Montana Food Bank Network Partner Agency News June 2012

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Big Sky BBQ

Childhood Hunger Rates in Your County

Summer Food Program

We are pleased to announce that Kate Devino, Chief Policy Officer, was recently named the Interim CEO of the Montana Food Bank Network. The news was first shared with Partner Agencies at the Hunger Relief Forum on May 19. Kate has been with the Montana Food Bank Network for 8 years as the Chief Policy Officer where she has worked diligently to advocate on behalf of food insecure Montanans and emergency food providers to improve funding and policy. The Board of Directors is confident that Kate and the Senior Staff at MFBN will continue to maintain strong leadership and move us forward in meeting our mission as a nationwide search for a new CEO gets underway. We hope you share our excitement and confidence in having Kate in this important role.

Kate Devino Named Interim CEO

Through the Our Neighbor’s Daily Bread campaign the Montana Grains Foundation provides flour to the Montana Food Bank Network to distribute to food pantries and meal programs across the state. Bushels of wheat, donated by farmers across the state, are sent

by the elevator to the Montana Grains Foundation where the grain is turned to flour and then eventually sent to MFBN where it makes it way to our Partner Agencies. The Montana Food Bank Nework tries to support local farmers whenever possible. We’re excited to be able to proide a local product to our Partner Agencies!

A Little More Abour “Our Neighbor’s Daily Bread”

Featured Product:

This month’s featured product is flour. The flour is provided by the Montana Grains Foundation through the program “Our Neighbor’s Daily Bread.” For more information, please read below. Find 50 lb bags of flour on the donated shopping list (item # 6202). Look for a bread recipe on page 6.

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TIP #1: Make sure clients with children are aware of summer food sites.

The Summer Food Service Program is just around the corner. With absolutely NO application process, the summer meal program is a very marketable program to your clients with children. For more information, see page 5 for a full story on the program and how you can find sites near you.

OUTREACH BEST PRACTICES TIPS

All agencies serving low-income families or individuals who may be eligible for SNAP are encouraged to apply! A SNAP Outreach Laptop can be used by clients to prescreen for eligibility in a variety of programs. Apply for programs directly (including SNAP), as well as access additional online resources such as job postings, information on Unemployment , LIEAP, WIC, child care assistance, etc.

SNAP Laptops will be awarded to agencies willing to make the laptop available for client use, conduct outreach for SNAP and other programs, and offer application assistance whenever possible. The opportunity to apply for a SNAP Outreach Laptop is only available to agencies located in counties with estimated SNAP participation rates lower than the state average.

We have 3 laptops available. Please see the application form for more information, including eligible counties and selection criteria. Download the application here: http://mfbn.org/policynews/laptopapp. Submit completed application via mail, email, or fax by June 15, 2012. For more information contact Lorianne at 721-3825 Ext. 230 or lburhop@mfbn.org.

Join us at the 2012 Big Sky BBQ Festival on Saturday, June 30th from 3pm to 9pm at the Big Sky Brewing Co. in Missoula!

Come and enjoy live music by Tom Catmull and the Clerics, Cash for Junkers, Mudslide Charley and Zeppo MT! There will be delicious BBQ by local chefs and free kids activities. Admission is $4 for adults, and free for children under 12.

We would love to see some familiar Partner Agency faces at the event!

3 SNAP Laptops Available!

Deadline:June 15, 2012

Application Available: http://mfbn.org/policynews/laptopapp

For More Info Contact:Lorianne Burhop, 721-3825, ext. 230

Big Sky BBQ June 30

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All delivery times will be published online and in the Affiliate concurrently to scheduled delivery dates. If for any reason your scheduled delivery time changes from what has been published, MFBN staff will notify you immediately.

