2024-03-28T10:43:27-04:00 2023-06-30 820437743 BECKER CHAMBERS & CO PA PO BOX 909 HAILEY ID 833330909 990 2022-07-01 721582755 BLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC BLAI 2087880121 110 HONEYSUCKLE STREET BELLEVUE ID 83313 PATTI ZEBROWSKI TREASURER 2087880121 2024-03-01 true PATTI ZEBROWSKI 999009999 false LINDA P CHAMBERS P00157522 2087889595 2024-03-28 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z PATTI ZEBROWSKI PO BOX 1969 SUN VALLEY ID 83353 8554858 false X WWW.THEHUNGERCOALITION.ORG X 2004 ID THE HUNGER COALITION BUILDS A HEALTHY COMMUNITY THROUGH ACCESS TO GOOD FOOD AND ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES OF FOOD INSECURITY IN COLLABORATION WITH KEY PARTNERS. 11 11 45 358 0 4164755 4446352 0 192410 187804 22402 -23943 4379567 4610213 250000 0 1708853 1842443 0 365046 1470473 1704906 3179326 3797349 1200241 812864 18159615 19743410 180307 184646 17979308 19558764 X THE HUNGER COALITION BUILDS A HEALTHY COMMUNITY THROUGH ACCESS TO GOOD FOOD AND ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES OF FOOD INSECURITY IN COLLABORATION WITH KEY PARTNERS. false false 437827 THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS A REPORTING OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACHIEVED FROM JULY 1, 2022 TO JUNE, 30 2023. THE IMPACTS OF THE HOUSING CRISIS AND HIGH INFLATION, COUPLED WITH THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF COVID-19 BROUGHT WITH IT UNPRECEDENTED NEED IN BLAINE COUNTY, WHICH CONTINUED INTO THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH UNEXPECTED INCREASES. OVER 6,000 PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN THAT TIMEFRAME. GROWING FOOD SECURITY VOLUNTEER FOR VEGGIES (V4V): PARTICIPANTS TRADE HOURS OF LABOR ON BLOOM COMMUNITY FARM AND IN THE HOPE GARDEN FOR SHARES OF FRESH PRODUCE. THIS YEAR THE HOPE GARDEN HAD THE LARGEST, MOST CONSISTENT TURNOUT. WITH ADDITIONAL STAFF SUPPORT FROM OUR FARM ASSISTANTS AND BYP LEADERSHIP INTERNS, WE WERE EQUIPPED TO NOT ONLY MANAGE BUT ALSO HAVE MORE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENTS WITH VOLUNTEERS. OUR V4V VOLUNTEERS LOGGED OVER 800 HOURS THE GREENHOUSES CONTRIBUTED TO THESE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EXTENDING OUR VOLUNTEER SEASON INTO THE WINTER MONTHS. EDUCATION IN THE GARDEN: THIS SEASON WE CONTINUED TO HOST GROUPS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS AND SUMMER CAMPS. OUR PARTNERSHIPS THIS SEASON WERE A CONTINUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY BUILT. THIS YEAR, WE HOSTED 15 DIFFERENT GROUPS TOTALING OVER 180 KIDS IN OUR GROWING SPACES. BLOOM YOUTH PROJECT (BYP): BYP OFFERS TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT YOUTH IN BECOMING HEALTHY, THRIVING ADULTS. WE HELP TEENS DEVELOP SKILLS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND REDUCE THEIR VULNERABILITY TO FOOD INSECURITY. INTERNS WORK HARD TO BOOST FOOD PRODUCTION AT OUR THREE GROWING SITES, PROVIDE FOOD TO LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH OUR DISCOUNTED MOBILE MARKETS, STAFF THE BLOOM TRUCK FOR OUR SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM, AND ASSIST IN RUNNING OUR WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS. IN THEIR SECOND YEAR AS INTERNS, THESE TEENS GAIN MORE INDEPENDENCE, RESPONSIBILITY AND LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION AS THEY MOVE INTO THEIR LEADERSHIP TRACKS. THIS YEAR 5 TEENS COMPLETED THEIR 18-MONTH INTERNSHIP. