News & Updates from the Elk Grove Food Bank
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January 2020 eNewsletter from Elk Grove Food Bank Services
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Dear Friends and Supporters:
Happy New Year!
As we reflect back on both the challenges and successes of 2019, we have so much to be grateful for! The holidays were nothing short of amazing! Because of your generosity, compassion, and gifts of time and resources, you made an incredible impact in our community!
We are so excited to have been granted $4 million in state funds that are earmarked for use towards a permanent home. We cannot adequately express how grateful we are to Assemblymember Jim Cooper for spearheading the funding on our behalf.
2019 in numbers:
Food Programs
Clients Served - 64,387
Meals Provided - 579,483
Clothes Closet
Clients Served - 19,939
School Requests for Services - 245
Children Served - 409
Volunteer Hours
Hours Donated - 20,573
As we move into 2020, we do so with renewed energy and appreciation for what has been built in the last 46 years since the Elk Grove Food Bank Services (EGFBS) first opened its doors.. EGFBS serves our struggling neighbors 365 days a year. Our food distribution programs proudly serve almost 6,000 diverse individuals each month. Thanks to the continued and increasing generosity of so many donors and the deep passion from our hundreds of volunteers, we served more people in 2019 than in any other year. Our goal is to continue to ensure that each person we serve is not just fed, but also heard, seen, and shown the compassion and respect in all that we do.
We deeply appreciate that you remain ever committed to our mission "to provide essential resources to overcome the many faces of hunger and human need." Although you may never know the names or hear the voices of the families, seniors children, and homeless persons you have helped; you are making a difference in thousands of lives every month.
They say it takes a village, and we are truly grateful to have an amazing one! Thank you again for supporting Elk Grove Food Bank Services. Your gifts of time and treasure continue to enrich our journey.
With heartfelt gratitude,
Marie Jachino
Executive Director
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According to Gallup, California is one of the states most adversely affected by food insecurity.* And according to a study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Sacramento County ranks #10 of the counties with the highest rate of food insecurity, behind Siskiyou, Trinity, Humboldt, Lake, Butte, Shasta, Del Norte, Yuba, and Plumas counties. (retrieved from
https:// www.countyhealthrankings.org /app/ california/2019/measure/factors/139/data?sort=sc-3
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*Food insecurity is an economic and social indicator of the health of a community. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods or uncertain ability to acquire these foods in socially acceptable ways. Food insecurity is associated with chronic health problems in adults, including diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and mental health issues including major depression. (retrieved from
http ://www. behealthysacramento.org/indicators/index/view?indicatorId =2107 &localeId =271
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Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our community, in time, money, and food, we are able to make a difference in the lives of almost 6,000 of our neighbors here in Elk Grove every month!
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Did You Know?
You can donate to the Elk Grove Food Bank with confidence that your money is being spent wisely and well! ImpactMatters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to guiding donors to agencies where their money will be best put to use, analyzed the cost effectiveness of over 300 food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens throughout the country.
Elk Grove Food Bank Services is ranked #6 in the nation!
For every $25 donated, we can provide a meal to 42 people in need.
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FEBRUARY 17, 2020
President's Day - Warehouse open 9 am to noon
MARCH 14, 2020
Scouting for Food Annual Food Drive
JUNE 27, 2020
16th Annual Run 4 Hunger
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
Harvest of Hope
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Renowned Artist
David Garibaldi
Coming to Elk Grove!
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Save the Date!
September 12, 2020
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We are thrilled to announce that David Garibaldi will be our featured guest at the Harvest of Hope fundraising dinner on September 12, 2020. Save the date now, tell your friends, and plan to join us for a wonderful evening under the stars!
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A special shout-out to Two Men and a Truck, who this year donated, literally, two men and a truck to help us collect the
74,957 pounds of canned goods that were contributed by our local schools for the KCRA Kids Can Food Drive.
Congratulations and THANK YOU to Joseph Kerr Middle School for their donation of 3,361 pounds and Elliot Ranch Elementary School for their amazing donation of 4,371 pounds, Pleasant Grove High School took top honors again this year. The students, led by Mr. Jeff Platt, collected 11,907 pounds of food. Unbelieveable! These schools and coordinators will be recognized at the February 4, 2020 EGUSD Board Meeting.
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"Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy.
You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer,
you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in."
-Author Unknown
If you have a few hours a day, a week, a month - the Food Bank always has a place where you can help. Call 916.685.8453 or email us at
volunteer@egfbs.org
to find out how you can help. We need YOU!
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Elk Grove Food Bank Operating Hours
Mondays through Fridays: 10 am to 3 pm
Saturdays: 9 am to Noon (Warehouse and Clothes Closet only)
Elk Grove Food Bank Services
9820 Dino Drive, Suite 140
Elk Grove, CA 95624
916.685.8453
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