MAY, JUNE, JULY DELIVERY SCHEDULE

Date Time City-Partner Agency

3-Jul 9:00-9:30 Stevensville—Pantry Partners3-Jul 9:45-10:00 Victor—House of Praise3-Jul 10:15-10:45 Hamilton—Bitterroot Valley Calvary Chapel3-Jul 10:45-11:30 Hamilton—Haven House, WMMHC Eddy Meuchel Group Home, WMMHC ADT New Beginnings3-Jul 11:30-11:45 Hamilton—South Valley Child and Family Center3-Jul 12:00-12:15 Darby—Darby Bread Box

5-Jul 10:00-10:45 Bozeman—Gallatin Valley Food Bank, Headwaters Area Food Bank, West Yellowstone Food Bank, Yellowstone Social Senior Center, Gardiner Food Pantry, Big Sky Youth Center5-Jul 12:45-1:15 Helena—Helena Food Share, Helena Pre-Release, Montana Youth Homes, Elkhorn Treatment Facility, Transitional Living Facility, Salvation Army, Rocky Mountain Development Council, Lewis and Clark Group Home, Alternative Youth Adventures

6-Jul 11:30-12:00 Seeley Lake—Seeley-Swan Food Bank

10-Jul 8:30-9:00 Dillon—Beaverhead Community Food Pantry,10-Jul 10:30-11:00 Butte—Butte Emergency Food Bank10-Jul 11:00-11:15 Butte—Butte Rescue Mission10-Jul 12:00-12:30 Anaconda—Project Care, Discovery House10-Jul 1:15-1:30 Maxville—Granite County Food Bank

12-Jul 9:00-9:30 Thompson Falls—Community Harvest Food Bank, Thompson Falls Seniors, Thompson Falls AOG Church12-Jul 10:00-10:30 Trout Creek—Open Gate Ranch Youth Group, Trout Creek Seniors12-Jul 10:45-11:15 Noxon—Community Services Fellowship, Noxon Seniors, Heron Seniors, 12-Jul 12:00-12:30 Troy—Troy Food Pantry, YAAK Food Cupboard12-Jul 12:30-1:00 Troy—Troy Community Baptist Church Food Pantry12-Jul 1:15-2:00 Libby— Libby Food Pantry, Libby Christian Church, Kootenai Valley Head Start, Libby Seniors

17-Jul 10:15-10:30 Livingston—Livingston Food Pantry17-Jul 12:00-12:30 White Sulphur Springs—Meagher Country Nutrition Coalition17-Jul 3:00-3:30 Lewistown—Central Montana Community Cupboard, FCCOA, B/G of Lewistown17-Jul 5:00-5:30 Roundup—Musselshell County Food Bank17-Jul 5:30-6:00 Roundup—Youth Christian Home

18-Jul 7:15-7:30 Hardin—Set Free Ministries18-Jul 7:30-7:45 Hardin—Helping Hands18-Jul 8:15-8:45 Garryowen—Center Pole Foundation18-Jul 10:00-10:45 Billings—Family Services INC., Alternatives/Passages, Montana Rescue Mission, Salvation Army18-Jul 11:15-11:45 Laurel—Community Hope18-Jul 12:15-12:30 Joliet—Joliet Food Pantry18-Jul 1:00-1:30 Columbus—Project Hope18-Jul 2:15-2:30 Big Timber—Big Timber Community Food Bank

20-Jul 8:00-8:15 Alberton—Alberton Seniors20-Jul 8:15-8:30 Alberton—Alberton Community Food Pantry20-Jul 9:00-9:30 Superior—Community Food Bank of Mineral County, Superior Senior Center20-Jul 10:30-11:15 Plains—Plains Community Food Bank, Shekinah Kitchen, Plains-Paradise Seniors20-Jul 11:45-12:15 Hot Springs—Hot Springs Food Pantry, Camas Hot Springs Senior Center20-Jul 1:00-1:15 Dixon—Dixon Senior Citizens Center