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, BYP INTERNS ENGAGED WITH 20 COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH A SERIES OF LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS, AND COMPLETED OVER 400 CUSTOMER INTERACTIONS THROUGH THE MOBILE MARKET. FOOD PRODUCTION: OUR HARVEST ENDS UP ON THE PLATES OF OUR FOOD INSECURE NEIGHBORS THROUGH THE PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ABOVE OR IN OUR FOOD PANTRY AND CHILDREN'S FOOD PROGRAMS. NEARLY 3,400 POUNDS OF PRODUCE WERE GROWN IN OUR GARDEN AND AT OUR NEW GREENHOUSES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE MORE VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR THANKS TO THE GREENHOUSES. ADVOCACY & OUTREACH: WITH BLOOM COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER, WE'VE BUILT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE, NOT SOMEWHERE PEOPLE FEEL THEY HAVE TO BE. IT'S A MOVE FROM CHARITY TO SOLIDARITY. IN OUR NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, WE UTILIZED 472 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME TO SERVE OVER 6,600 COMMUNITY MEALS TO FAMILIES AT OUR WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS. THE ADVOCACY TEAM WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND DURING THE WINTER OF 2022 WHEN PEOPLE WERE FOUND TO BE LIVING IN THE ELEMENTS. WITH THE COLLABORATION OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AN EMERGENCY SHELTER WAS CONSTRUCTED, WHICH HOUSED 99 ADULTS AND 59 CHILDREN FROM DEC 2022 THROUGH MAR 2023. THE ADVOCACY TEAM PARTNERED WITH 20 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE IDENTIFYING ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER. 134697 2. CHILDREN'S FOOD PROGRAMS BLOOM TRUCK: BLOOM TRUCK IS A MOBILE LUNCH AND LIBRARY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY THAT PROVIDES FREE FOOD, FUN, AND READING FOR CHILDREN IN ISOLATED POCKETS OF BLAINE COUNTY. WITH SEVEN DIFFERENT MOBILE LOCATIONS OVER AN 11-WEEK PERIOD, WE SERVED OVER 4,500 HEALTHY LUNCHES TO 251 CHILDREN FROM CAREY TO KETCHUM. WE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH 12 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDED 44 FREE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO THE KIDS. 23 VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED 174 HOURS IN THE KITCHEN TO HELP MAKE THIS PROGRAM RUN BY CHOPPING AND BAGGING OVER 2,200 POUNDS OF FOOD. SNACK PACK PROGRAM: OUR BACKPACK PROGRAM, WHICH WE CALL SNACK PACKS, EFFECTIVELY PROVIDES ESSENTIAL NUTRITION OVER THE WEEKENDS AND AFTER SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. WE PROVIDED 4,057 SNACK PACKS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO KEEP KIDS FED AND READY TO LEARN. OVER 140 CHILDREN WERE SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL EACH WEEK WITH NUTRITIOUS MEALS THEY COULD MAKE THEMSELVES. DAILY BITES: THROUGH DAILY BITES, WE PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO SCHOOLS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND SUMMER CAMPS. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, WE DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 4,500 HEALTHY SNACKS AND FOOD ITEMS EACH WEEK TO KEEP CHILDREN FED, ACTIVE AND ENGAGED. WE ALSO STOCK THREE SCHOOL PANTRIES AT MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STIGMA-FREE FOOD OPTIONS FOR OLDER STUDENTS WHO ARE OFTEN RELUCTANT TO PARTICIPATE IN TRADITIONAL BACKPACK PROGRAMS. WITH NINE SCHOOL LOCATIONS AND 12 AFTER-SCHOOL LOCATIONS, WE ESTIMATE SERVING OVER 1,700 CHILDREN THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. INFANT FORMULA INITIATIVE: PROVIDING ESSENTIAL NUTRITION FOR BABIES DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THEIR LIFE IS KEY TO THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF CHILDHOOD. THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE WERE ABLE TO ENSURE 100% OF THE MOTHERS WHO REACHED OUT TO US HAD ACCESS TO THE NUTRITION THEIR BABIES NEED. 561682 3. HEALTHY FOOD PANTRY OUR HEALTHY FOOD PANTRY CONSISTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE FOOD RECOVERY, WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT SYSTEM TO EFFICIENTLY PROVIDE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS, SUPPLEMENTARY