|
The
Food Bank of South Central Michigan
Vision
We believe that no one should go hungry & we are
dedicated to
building and sustaining a community that makes grocery
products accessible to all people.
Mission
Feed hungry
people by collecting and distributing food and grocery products,
advocating for hunger-relief programs and collaborating with others
who address basic human needs.
The Food Bank of South Central Michigan is a non-profit, tax-exempt
501(c)(3) organization.
Our distribution center is located in Battle Creek's Fort Custer Industrial
Park. The 30,000 square foot facility includes 45,000 cubic feet of cold storage.
The Food Bank of South Central Michigan began in 1983 and
since that time has distributed more than 75 million pounds of food.
The Food Bank of South Central Michigan is a member of America's
Second Harvest, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization.
We are also a member of the
Food Bank Council of Michigan. We are a United Way funded
organization.
Who does The Food Bank of South Central
Michigan help?
Our 275 member, non-profit agency network serves meals or emergency food boxes to
over 92,000 individuals each year (Hunger in
America, 2006).
These agencies operate emergency shelters, soup kitchens, church run
emergency pantries, senior citizen meal programs, youth programs and day care centers.
39% of all household members served by the Food Bank's
network are children 17 years of age or younger;
10% of all households served have seniors who are at least 65 years of age
or older. The average yearly household income is $10,490.
(Hunger in America, 2006).
Food Bank Service Area
We distribute food to our member agency non-profit network in eight counties,
including Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Lenawee
and St. Joseph.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, American Fact Finder,
July, 2005, there are 861,791 people in the Food Bank's service area. 109,545 of
the people in the Food Bank's service area are living in poverty.
Food Bank Staff Directory
Use this handy directory to
contact our staff!
Bob Randels, Executive Director
JoAnn Lyles, Assistant Director
Cheryl Proctor, Operations & Volunteers
Teresa Osborne, Food Donor & Community Relations
Rose Miller, Member Agency Relations
Dan Salerno, Fund Development
Support Staff: Karla Darazio, Melissa Feola, Carol Wilson
Warehouse Staff: Ray Hewitt, Ken Krider,
Angel Pedroso, Jennifer Rothwell, Sandy Smith, Jarrell Stephens and Cyrus
Washington.
Our 2007 Board of Directors
Chair, Sandi Jasper, Retired, DLIS-Federal
Center, Augusta
Co-Chair, Patty Parker, Southern MI Bank & Trust, Marshall
Treasurer/Secretary,
Tim Czerney, EPI Printers, Battle Creek
Dennis Berkebile, Consumers Energy, Kalamazoo
Jim Clark, Kraft Foods/Post Division, Battle Creek
Gary Crist, Starr Commonwealth
Kathy DeVine, DeVine's in the Pines, Battle Creek
Jim Feldpausch, Felpausch Food Centers, Hastings
Dave Flook, Flook Construction, Augusta
Bonnie Garbrecht, Project TIME
Erick Johnson, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Jackson
Don Keaton, KMCG Marketing, LLC, Battle Creek
Les Miller, Kellogg Company, Battle Creek
Gary Omernick, Battle Creek Enquirer
Manfred Probol, Proper Investment Realty, Battle Creek
Jack Curtis, Honorary Lifetime Member, Retired Kellogg Co.
Patrick Hirzel, Honorary Lifetime Member, Attorney at Law
Harriet Pierman, Honorary Lifetime Member, Rtd. Calhoun Health Dept
America's Second Harvest Network
We are a member of America's Second Harvest
(A2H): the Nation's Food Bank Network. Located in Chicago, A2H links more than 220 food banks across the
nation.
If you'd like to make a secured on-line donation
to support the
Food Bank, please click here!
To return to the main (home) page, click here.
|
