2009 Annual Report - Mother Hubbard's Cupboard

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6 MHC Program Highlights from 2009 Food Pantry Program MHC’s food pantry is unique as it operates with a client choice model; our clients receive a bag for each person in their household, filling those bags with items they choose from our pantry shelves. This model empowers clients during challenging times in their lives, and it reduces waste as clients choose food they will eat. MHC’s food pantry has a simple sign-in process, runs on the honor system, and is available to anyone who meets our guidelines. MHC’s food pantry served an average of 1,900 patrons each week, for a total of 98,465 bags of healthy groceries distributed to people in need. 2009 was MHC’s busiest year to date, meeting a 14% increase in demand for services. The Food Pantry distributed 960,000 pounds of rescued food, an increase of 25% over 2008. This food had a retail value of over $1.7 million, offering our clients a significant savings and making good use of food that would have been wasted were it not for our local food rescue system. MHC was the largest food distributor of the Hoosier Hills Food Bank, redistributing 30% of HHFB’s rescued food product in 2009. The Food Pantry was powered by a crew of 140 regular volunteers who collectively contributed over 190 hours each week, or more than 10,000 hours during the year. 90% of our volunteers are also patrons.
MHC Program Highlights from 2009 Garden and Nutrition Programs MHC’s education programs increase client well-being by sharing information about gardening and healthy eating. Through these programs staff create hands-on learning opportunities, printed resources and in-pantry demonstrations for our clients. MHC offers classes such as canning, sprouting, fermenting, vegetarian cooking, bread baking, wild foraging, healthy eating on a budget, and more. During MHC’s busy open hours volunteers and staff prepare sample dishes, encouraging clients to try whole foods; and professionals provide in-pantry health information. MHC expanded the Community Gardening and Nutrition Education Programs to meet the interest of our clients. These programs offered 30 classes, numerous printed resources and weekly volunteer opportunities in the gardens. MHC gardeners distributed over 5,100 plant starts and 500 packets of seeds to our clients to grow their own backyard gardens, increasing self-reliance among community members by passing on the life skills of organic gardening. . MHC is a partner agency in the Plant-a-Row for the Hungry campaign, working to grow food for those who need it most, while also advocating that other backyard gardeners plant an extra row and donate the harvest. MHC runs youth gardening programs in partnership with three youth agencies (Crestmont Boys and Girls Club, Girls Inc and The Banneker Community Center). MHC gardened with over 60 youth during the summer, teaching about compost, seed starting, harvesting, healthy eating and more! MHC gardeners cultivated 2,970 pounds of organic produce at 3 community garden sites: Harmony School, Banneker Green Thumbs Garden, and Crestmont Gardens. 7
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