FOODS AND CARE FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS. POST- PANDEMIC, WE SAW A CONTINUED INCREASE IN SERVICE NUMBERS FROM UNEXPECTED LINGERING EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMBINED WITH SKYROCKETING INFLATION PUSHED LOCAL FAMILIES ALREADY REELING FROM THE PANDEMIC OVER THE EDGE. WE PROVIDED OVER 18,250 GROCERY CARTS TO NEARLY 4,000 DESERVING PEOPLE DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS PERIOD. THANKS TO OUR FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS, OVER 150,000 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DONATED TO OUR FOOD PANTRY. ALTOGETHER, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 605,000 POUNDS OF FRESH AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS THROUGH THE FOOD PANTRY IN THE REPORTING PERIOD UTILIZING OVER 3,400 VOLUNTEER HOURS. TOWARDS THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD, OUR SERVICE NUMBERS SHOT UP FROM 350 FAMILIES SERVED EACH WEEK ON AVERAGE TO NEARLY 450 FAMILIES DUE TO AN INFLUX OF SERVICE INDUSTRY WORKERS MOVING TO OUR COUNTY. AS BUSINESSES REBOUND FROM THE PANDEMIC, A HIRING FRENZY ENSUED. UNFORTUNATELY, THESE NEW FAMILIES ENCOUNTERED A HOUSING SHORTAGE COMBINED WITH HIGH COST OF LIVING WHICH BROUGHT THEM TO OUR DOORS. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THIS INFLUX DUE TO OUR GENEROUS DONOR AND VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY. 2177172 250000 WE RECENTLY COMPLETED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH OUTLINES TWO KEY AREAS FOR IMPACT: GOOD FOOD ACCESS AND ROOT CAUSES. WE ARE DEPLOYING BOARD-DESIGNATED ASSETS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS, WE WILL CONTINUE CORE PROGRAMS THROUGH 2025. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION OF A HUNGER FREE BLAINE COUNTY, WE ARE STRATEGICALLY ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSE ISSUES. WE KNOW ADDRESSING COMPLEX PROBLEMS LIKE FOOD INSECURITY IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING AND WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE. WE NEED TO COMBINE AREAS OF EXPERTISE TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE. OUR EFFORTS THROUGH 2025 WILL BE DEDICATED TO EXPLORING DEEPER PARTNERSHIPS THAT AFFECT GREATER, SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THIS FURTHERS OUR TRANSITION FROM CHARITY TO SOLIDARITY, IN COLLABORATION WITH KEY PARTNERS. THROUGH THIS WORK, WE PRIORITIZE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OVER OUR INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION, FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING AND INTERDEPENDENCE, PRESENT OUR WORK NOT AS INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTIONS BUT HOLISTICALLY, AND ENCOURAGE MUTUAL SUPPORT BETWEEN NONPROFITS. 2177172 250000 3311378 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 1 0 45 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X X BROOKE PACE MCKENNA 2087880121 121 HONEYSUCKLE STREET BELLEVUE ID 83313 JEANNE LISTON EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 179307 0 6666 BROOKE PACE MCKENNA CO EXEC DIRE 40.00 X 123218 0 8918 NAOMI SPENCE CO EXEC DIRE 40.00 X 130807 0 8796 DEB ROBERTSON VICE CHAIR 4.00 X 0 0 0 PATTI ZEBROWSKI TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 AMANDA DEAVER CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CARTER COX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF EMERICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS CAMPOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIELA ORIHUELA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE UNGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEB VAN LAW SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 RANDY HALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 433332 24380 3 