York Partnering with Venison Donation Coalition Mission Statement Food Bank of Central New York is a notforprofit organization working to eliminate hunger through nutritious food distribution education and advocacy in cooperation with the community ID: 437786
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Food Bank of Central New York
Partnering with Venison Donation CoalitionSlide2
Mission Statement
Food Bank of Central New York is a not-for-profit organization working to eliminate hunger through nutritious food distribution, education and advocacy in cooperation with the community.Slide3
Feeding America
Feeding America is a network of 210 Food Banks (think food supply chain distributors) across the nation.Feeding America is our umbrella organization under which we operate within strict guidelines and distribution protocolFood Bank of Central New York supplies our 11 counties through pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and additional programs.Slide4
Food Bank inventory in-streams
Donations: Food, Funds, and gifts-in-kindV.A.P.: funds that may be accessed to help w/costs of donated harvestWholesale purchase:
donations would never meet the entire need, however are critical in maintaining the level of service we provide within budgetary constraints
USDA:
commodities distribution per availability Slide5
Supply Challenges
Availability: seasons, broker/distributor, nutritional content, grant/fund status
Market form:
bulk, totes, cases,
bags, pack size
Transportation: timing, availability, cost
Value: dollar
value
,
dietary valueSlide6
Importance of Protein
Meat, Fish, Poultry, Eggs, Beans, DairyEssential component of a healthy dietChallenges are much the same for recipients and for Food Bank of Central New York
Cost, perishability, accessSlide7
Venison Donation Coalition
Provides nutritious ground venison to New York State’s Food Banks since 1999Averaging 38 tons per year connecting to families in need
Hunters can choose to leave their properly field dressed deer at a participating processor for donation
The appropriate food bank will pick up the ground, frozen venison and pay the processing fee.
www.venisondonation.org
1-866-862-DEER (3337),
venisondonation@gmail.com
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Healthy and Versatile
Venison is a lean, excellent source of animal proteinMost ethnicities, skill levels, and kitchen settings can cope with using ground meatsSince this is distributed frozen, we do not have to address the perishability factor. Slide9
CORTLAND COUNTY
Mountainside Outdoor Supply (
Formerly
Daves’s
Archery
)
Homer
, NY 13077
(607) 749-5714
mountainside
outdoor
. com
Doug’s Custom Meats
Homer, NY 13077
(607) 749-2978
Izzy’s Custom Meats
Homer,NY
13077
(607) 745-2992Slide10
Questions and Comments
Thank you for listening!