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Kent County’s Community Food Pantry
(The Pantry)
A 501 (3) (c) non-profit corporation
established to provide nutritional food to
Kent County families who are living at or
below poverty level. The Pantry is located at
Christ United Methodist Church in
Chestertown.
Located at corner High & Mill Streets,
P.O. Box 346, Chestertown, MD 21620 –
Telephone: 410-778-0550
KENT COUNTY’S COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
P.O. BOX 346, 401 HIGH ST., CHESTERTOWN, MD 21620 410-778-0550
WEB ADDRESS: WWW.KENTFOODPANTRY.ORG•The Pantry) is a 501 (3) (c) non-profit corporation established to
provide nutritional food to Kent County families who are living at or
below poverty level.
•The Pantry is located at Christ United Methodist Church in
Chestertown (Mill St. entrance). It is open from 10 AM to 12 PM
every Tuesday and Thursday and second Wednesday for 20 – 30
“regular” clients.
•Almost all clients are referred to The Pantry by The Kent County
Department of Social Services. Clients are only eligible for food
assistance once every 30 days.
•The Pantry must purchase 60% of the food that is distributed. Less
than 40% is donated. About 10,000 pounds of food a month is
distributed.
Contents
History of The Food Pantry
Hours of Operation
Profile of Clients
Source of Food and Most Needed Food Items
A Typical Month at The Food Pantry
Client-Related Statistics
2010 Income and Expenses
Support for Backpack Program
Eat Better/Shop Smarter Workshops
Hunger Never Takes a Holiday
History of The Food Pantry
An independent 501(3) (c) nonprofit
corporation since 2001.
Christ Church provides low-cost space
and food storage.
Independent Board of Directors that
represent Kent County.
Member of Maryland Food Bank
Member of the Chester Valley Ministers’
Association (CVMA)
Established in 1991 by Christ United Methodist Church in
Chestertown.
Hours of Operation
Open from 10 AM to 12 PM every Tuesday and
Thursday and second Wednesday for 20 – 30
“regular” clients.
Almost all clients are referred to The Pantry by
The Kent County Department of Social
Services.
Clients are only eligible for food
assistance once every 30 days.
Profile of Clients
Profile of Clients
Half of Kent County clients have children age 18 or younger.
A large majority are females (71%). 69% have annual incomes of $10,000 or less. 47% are White and 48% are African-American. 27% work full-time (13%) or part-time (14%). Most clients are between 30 and 64 (71%).
Seniors (12%) and the young (17%) are the balance.
Half of clients are from Chestertown and the rest in live in Rock Hall, Galena, etc.
Source of Food & Most Needed Items
The Pantry must purchase 60% of the food that is distributed.
Less than 40% is donated.
The Pantry distributes about 10,000 pounds of food a month.
Source of Food & Most Needed Items
Examples of non-
perishable foods that
are purchased or
donated: flour and
sugar, dry cereal,
canned tuna, chicken
and salmon, canned
vegetables and fruit,
peanut butter and jelly,
pork and beans, rice
and pasta with meat
A Typical Month at the Food Pantry
Program director Miriam
Greenlee and dozens of
volunteers provide food to about
200 different families during the
month.
Approximately 50 pounds of food
are distributed to an average
family.
In 2010, 118,931 pounds of food
were distributed to 612 different
families.
A Typical Month at the Food PantryApproximately 30 different food items are provided to each family. Those items include:
Typical Food Items Distributed (about 35 different items/family)
Sugar and flour Pancake mix and syrup Eggs Peanut butter and jelly Tuna fish Mayo Canned meat Hash, gravy & beef Beans and rice Dry milk Spaghetti with meat
balls in tomato sauce
Pasta with meat Pork & beans Cereal & oatmeal Crackers and soup Canned tomatoes Apple sauce and canned
fruit Corn bread Beans and vegetables Mac & cheese Fresh produce in the
summer
A Typical Month at the Food Pantry
Joe Baker and 4 to 6
volunteers pick up food
from SuperFresh and
unload food from
Maryland Food Bank
several times a month –
about 10,000 pounds of
food are handled each
month
A Typical Month at the Food Pantry
Volunteers check
expiration dates and
stack approximately
thousands of pounds
of donated food each
month
Over 70 Volunteers Work at the Community Food Pantry
Volunteers greet clients, unpack hundreds of boxes of food, check labels of donated food, stack thousands of cans of food on shelves and do what is required to serve struggling Kent Co. families
Client-Related Statistics
The number of people who need assistance in Kent County grows every year.
