition education
Increase hunger awareness and brand/mission recognition within the org and the community
Secure resources/funding to achieve the expanded mission
Increase Board health and development
Prepare our food bank for the next 20 years
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
FEED: Ensure adequate facilities to achieve the mission
FEED: Increase quantity of locally-donated foods
FEED: Improve nutritional quality of donated, purchased, distributed foods
FEED: SNAP outreach
FEED: Improve access to food by our constituents (address “food deserts")
LEAD: Legislative & community advocacy
LEAD: Work with other orgs with similar missions to address today's hunger
STRENGTHEN: Address underlying causes of hunger through nutrition education
STRENGTHEN: Increase hunger awareness & brand/mission recognition within the org and community
STRENGTHEN: Secure resources & funding to achieve the expanded mission
STRENGTHEN: Increase Board health and development
STRENGTHEN: Prepare our Food Bank for the next 20 years
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Primary
Strong Leadership & Staff
Our Reach and Ability
Willingness/Care/Concern
Committed & Strong Board
Facilities & Infrastructure
Secondary
Established, Strong Foundation
Community Responsiveness
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We operate with an acute sense of urgency that reflects the immediate needs of people struggling with hunger. We challenge our employees, volunteers and partners to embrace the same sense of urgency to accomplish our shared vision. All programs are currently being operated at a maximum financially, but with room to grow.
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Operations
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Wichita Falls Area Food Bank
Board of directorsas of 03/17/2020
Mr. Devah Scholl
Chase Bank
Mr. Tony Bates
Wichita County Attorney's Office
Mike Kuhrt
Wichita Falls Independent School District
Patricia Jones
Monica Wilkinson
City of Vernon
Iliana Jaramillo Jaramillo
Moore, Camp, Phillips & Patterson LL{
Robert Smith
Pratt & Whitney Canada
Kelly Smith
American National Bank
Guy Bernard
MSU
Jeff Little
United Supermarkets
Sheryl Hopkins
Walmart
Melanie Townsend
KFDX
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