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Food Pantry Operations in 2020

February 22, 2021

Spend Yourself® Food Pantry Year 2020

• A Year Like No Other

• Marked by Coronavirus (covid-19) Pandemic and Its Impact:

• High Infection and Death Rates• Economic and Social Disruptions from Business

and School Lock-downs• Unprecedented Challenges to Public Health and

Food Systems• Loss of Jobs and Livelihoods• Social Isolation • Food Insecurity - Increase in Number Who Are

Hungry

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Keeping the Food Pantry OpenColumbia Core Values at Work

• Warm Welcome

• Authentic Community

• Intentional Caring

• Genuine Witness

• Constant Prayer

• Joyful Giving

• Demonstrated Integrity

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Innovations To Keep Food Pantry Open (while keeping volunteers and clients safe)

• Food Pantry Operations • Shift in Saturday Food Distribution to

Drive Through Service and Grab and Go Modes

• Skeletal Crew of 10 Volunteers on Saturday to Direct Traffic and Distribute Food at Reduced Hours

• Friday Prep Team Split into Family Units throughout the Week to Prepare for Saturday Operations

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• Restocking the Pantry Shelves • Drive and Drop for Food Donations

• Donor Direct Online Ordering

• Neighborhood Food Drives

• Virtual 5K Run and Walk

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• Meeting Other Needs Through God’s Closet

• Providing an Ear and Prayers for Those in Need

• Curbside Deliveries and/or Drive Through Pick-Up of Clothing, Furniture and Christmas Presents

• Provisions through Ignition Group Projects

• Continuing Social Distanced Interpersonal Contact with Clients

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2020 In Numbers

39,309 Bags of Food Distributed

11,275 Visits

7,622 Volunteer Hours

210,386 Pounds of Food Received

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Food Pantry Trends 2014 - 2020

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Visits 7,532 9,534 9,772 11,371 12,174 11,467 11,275

Number of bags 28,755 39,075 37,638 56,900 42,879 57,415 39,309

Pantry volunteer hours 12,341 14,146 15,777 17,123 16,676 14,121 7,622

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Donation 151,872 133,235 145,008 169,886 200,704 131,096 97,326

Purchased 145,201 195,761 216,376 217,375 183,889 182,230 113,061

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Purchased Donation

361,384

328,996

384,593

210,386

313,020

387,261

Food Received Trend 2014 – 2020 (weight in lbs)

291,867

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Pantry Volunteer Hours 2014 - 2020

12,341

14,146

15,777

17,12316,676

14,121

7,622

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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Sources of Food Donations in 2020

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5,765

1,586

1,588

2,598

3,107

3,113

3,360

4,074

4,219

5,341

5,757

5,775

8,281

19,639

23,123

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Others

Lee Boulevard Hts. Community Association

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) Falls Church

KidsCare Meals

Oakland Baptist Church

Scouting for Food

US Wheat Associates

** Thanksgiving Share

Capital Area Food Bank

Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church

Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Club Foundation

Target Skyline

Food for Others

** Shop and Share

** Drive and Drop CBChurch

Amount of Food Donated (lbs)** Donations from Columbia Baptist Church community

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Changes in Major Sources of Donations

2,149

1,660

26,120

7,122

6,137

7,268

1,714

23,551

33,605

21,770

1,586

3,360

5,757

5,775

23,123

1,588

3,113

5,765

4,074

3,107

2,598

5,341

19,639

8,281

4,219

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Lee Boulevard Hts. Community Association

US Wheat Associates

Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Club Foundation

Target Skyline

Drive and Drop CBChurch

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) Falls Church

Scouting for Food

Others

Thanksgiving Share

Oakland Baptist Church

KidsCare Meals

Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church

Shop and Share

Food for Others

Capital Area Food Bank

Amount of Food Donated (lbs)

2020

2019

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Food Received From CBC Community

Drive and Drop

May 2, 2020 4,816 lbs

May 30, 2020 7,170 lbs

June 27, 2020 2,761 lbs

July 25, 2020 3,361 lbs

Aug 29, 2020 1,125 lbs

Oct 3, 2020 1,277 lbs from Welcoming FC Event2,614 lbs from Ignition Group bag pick up

