Food banks;. Resource assistance programs (rent, clothing, electricity, etc.);
Food banks;. All meat must be picked up from the meat processor(s) by the recipient organization(s). Local Coordinators and Team members MUST NOT transport meat due to food safety and liability concerns. Any non-profit organization or ministry desiring to pick up and distribute donated venison must submit a letter of request to the Local Coordinator on the organization’s letterhead stationery.
Food banks;. The budget approves the Governor’s proposed $50 million to support food banks throughout the state and provides an additional $62 million in 2022-23 to help food banks address increased levels of hunger and rising inflation. The budget includes the Governor’s proposal to enhance reimbursement rates for the universal school meals program. The budget agreement a 21 percent increase in CalWORKs grant levels beginning October 1, 2022. SB 187 also includes language that expresses the intent of the Legislature to increase CalWORKs maximum aid payments starting in October 2024 to a level that ensures no children live in deep poverty.
Food banks;. For those ESN sites that choose to purchase food from a food bank where checks are simply deposited into the sites’ member account (e.g. Feeding South Florida), the site must submit to Branches itemized receipts (see the previous paragraph for what must appear on the receipt) that show that purchase amounts are at least equal to or greater than the amount of funds the site has received through checks from Branches. Food vouchers: When a site requests and receives food vouchers, it will also receive a signature form with the card serial numbers. When vouchers are distributed, the recipient of the voucher must sign for the voucher. Once all of the vouchers are distributed and the list of signatures is complete, the signature form must be submitted to Branches. Food vouchers cannot be used by the ESN site to make bulk purchases. They must be distributed to clients only. Before a site qualifies to receive additional checks or food vouchers, it must first be up to date on the submission of documentation to Branches. This means that Branches has in its possession any and all outstanding: • itemized receipts that detail how previously issued checks were spent • signature forms from previously distributed food vouchers • monthly reports (to be explained below) An ESN site may request additional checks or food vouchers without its documentation up to date. However, Branches will not send the checks or food vouchers until all outstanding documentation is received. To speed up the process of obtaining further funding, a site may submit a request form even while it is gathering or sending in its outstanding documentation. The site should allow at least one week from the date that Branches receives the request form for Branches to issue a check or food vouchers. Monthly Reports: A monthly report form must be submitted to Branches every month and these reports are due by the 15th day of the following month (e.g. July’s report is due August 15th). These reports must be submitted, even for months when the site receives no funding from Branches. Each monthly report documents the number of meals distributed in a given month, the funding sources for the ESN site, the number and demographics of clients served, and the number of volunteers working at the site. Note that clients should be counted according to age/ gender and ethnicity and that these totals must match on the report form. Furthermore, the number of clients might not be equal to the number of meals served (e.g. if...
