Food Bank of Central New York

Partnering with Venison Donation Coalition

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.

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 protocol

• Food Bank of Central New York supplies our 11 counties through pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and additional programs.

Food Bank inventory in-streams

• Donations: Food, Funds, and gifts-in-kind• V.A.P.: funds that may be accessed to help

w/costs of donated harvest• Wholesale 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

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 value

Importance of Protein

• Meat, Fish, Poultry, Eggs, Beans, Dairy• Essential component of a healthy diet• Challenges are much the same for recipients

and for Food Bank of Central New York – Cost, perishability, access

Venison Donation Coalition

• Provides nutritious ground venison to New York State’s Food Banks since 1999

• Averaging 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

Healthy and Versatile

• Venison is a lean, excellent source of animal protein

• Most ethnicities, skill levels, and kitchen settings can cope with using ground meats

• Since this is distributed frozen, we do not have to address the perishability factor.

CORTLAND COUNTY

• Mountainside Outdoor Supply (Formerly Daves’s Archery)– Homer, NY 13077– (607) 749-5714– mountainsideoutdoor. com

• Doug’s Custom Meats– Homer, NY 13077– (607) 749-2978

• Izzy’s Custom Meats– Homer,NY 13077– (607) 745-2992

Questions and Comments

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