false true false 64900 4381452 1007290 4446352 314894 314894 21048 21048 21048 21048 3786231 31324 3944645 -158414 31324 -127090 -158414 31324 BLOOM 11546 11546 LOSS ON ASSETS -56537 -56537 -44991 4610213 -158414 322275 250000 250000 1612672 1312877 52734 247061 114486 93338 3664 17484 115285 93853 3770 17662 13030 11920 207 903 46297 46297 43955 40213 696 3046 39409 26487 423 12499 4405 3351 214 840 168477 146462 5094 16921 13743 13395 274 74 173062 141911 5192 25959 44210 42324 314 1572 FOOD - PROGRAM 553120 553120 DONATED FOOD 510591 510591 MISCELLANEOUS 29657 22424 546 6687 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 25721 25721 39229 23391 1500 14338 3797349 3311378 120925 365046 98307 162652 3830683 4185940 702408 198754 44767 23364 6160949 590021 5611237 5570928 7872213 9601772 18159615 19743410 41077 48044 139230 136602 180307 184646 X 15203832 19339640 2775476 219124 17979308 19558764 18159615 19743410 X 812864 761639 4953 X false true X true false X 1780063 11926763 4931099 4198270 4446352 27282547 1780063 11926763 4931099 4198270 4446352 27282547 3679707 23602840 87357 103644 102654 133186 335942 762783 5589 10546 16135 8112 15813 -56537 -32612 28028853 0.84210 0.82610 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 23,925 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 629 629 3310749 3311378 315569 78892 255593 288395 306940 315569 1166497 1749746 30 55 25 629 739 63898 72099 76735 78892 291624 437436 4343892 400000 548521 5292413 4957868 3000 -616976 4343892 1276801 3100000 581067 4957868 1233579 43222 1276801 1139236 42171 52171 1233579 1.00000 false false 1083600 1083600 15431 7504 7927 225814 192380 33434 4836104 390137 4445967 5570928 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 136602 136602 5330508 761639 4953 766592 4563916 46297 46297 4610213 3751052 3751052 46297 46297 3797349 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D PLEDGE DISCOUNT 4,953 false THE ALLIANCE OF IDAHO 121 HONEYSUCKLE ST BELLEVUE ID 83313 852965458 501C3 100000 PARTNER COLLABORATIO BLAINE COUNTY CHARITABLE FUND PO BOX 265 HAILEY ID 83333 845158057 501C3 150000 PARTNER COLLABORATIO SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BOARD MEMBERS TO MONITOR USE OF GRANT FUNDS. SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV PART II 1H (THE ALLIANCE OF IDAHO CONTINUED): THE HUNGER COALITION IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES OF FOOD INSECURITY IN COLLABORATION WITH KEY PARTNERS, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF SUPPORTING COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE. THE FOLLOWING ROOT CAUSE ISSUES WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS THE TOP PRIORITY IN BLAINE COUNTY: LACK OF AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE, EQUITABLE EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME YOUTH; LACK OF EMERGENCY, TRANSITIONAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING; LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; LACK OF STATUS SECURITY; LACK OF REPRESENTATIVE LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE PILOTED OUR PARTNER COLLABORATIONPROGRAM, A FUNDING AND MENTORSHIP VEHICLE, TO MEET THIS PART OF OUR MISSION. THE ALLIANCE OF IDAHO RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE HUNGER COALITION TO SUPPORT THEIR CRITICAL WORK WITH OUR SHARED PARTICIPANTS. THE NEED FOR THEIR SERVICES HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED IN THE PAST YEAR, PUTTING A STRAIN ON THEIR RESOURCES. WITH THIS FUNDING, THEY WERE ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR STAFF AND BOLSTER THEIR PROGRAMMING TO PROVIDE SPECIAL CARE TO IMMIGRANTS NAVIGATING THE ASYLUM PROCESS AND TO HELP CHILDREN WHO ARE IMMIGRANTS AND WHO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED, ABUSED, OR NEGLECTED BY ONE OR BOTH PARENTS