Capacity-building Project – 2007 Results Henryk Szadziewski – Program CoordinatorAnnual Member Meeting, Juneau, February 12 - 13
Research QuestionsResearch Questions
1. What are the facility and equipment needs of existing non-profit food programs in Alaska?
2. Where are there gaps in service in the Alaskan charitable food network?
Collecting the DataCollecting the Data
1. Facility and Equipment Survey mailed to all non-profit food programs in the state
2. Community Survey of all Alaskan communities with a population over 50
3. Stored in customized database
Existing Food ProgramsExisting Food Programs
• Number of Facility and Equipment Needs
• Condition of Facility
• Type of Equipment Needed
Existing Food Programs – Number of NeedsExisting Food Programs – Number of NeedsStatewideStatewide
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Existing Food Programs – Type of Equipment NeededExisting Food Programs – Type of Equipment NeededStatewideStatewide
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Existing Food ProgramsExisting Food ProgramsRecommendationsRecommendations
• Attempt to fund all facility and equipment needs
Gaps in ServiceGaps in Service
• Poverty Indicators
(identify areas of need)
• Food Distribution
(present service in areas of need)
• Infrastructure Indicators
(opportunities in areas of need)
Gaps in Service - Poverty IndicatorsGaps in Service - Poverty IndicatorsCensus Districts above Alaska Poverty Rate (9.4%)Census Districts above Alaska Poverty Rate (9.4%)
Gaps in Service - Poverty IndicatorsGaps in Service - Poverty IndicatorsOther MeasuresOther Measures
Census Districts:• Below Alaska Per Capita Income Rate ($22,660)• Above Alaska Unemployment Rate (5.5%) Food Stamps
Need• Reporting more Individuals in Poverty than Food Stamp
Recipients
Gaps in Service - Poverty IndicatorsGaps in Service - Poverty IndicatorsCensus Districts with High Poverty IndicatorsCensus Districts with High Poverty Indicators
Gaps in Service - Food DistributionGaps in Service - Food Distribution
• Research conducted by Boston University and the Food Bank Council of Michigan suggests that in order to end hunger in a community, the charitable food system must distribute 234 pounds of food per person in poverty each year
Gaps in Service - Food DistributionGaps in Service - Food DistributionFBA Lbs Distributed to Areas of Need (FY06)FBA Lbs Distributed to Areas of Need (FY06)
FBA Lbs FY06
Individuals in Poverty (2000)
FBA Lbs Distributed Per Person FY06
Aleutians East Borough 0 588 0
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 6468 1,140 6
Bethel Census Area 28,985 3,234 9
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 15,452 1,554 10
Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 5,776 438 13
Wade Hampton Census Area 27,577 1,838 15
Nome Census Area 28,929 1,569 18
Dillingham Census Area 19,860 1,045 19
Northwest Arctic Borough 39,872 1,243 32
Statewide 5,547,441 57,602 58
Gaps in Service - Food DistributionGaps in Service - Food DistributionTEFAP Analysis of Selected Programs in Areas of NeedTEFAP Analysis of Selected Programs in Areas of Need
Census District Agency
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Aleutians East No Service 0 0 0
Bethel Bethel Lions Club 5,670 217 26
Wade Hampton Emmonak Traditional Council 3,377 106 32
Yukon-Koyukuk Fort Yukon, Native Village of 16,246 238 68
Dillingham Bristol Bay Native Association 18,340 201 91
Nome Nome Community Center 10,755 118 91
Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Salvation Army/Hoonah 5,776 48 120
Northwest Arctic Kotzebue Church of God 46,968 383 123
Southeast Fairbanks Helping Hands Food Bank (Tok) 5,886 32 184
Gaps in Service - Infrastructure IndicatorsGaps in Service - Infrastructure Indicators
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Communities - no foodprogram & have infrastructure
Summary & Next StepsSummary & Next Steps
• The Alaska Food Coalition will research funding requirements and opportunities for all unmet equipment and facility needs.
• 9 Areas of Need across the state: Aleutians East, Bethel, Dillingham, Nome, Northwest Arctic, Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon, Southeast Fairbanks, Wade
Hampton, and Yukon-Koyukuk.• Present service weak in 5 Areas of Need:
Aleutians East, Bethel, Southeast Fairbanks, Wade Hampton, and Yukon-Koyukuk (Special Areas of Need)
• Opportunities for new partners in all Areas of Need.• The Alaska Food Coalition should assess interest and models for
new programs in all Areas of Need, prioritizing the 5 Special Areas of Need.