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Events and Reminders

ORDERS DUE:June 15

MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORTS DUE:June 15

Date Time City-Partner Agency

24-Jul 8:00-8:15 St. Ignatius—St. Ignatius Seniors24-Jul 8:15-8:30 St. Ignatius—Mission Valley Food Pantry24-Jul 9:00-9:30 Ronan—Ronan Bread Basket, Mission Valley Seniors24-Jul 11:30-12:00 Columbia Falls—Columbia Falls Food Bank24-Jul 12:15-12:45 Whitefish—North Valley Food Bank, Whitefish Four Square Church24-Jul 1:45-2:15 Eureka—Tobacco Valley Food Pantry, Eureka Four Square Church Tobacco Valley Seniors

26-Jul 8:00-8:15 Polson—Polson Seniors26-Jul 8:30-8:45 Polson—Polson Loaves and Fish Food Pantry26-Jul 9:30-10:00 Lakeside—Westshore Food Bank26-Jul 10:30-11:15 Kalispell—Flathead Food Bank, Lighthouse Christian Home, Samaritan House26-Jul 11:30-11:45 Kalispell—North West Montana Veterans Stand Down26-Jul 12:00-12:30 Bigfork—Bigfork Food Pantry

31-Jul 8:30-9:15 Great Falls—Great Falls Food Bank, Salvation Army, St. Vincent DePaul, FISH31-Jul 10:15-10:30 Choteau—Teton County Food Pantry, Pondera Food Pantry31-Jul 12:00-12:15 Browning—Blackfeet Food Bank

7-Aug 12:00-12:15 Lame Deer—Boys and Girls of the Northern Cheyenne Nation7-Aug 12:45-1:15 Ashland—St. Labre Food Pantry7-Aug 2:00-2:15 Colstrip—Colstrip Community Food Bank7-Aug 3:30-3:45 Miles City—Custer County Food Bank

8-Aug 8:30-9:00 Wibaux—Wibaux Food Bank8-Aug 9:30-10:00 Glendive—Dawson County Food Bank, Boys & Girls Club of Dawson County8-Aug 11:00-11:30 Sidney—Fellowship Food Pantry8-Aug 12:15-12:45 Culbertson—Culbertson Food Bank8-Aug 1:30-1:45 Poplar—New Life Mission8-Aug 2:15-3:00 Wolf Point—Wolf Point Thrift Store & Food Bank, Wolf Point Seniors8-Aug 3:15-3:30 Wolf Point—Basket of Hope8-Aug 4:30-5:00 Glasgow—Valley County Council on Aging8-Aug 5:00-5:30 Glasgow—Valley Community Food Bank8-Aug 7:00-7:30 Malta—Malta Food Bank, Malta Opportunities, INC

9-Aug 8:00-8:15 Harlem—Harlem Food Pantry, Harlem Area Senior Citizens Center9-Aug 8:45-9:15 Chinook—Chinook Food Pantry9-Aug 9:45-10:30 Havre—Havre Food Bank, Feed My Sheep, Boys and Girls of the Hi- Line

??-Aug TBD Missoula—Missoula Agencies begin scheduled pick ups

DELIVERY SCHEDULE CONTINUED

How many children struggle

with hunger in your community?According to new data released today by Feeding America, more than 1 in 5 Montana children are food insecure. How many are in your county? Find out by exploring Feeding America’s interactive Map the Meal Gap.

Hunger Relief Forum Notes

Look for Hunger Relief Forum note and materials on inside MFBN! They will be posted in the next few days! If you have any questions about what was discussed at the Hunger Relief Forum please contact Jeff Gutierrez at 721-3825, ext. 232.

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Clients commonly share that summer is the hardest month for their families. Without access to free or reduced price meals at school, parents have to find ways to further stretch their food budgets. Schools, churches, parks, and community organizations step in each summer to help fill those meal gaps by running a Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) site in their town. This federally funded, state administered nutrition program provides well-balanced free meals to all children under age 18 regardless of income. It helps students stay healthy and ready to engage in a full year of academic learning once school starts in the fall.

This summer, four MFBN partner agencies will be sponsoring sites. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Lewistown, Northern Cheyenne Nation and Havre will be sponsoring summer food sites in their respective towns. The Gallatin Valley Food Bank will be sponsoring seven sites this summer! We are very proud of their efforts to expand access to nutritious meals for kids during the summer and wish them all a very successful summer!

