Looking back on what the year has meant to the Food Bank and those we serve, we are proud of our continued efforts to meet the demand of providing nutritious food and grocery product to thousands of families in the tri-state.

Our 2008 Accomplishments are a result of community support, caring volunteers, and a dedicated staff.

Network consists of over 250 member feeding programs that assist needy people.

                Pantries                               On-Site Feeding Programs        Total People Served Monthly

nHouseholds     15,261                  

nIndividuals       39,849                nIndividuals       37,121                 nIndividuals        76,937

nMeals             358,348                nMeals             130,483                nMeals             488,830

In June 2008, Midwest flooding hit many of the counties we serve and then in September, the aftermath of IKE left havoc for many in the tri-state.  To assist the relief efforts, Tri-State Food Bank provided over 38,000 pounds of food to emergency shelters in the hardest hit areas of the tri-state.

When disaster strikes our community, we can and will help with food supplies, working in collaboration with Emergency Management, Red Cross, the Salvation Army and other relief organizations.

The annual conference was hosted by Tri-State Food Bank.

On June 6, 2008, 120 people from Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky attended a conference in Evansville, IN to:

· Learn

· Exchange ideas

· Share testimonies

· Develop action plans

· Create partnerships & support for local initiatives.

· Unite our efforts to create a hunger-free community.

Assist member agencies in promoting client self-sufficiency programs and community-building programs by providing tools and information to agencies to pass along to their clients.

Enhanced the quality of support to agencies through our monitoring process.  This helped increase the level and consistency of agency performance toward meeting the objective of ending hunger.

712 different volunteers from youth groups, church groups, corporate and civic organizations along with individuals, gave 15,583 thousand hours of volunteer time.  This allowed us to distribute food to our agencies quicker and more efficiently.