Community Food Bank of Citrus County
Ending Hunger, Nourishing Hope
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We fight hunger in our community. over 24,000 residents in our county live at or below the poverty level. 72% of school age children are on free and reduced lunch programs, but go hungry after school and during the Summer. We supply food and supplies to over 50 pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and social service agencies to increase the availability of resources.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Food Distribution
Our Food and supply distribution programming distributes over 3 million pounds of critical supplies to over 50 local agencies to fight hunger in our community.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total pounds of food rescued
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Food Distribution
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Pounds of produce distributed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people, Homeless people
Related Program
Food Distribution
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to alleviate hunger and aid in the elevation of individuals and families from poverty. We work to strategically supply food to our entire area with a focus on the most at risk.
-We are working to cover our entire region with accessible resources.
-We hope to foster a collaborative environment for all of our partners to work in.
-We strive to elevate the nutritional content of diets of persons with food insecurity with fresh, low fat, low sodium options.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
By organizing our agency approvals by areas of need and helping them to grow we are expanding the reach we have.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are able to purchase, transport and organize food on a commercial level, thus ensuring free or very low cost availability to the agencies. We have commercial refrigerated trucks and warehousing as well as processors who are able to rescue salvage product for redistribution.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since 2013 we have supplied 14 million pounds of nutritious food to the community. Every year 3 million pounds of supplies are distributed to assist those people facing food insecurity. We currently serve 17,300 people through our partners, but are looking to be a resource for all 24,000 as determined by the ALICE Report.
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Operations
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Community Food Bank of Citrus County
Board of directorsas of 11/24/2020
Mike Orlito
Remax
Term: 2018 - 2020
Steve Ponticos
Sweetwater Homes of Citrus
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Equity strategies
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- 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.
- 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.