Nov 7, 2020 4,074 lbs of Thanksgiving Share bags

Dec 5, 2020 1,529 lbs pancake mix and syrup

Shop and Share 19,639 lbs received throughout 2020

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Altogether, 47% of food donations in 2020 came from the Columbia Baptist Church community

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Food Purchased

2019 2020

Perishables 23,692 30,373

Non-Perishables

158,538 82,688

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** Food purchased by Columbia Baptist Church in 2020 increased due to- drop in donations from the Capital

Food Bank (-81%) and Food for Others (-75%) and

- food not available for purchase from the Capital Food Bank (-57%)

Food Source 2019 2020% change from

2019

Capital Area Food Bank 157,024 67,592 -57%

Columbia Baptist Church 251 15,636 6130%

Schenck Foods 14,067

ALDI 6483 5,540 -15%

BJ 5,550 4,254 -23%

Twin Springs Fruit Farm Inc. 3,000

Dollar Tree 12,472 1,713 -86%

Harris Teeter 1,104

Others 255 101 -60%

Shop and Share 195 53 -73%

Total Food Purchased 182,230 113,061 -38%

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Composition of Volunteer Hours

350

66

180

131

708

701

2,987

8,911

89

93

127

478

855

414

1,688

1,052

2,818

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Others

Shop and Share Delivery

Shopping

Drive and Drop Food Drive

God's Closet Prep

Pantry - Admin

Pantry - Other

Friday Preparations

Saturday

Number of Volunteer Hours

2020

2019

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God’s ClosetFrom Jan 2020 through Mar 13, 2020, all Food Pantry clients would stop by God’s Closet to pick up clothing and other items.

Since May 2020, God’s Closet has provided

• food, clothes, furniture, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes to 314+ families

• cribs with linen, highchairs, strollers, car seats, pack & play sets, diapers & wipes, soap & lotion, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes to pregnant women who have since delivered their babies

• back packs, hand sanitizer, jackets, blankets, hats, gloves and beef jerky to 13 homeless folks

• toys, undergarments, socks, and gloves to over 140 children during the Christmas holiday season

• assistance to parents with covid-19, whose children had to be cared for by other family members or neighbors

• continuing prayers and contact for those with specific needs

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Stories From God’s Closet

• Getting Back on One’s FeetA young woman with no relatives in the United States lost her job and had no income to pay her rent. She was evicted from the room she was renting and was homeless for two months while pregnant. Someone reached out to God’s Closet on her behalf, and through prayers, this young woman found a family who allowed her to live at their place, rent free for a year, to help her get back on her feet. God’s Closet provided her with a bassinet, car seat, changing table, stroller, diapers, and baby clothes . She was able to welcome her baby in October 2020 with the essentials she needed.

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• Paying It ForwardIn early February 2020, a client asked God’s Closet to keep an eye out for a sewing machine. God’s Closet did not think anyone would donate a sewing machine. But lo and behold, a few weeks later, God’s Closet got an email from Pastor Greg that a church member had a sewing machine to donate!

The client who requested the sewing machine has difficulty walking and also needed a walker, which God’s Closet was able to provide. With her limited mobility and being very experienced with a sewing machine, the client thought she could start providing seamstress services as a way to earn money. Unfortunately, when the pandemic started escalating in our area, no one was in need of a seamstress.

The donation of the sewing machine came with a big box of fabric that had never been used. The client used the donated fabric to make face masks for her neighbors and community. What a blessing!

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• “God Has Answered My Prayers”In May 2019, an 8-year-old boy told God’s Closet that he had been praying for a bicycle. He asked that, if someone donates a bicycle, to please save it for him.

Over the next 10 months whenever the boy came to the Food Pantry and God’s Closet, he would always ask “has MY bicycle arrived yet?”

In late June 2020, a boy’s bicycle, in the perfect size for the boy in the story above, was donated to God’s Closet and was subsequently delivered to him. The boy was extremely happy when he received the bicycle and said, “God has answered my prayers”.

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