We will also be sending out packets of outreach materials to Partner Agencies in communities with a summer food site. If you receive one of these packets,

Summer Food Service Program

Welcome Volunteer Coordinator, Katie Lane!We would like to welcome Katie Lane to the Montana Food Bank Network team. Katie joined MFBN as the new Volunteer Coordinator in the beginning of May. Katie spends much of her free time with her husband and two adorable children, ages 5 and 8. Her sense of humor and friendliness has already been a joy in the office. Katie, a lifelong Montanan, is excited to meet the staff and volunteers of MFBN’s Partner Agencies. Look for Katie on the road as she will be helping to conduct Partner Agency monitorings.

Coming to a town near you...

we would greatly appreciate your help in connecting your clients to this valuable resource!

Last summer, 7,034 students participated daily in the SFSP with over 313,000 lunches served! This year, 89 sponsors have signed up to run 169 Summer Food sites throughout Montana. Check out MFBN’s Summer Food Site Map or contact Courtney McGuire at 721-3825 Ext. 227 see if there is a site in your community.

There are many valuable ways for you and/or your organization to support Summer Food in Montana! Here are just a few ideas: •Help conduct outreach. Post a flyer in your office, talk to families who might be interested, write a newspaper op-ed in support of your local summer food site. •Volunteer to help as a site supervisor or assistant. Help recruit other volunteers. •Plan and run activities for the kids at the site. Donate playground equipment or arts and crafts supplies for activity time. •Donate movie tickets, toys or any other incentive to be raffled off to kids who attend the summer food site. •Help organize transportation to the site for kids who might have difficulties accessing it. •Ask your local coordinator if they have any other suggestions for supporting their program!

For further information, contact Courtney McGuire at 721-3825 Ext. 227 or cmcguire@mfbn.

For the latest information and updates on new products,

special offers, delivery schedules, shopping lists,

Pioneer Food Buying Service, grants, media featuring issues

in food banking today and current outreach programs, log on to our website www.

insidemfbn.org. You can even submit your monthly activity

report and grocery rescue numbers online!

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The Montana Food Bank Network

5625 ExpresswayMissoula, MT 59808

Phone: 406-721-3825800-809-4752

Fax: 406-542-3770agencyinfo@mfbn.org

MISSION:To end hunger in Montana through food acquisition,

distribution, education, and

advocacy.

CORE VALUES:

JusticeRespectIntegrity

TrustExcellenceDiversity

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VISION:A Montana free

from hunger where everyone has

equal access to nutritious food.

Interim Chief Executive Officer Kate Devino x231Chief Development Officer Kathryn McCleerey x244Development Coordinator Ben Darrow x226Development Coordinator Kattie Kingsley x228Chief Finance Officer Clark Tower x223Accountant Morgan Brennan x224Chief Policy Officer Kate Devino x231Public Policy Manager Lorianne Burhop x230Public Policy VISTA Courtney McGuire x227Chief Operations Officer Brent Weisgram x233Transportation Manager Rob Shipley x240Inventory Control Coordinator TBD x251Agency Relations Manager Jeff Gutierrez x232Agency Relations & Volunteer Coordinator

Katie Lane x252

Agency Relations Assistant Diane Matthews x222Warehouse Chuck James x234Lead Warehouse/Driver Cory Crocker x234

MFBN Staff

“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.” ~Author Unknown

Simple White Bread (using flour, item #6202 off donated shopping list)

Ingredients 2 cups warm water (110 degrees F) 2/3 cup white sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast

Instructions1.) In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam.2.) Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.3.) Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.4.) Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/4 cup vegetable oil 6 cups bread flour

Nutrition Info: Servings: 24, Calories: 168, Total Fat: 2.9 g, Saturated Fat: 0.9g, Sodium: 146mg, Total Carbohydrates: 30.7g, Dietary Fiber: 1g, Protein: 4.4g