Client-Related Statistics
2006 through 2010
Average for each year
Families Served per Month
Total men, women and children per
month
2010 200 554
2009 207 544
2008 167 430
2007 119 300
2006 107 267
Family Units Served Monthly:2008 -2011
Summary - 2010
Serviced 612 individual
families
2,404 family-visits
3.9 visits per family
Number of Family Visits - 2010
Number of Families
Percent
1 Visit to Pickup Food 201 33%
2 Visits 90 15%
3 times 72 12%
4 Visits 51 8%
5 Visits 44 7%
6 Visits 31 5%
7 or more Visits 123 20%
It’s about food…and more…
2010 Income and Expenses
Individual donors: $46,248
Churches: $22,298
Clubs/businesses: $10,937
United Way: $13,459
Kent Co. and State of MD:
$2,000
Weinberg Foundation:
$10,700
Value of non-cash items: Donated food: $55,795
Volunteer hours: 1,500+
Purchased food and non-food
items: $60,732
Food director (salary and
taxes): $13,103
Weinberg workshops: $6,637
Office supplies, rent, telephone,
postage and utilities:
$5,393
Income Expenses
Over One Thousand Students Qualify for Free Lunches in Kent Co. Public SchoolsKent County Schools: 2011-2012 School Year
Total
Enrollment Free LunchReduced Lunch
Total Freeor Rediuced Percent
KC High Schooland AlternativeSchool 654 265 55 320 49%
KC Middle School 450 192 39 231 51%
Elementary Schools
Garnett 207 132 17 149 72%
Galena 184 56 8 64 35%
Millington 181 109 10 119 66%
Rock Hall 208 112 19 131 63%
Worton 290 152 10 162 56%
Total Enrollment 2174 1018 158 1176 54%
Data provided by J. Bramble, KCS Food Service 9/27/11
Backpack Program Helps Make Healthy Kids! Provides food assistance
over the weekend to children in need
Program is national, but Kent County program is being run independently
Approximately 50% of Kent Co. public school student participate in reduced lunch or free lunch program – those children most in need are provided backpacks
Schools with sponsors: Middle School and Galena, Garnett, Millington, Rock Hall and Worton Elementary Schools
Food Pantry is purchasing breakfast, lunch and snack items from Maryland Food Bank
Churches are packing and delivering hundreds of food items to Kent County schools each week
In September we purchased 1,464 pounds of food (98 cases -- $1,367)
Examples: cereal bowls, white milk, juice, tuna, fruit snacks, noodles, ravioli, peanut butter crackers, applesauce, pudding, pop tarts and granola bars
Eat Better and Shop Smarter
2010/2011 workshops, attended by over 100 clients,
are supported by a grant from Harry and Jeanette
Weinberg Foundation Grant and Washington College
SIFE.
Surveys are used to gauge changes in behaviors and
attitudes.
Dietitian has designed recipes and is helping clients
deal with obesity, blood pressure and diabetes.
Washington College SIFE is helping clients with
budgeting and comparison shopping.
Marcia Yeager, a dietitian, and WC SIFE students discuss food purchases and budgeting, portion size and food labels.
Hunger Never Takes a Holiday
The Pantry needs your donated
food every month.
Support The Pantry with a
contribution during Food Pantry
Nov. fund drive and support the
United Way.
A donation of $50 will buy 3 bags
of food for a family of four. Each
month The Pantry distributes
600+ bags of food.
For more information, visit:
www.kentfoodpantry.org