APPLY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE. 2H (BLAINE COUNTY CHARITABLE FUND CONTINUED): AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 PILOT PARTNER COLLABORATION PROGRAM, BLAINE COUNTY CHARITABLE FUND RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE HUNGER COALITION TO SUPPORT THEIR CRITICAL WORK WITH OUR SHARED PARTICIPANTS. WITH THE FUNDING, THEY WERE ABLE TO INVEST IN STAFF, SPACE, SERVICES, AND FUTURE STABILITY. THE FUNDS WENT DIRECTLY TO PAY FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING IN WINTER, COMPETITIVE WAGES AND BENEFITS FOR STAFF, OUTSOURCING SPECIAL SKILLS WHEN STAFF WAS STRETCHED TO GET ALL THE WORK DONE, AND LEVERAGING OF OTHER DONOR DOLLARS TO PILOT NEW PROGRAMS THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR SHARED PARTICIPANTS. false false false false false false false false false JEANNE LISTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 82652 96655 6666 185973 X 5 496699 X 3 510591 false true false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEER DUTIES INCLUDE PICK UP AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD; COLLATION, PICK UP AND DISTRIBUTION OF SNACK PACKS AND SNACKS; SUPPORT FOR OFF SITE PROGRAMS; ASSISTANCE IN THE GARDEN; OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE; SUPPORT FOR MASS MAILINGS; SUPPORT FOR EVENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS A REPORTING OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACHIEVED FROM JULY 1, 2022 TO JUNE, 30 2023. THE IMPACTS OF THE HOUSING CRISIS AND HIGH INFLATION, COUPLED WITH THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF COVID-19 BROUGHT WITH IT UNPRECEDENTED NEED IN BLAINE COUNTY, WHICH CONTINUED INTO THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH UNEXPECTED INCREASES. OVER 6,000 PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN THAT TIMEFRAME. GROWING FOOD SECURITY VOLUNTEER FOR VEGGIES (V4V): PARTICIPANTS TRADE HOURS OF LABOR ON BLOOM COMMUNITY FARM AND IN THE HOPE GARDEN FOR SHARES OF FRESH PRODUCE. THIS YEAR THE HOPE GARDEN HAD THE LARGEST, MOST CONSISTENT TURNOUT. WITH ADDITIONAL STAFF SUPPORT FROM OUR FARM ASSISTANTS AND BYP LEADERSHIP INTERNS, WE WERE EQUIPPED TO NOT ONLY MANAGE BUT ALSO HAVE MORE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENTS WITH VOLUNTEERS. OUR V4V VOLUNTEERS LOGGED OVER 800 HOURS THE GREENHOUSES CONTRIBUTED TO THESE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EXTENDING OUR VOLUNTEER SEASON INTO THE WINTER MONTHS. EDUCATION IN THE GARDEN: THIS SEASON WE CONTINUED TO HOST GROUPS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS AND SUMMER CAMPS. OUR PARTNERSHIPS THIS SEASON WERE A CONTINUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY BUILT. THIS YEAR, WE HOSTED 15 DIFFERENT GROUPS TOTALING OVER 180 KIDS IN OUR GROWING SPACES. BLOOM YOUTH PROJECT (BYP): BYP OFFERS TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT YOUTH IN BECOMING HEALTHY, THRIVING ADULTS. WE HELP TEENS DEVELOP SKILLS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND REDUCE THEIR VULNERABILITY TO FOOD INSECURITY. INTERNS WORK HARD TO BOOST FOOD PRODUCTION AT OUR THREE GROWING SITES, PROVIDE FOOD TO LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH OUR DISCOUNTED MOBILE MARKETS, STAFF THE BLOOM TRUCK FOR OUR SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM, AND ASSIST IN RUNNING OUR WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS. IN THEIR SECOND YEAR AS INTERNS, THESE TEENS GAIN MORE INDEPENDENCE, RESPONSIBILITY AND LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION AS THEY MOVE INTO THEIR LEADERSHIP TRACKS. THIS YEAR 5 TEENS COMPLETED THEIR 18-MONTH INTERNSHIP. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, BYP INTERNS ENGAGED WITH 20 COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH A SERIES OF LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS, AND COMPLETED OVER 400 CUSTOMER INTERACTIONS THROUGH THE MOBILE MARKET. FOOD PRODUCTION: OUR HARVEST ENDS UP ON THE PLATES OF OUR FOOD INSECURE NEIGHBORS THROUGH THE PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ABOVE OR IN OUR FOOD PANTRY AND CHILDREN'S FOOD PROGRAMS. NEARLY 3,400 POUNDS OF PRODUCE WERE GROWN IN OUR GARDEN AND AT OUR NEW GREENHOUSES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE MORE VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR THANKS TO THE GREENHOUSES. ADVOCACY & OUTREACH: WITH BLOOM COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER, WE'VE BUILT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE, NOT SOMEWHERE PEOPLE FEEL THEY HAVE TO BE. IT'S A MOVE FROM CHARITY TO SOLIDARITY. IN OUR NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, WE UTILIZED 472 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME TO SERVE OVER 6,600 COMMUNITY MEALS TO FAMILIES AT OUR WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS. THE ADVOCACY TEAM WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND DURING THE WINTER OF 2022 WHEN PEOPLE WERE FOUND TO BE LIVING IN THE ELEMENTS. WITH THE COLLABORATION OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AN EMERGENCY SHELTER WAS CONSTRUCTED, WHICH HOUSED 99 ADULTS AND 59 CHILDREN FROM DEC 2022 THROUGH MAR 2023. THE ADVOCACY TEAM PARTNERED WITH 20 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE IDENTIFYING ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B 2. CHILDREN'S FOOD PROGRAMS BLOOM TRUCK: BLOOM TRUCK IS A MOBILE LUNCH AND LIBRARY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY THAT PROVIDES FREE FOOD, FUN, AND READING FOR CHILDREN IN ISOLATED POCKETS OF BLAINE COUNTY. WITH SEVEN DIFFERENT MOBILE LOCATIONS OVER AN 11-WEEK PERIOD, WE SERVED OVER 4,500 HEALTHY LUNCHES TO 251 CHILDREN FROM CAREY TO KETCHUM. WE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH 12 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDED 44 FREE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO THE KIDS. 23 VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED 174 HOURS IN THE KITCHEN TO HELP MAKE THIS PROGRAM RUN BY CHOPPING AND BAGGING OVER 2,200 POUNDS OF FOOD. SNACK PACK PROGRAM: OUR BACKPACK PROGRAM, WHICH WE CALL SNACK PACKS, EFFECTIVELY PROVIDES ESSENTIAL NUTRITION OVER THE WEEKENDS AND AFTER SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. WE PROVIDED 4,057 SNACK PACKS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO KEEP KIDS FED AND READY TO LEARN. OVER 140 CHILDREN WERE SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL EACH WEEK WITH NUTRITIOUS MEALS THEY COULD MAKE THEMSELVES. DAILY BITES: THROUGH DAILY BITES, WE PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO SCHOOLS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND SUMMER CAMPS. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, WE DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 4,500 HEALTHY SNACKS AND FOOD ITEMS EACH WEEK TO KEEP CHILDREN FED, ACTIVE AND ENGAGED. WE ALSO STOCK THREE SCHOOL PANTRIES AT MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STIGMA-FREE FOOD OPTIONS FOR OLDER STUDENTS WHO ARE OFTEN RELUCTANT TO PARTICIPATE IN TRADITIONAL BACKPACK PROGRAMS. WITH NINE SCHOOL LOCATIONS AND 12 AFTER-SCHOOL LOCATIONS, WE ESTIMATE SERVING OVER 1,700 CHILDREN THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. INFANT FORMULA INITIATIVE: PROVIDING ESSENTIAL NUTRITION FOR BABIES DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THEIR LIFE IS KEY TO THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF CHILDHOOD. THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE WERE ABLE TO ENSURE 100% OF THE MOTHERS WHO REACHED OUT TO US HAD ACCESS TO THE NUTRITION THEIR BABIES NEED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C 3. HEALTHY FOOD PANTRY OUR HEALTHY FOOD PANTRY CONSISTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE FOOD RECOVERY, WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT SYSTEM TO EFFICIENTLY PROVIDE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS, SUPPLEMENTARY FOODS AND CARE FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS. POST- PANDEMIC, WE SAW A CONTINUED INCREASE IN SERVICE NUMBERS FROM UNEXPECTED LINGERING EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMBINED WITH SKYROCKETING INFLATION PUSHED LOCAL FAMILIES ALREADY REELING FROM THE PANDEMIC OVER THE EDGE. WE PROVIDED OVER 18,250 GROCERY CARTS TO NEARLY 4,000 DESERVING PEOPLE DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS PERIOD. THANKS TO OUR FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS, OVER 150,000 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DONATED TO OUR FOOD PANTRY. ALTOGETHER, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 605,000 POUNDS OF FRESH AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS THROUGH THE FOOD PANTRY IN THE REPORTING PERIOD UTILIZING OVER 3,400 VOLUNTEER HOURS. TOWARDS THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD, OUR SERVICE NUMBERS SHOT UP FROM 350 FAMILIES SERVED EACH WEEK ON AVERAGE TO NEARLY 450 FAMILIES DUE TO AN INFLUX OF SERVICE INDUSTRY WORKERS MOVING TO OUR COUNTY. AS BUSINESSES REBOUND FROM THE PANDEMIC, A HIRING FRENZY ENSUED. UNFORTUNATELY, THESE NEW FAMILIES ENCOUNTERED A HOUSING SHORTAGE COMBINED WITH HIGH COST OF LIVING WHICH BROUGHT THEM TO OUR DOORS. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THIS INFLUX DUE TO OUR GENEROUS DONOR AND VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D WE RECENTLY COMPLETED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH OUTLINES TWO KEY AREAS FOR IMPACT: GOOD FOOD ACCESS AND ROOT CAUSES. WE ARE DEPLOYING BOARD-DESIGNATED ASSETS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS, WE WILL CONTINUE CORE PROGRAMS THROUGH 2025. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION OF A HUNGER FREE BLAINE COUNTY, WE ARE STRATEGICALLY ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSE ISSUES. WE KNOW ADDRESSING COMPLEX PROBLEMS LIKE FOOD INSECURITY IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING AND WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE. WE NEED TO COMBINE AREAS OF EXPERTISE TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE. OUR EFFORTS THROUGH 2025 WILL BE DEDICATED TO EXPLORING DEEPER PARTNERSHIPS THAT AFFECT GREATER, SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THIS FURTHERS OUR TRANSITION FROM CHARITY TO SOLIDARITY, IN COLLABORATION WITH KEY PARTNERS. THROUGH THIS WORK, WE PRIORITIZE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OVER OUR INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION, FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING AND INTERDEPENDENCE, PRESENT OUR WORK NOT AS INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTIONS BUT HOLISTICALLY, AND ENCOURAGE MUTUAL SUPPORT BETWEEN NONPROFITS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE ANNUAL FORM 990 WITH THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. ONCE APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, IT IS SENT OUT FOR REVIEW BY ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND GENERAL REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE TO OCCUR, THE POLICY WOULD BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND INCREASES ARE APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. FORM 990'S OF OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WERE ALSO REVIEWED TO DETERMINE THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS' SALARIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND ON OUR WEBSTITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PLEDGE DISCOUNT 4,953