Mission
Feed the Need of Putnam County’s mission is to feed food-insecure students within Putnam County Schools with over-the-weekend food. Students are identified by teachers and faculty within the PCSD. All participating schools have a designated food pantry and support team to distribute food to the identified food-insecure students. The basic weekend food supplied for students by FTN is critical for students living in low-income households. Putnam County is ranked 66 of 67 for food insecurity, and 85% are on free meals at PCSD. Feed the Need is partnered with the Putnam County School District to ensure that no students go hungry over the weekends. Currently, 800 students receive weekend food each weekend from FTN.
Ruling year
2018
Exective Director
Mrs Denise Bramlitt
Treasurer
Jackie Porter
Main address
P O Box 1321
PALATKA, FL 32178 USA
EIN
82-3992276
NTEE code
Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs (K30)
Public Health Program (E70)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
PUTNAM COUNTY FACTS • 20.8% Food Insecurity Rate in Putnam County • 14,900 Food Insecure Individuals (Rounded) • 5,100 are children below the age of 18 are food insecure • 88% of Households below 200% poverty (SNAP,WIC,CSFP,TEFAP) EFFECTS OF CHILD HUNGER: 1. 100 missed meals per family per month 2. 84% of Households by cheap food verses health because of price 3. 20% of children in food insecure homes are NOT eligible for food assistance 4. Food insecure children are likely to: *Repeat a grade in elementary school *Experience developmental impairments (language / motor skills) *Have Social Problems *Have Behavioral Problems
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Feed the Need of Putnam County, Inc.
Feed the Need of Putnam County’s mission is to feed food-insecure students within Putnam County Schools with over-the-weekend food. Students are identified by teachers and faculty within the PCSD. All participating schools have a designated food pantry and support team to distribute food to the identified food-insecure students. The basic weekend food supplied for students by FTN is critical for students living in low-income households. Putnam County is ranked 66 of 67 for food insecurity, and 85% are on free meals at PCSD. Feed the Need is partnered with the Putnam County School District to ensure that no students go hungry over the weekends. Currently, 800 students receive weekend food each weekend from FTN.
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Our results
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Number of meals delivered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
Related Program
Feed the Need of Putnam County, Inc.
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
800 children served a backpack food for a weekend for 36 school wkends 2 meals each weekend,along with family bags sent to familys thru the school district who identfy students with addition food need
Number of meals served or provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Social and economic status
Related Program
Feed the Need of Putnam County, Inc.
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
800 students per week for over the weekend throughout the school year.
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to supply enough food for the weekend to send home with each food insecure child in Putnam County FL. Currently, 800 bags are provided every weekend during the school year. We focus on feeding local students within our community and giving back thru local resources. When the funds are available, we provide snacks and drinks for summer school programs and toiletry/feminine hygiene products.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
• Advocate
• Volunteer Recruitment
• Talk About Hunger with everyone
• We have local promotions like; food drives, annual garage sale to raise funds, yearly events that promote and generate funding to purchase food, one time and reoccurring donations.
• We have enlisted churches and civic groups to do a food drives, etc.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our capabilities come from our Board Members, community members, local businesses, churches, civic groups and youth lead groups who have the drive and passion that fuels them to their time by either working fundraisers, promoting Feed the Need of Putnam County, Inc., doing presentations about FTNPC and generating knowledge of the our program and the need for it. FTN has food rescue partners and secures grants to help reach our mission goals .
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have created contacts (community members, local businesses, churches, civic groups and youth lead groups , etc.) with in our community that help with our organization's progress, we have created annual events that provide food and money (for the purchase of food), we have formed a 501-c Non Profit Organization, we have created a Board of Members from various areas in our community, we now have a Facebook Page, a website, and a Logo for our organization.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Food insure Putnam County students
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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
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Children were having a hard time getting their weekend food home safely on the bus, FTNPC wrote a grant and purchased zipper bags for the children to be able to securely carry food on the bus to their house.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
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Feed the Need of Putnam County Inc
Board of directorsas of 05/25/2023
MRS Denise Bramlitt
Feed the Need of Putnam County, Inc.
Term: 2018 -
Denise Bramlitt
Ex Director
Renee Hough
Jackie Porter
Treasurer
Rebecca Motes
Secretary
Leota Wilkinson
Julia Warwick
Brittany Goodson
Phil Leary
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Board orientation and education
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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? Not applicable -
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? Not applicable
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