Program areas at Channel One
Channel One food bank - as a regional member of feeding america, the nation's food bank network, the food bank provides food and nonfood product to 153 programs operated by 86 nonprofit 501(c)(3) agencies that feed people as part of their program services mission (183 programs operated by 110 nonprofit 501(c)(3) agencies) for the years ended june 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The food bank program solicits, warehouses, reworks/repackages, and distributes donated surplus and irregular food and nonfood product items, government commodities from the emergency food assistance program (tefap), and cooperatively purchased items.
Commodity supplemental food program (csfp) provides nutritionally balanced, supplemental federal government commodity food packages to incomeeligible senior citizens on a monthly basis. Channel One distributes this program throughout the 13-county service area in Minnesota. In total, Channel One distributed 10,655 and 9,510 packages for the years ended june 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
Channel One food shelf a choice food shelf offering indoor shopping and delivery to eligible individuals and households. The food shelf follows Minnesota's tefap (the emergency food assistance program) eligibility and registration guidelines. Approximately 9,137 and 6,569 unique households were served for the years ended june 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. In total, there were 71,235 and 52,237 household visits to the food shelf for the years ended june 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
Minnesota central kitchen - Minnesota central kitchen (mck) is an initiative that was originally developed by the twin cities' food bank, second harvest heartland, to provide restaurant-prepared meals to those facing food insecurity. Second harvest and Channel One, Inc. Were awarded a grant from feeding america to scale the prepared meals program to the rochester market. Channel One began providing mck meals in its service area in october of 2021. With the expansion of mck to rochester, Channel One, Inc. pairs its ability to source donated and rescued food with restaurants' expertise in food preparation to fill a crucial need. Mck harnesses the power of the food bank to bring nutritious, prepared meals to those facing the greatest need, with a priority placed on communities of color. During the years ended june 30, 2023, and 2022, in partnership with its restaurant and distribution partners Channel One, Inc. Distributed 54,502 and 47,986 meals, respectively.
Childhood hunger program during the school year, Channel One provides childfriendly food to school districts in olmsted county. For the year ended june 30, 2022, Channel One distributed 26,228 pounds of food to approximately 900 students in need at 3 area school districts. For the year ending june 30, 2023, Channel One transitioned to a stability box program with One district, distributing 1,813 pounds of food to approximately 300 families.
Mobile pantry program - every month food is delivered directly to communities in se Minnesota and la crosse county Wisconsin with few, if any food shelves, limited transportation and high food insecurity rates. Mobile food pantries distributed 200,212 and 285,455 pounds of food to low-income individuals and families in need of food assistance for the years ended june 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively.