CORE ELEMENTS. Program Requirements 1. Identify, select and monitor local food pantries at locations concentrated in food insecure and food desert areas and/or located within a five mile radius of DFSS’ six Community Service Centers. Distribute food to selected pantries. Ensure that pantry coverage near DFSS Service Centers operate a minimum of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. We also prefer to have some pantries open for extended evening and weekend hours; 2. Distribute food to homeless shelters identified by DFSS throughout the city; and 3. Distribute additional food upon demand due to an emergency, natural disaster, or special request such as turkeys, hams, and a vegetarian option (no meat/poultry or meat/poultry by product) from primary location to DFSS’ six community centers and Homeless Shelters for Thanksgiving and winter holidays. Delegate agency must meet the following requirements: Distribute at least 1.2 million pounds of food per year to pantries. Distribute at least .5 million pounds of food per year to shelters. Food provisions include both non-perishable and perishable items such as fruits, vegetables, dairy items and meat. The delegate agency must be able to satisfy the diverse ethnic needs of the populations served by DFSS, including the ability to address nutritional needs and dietary constraints due to age, allergies or medical conditions, veganism and vegetarianism, and religious practices. Possess adequate space to store up to a three-month reserve. Staff includes qualified food handlers. Conduct annual site visits at pantries and homeless shelters to ensure the sanitary storage of food for distribution. Maintain and monitor pantries and homeless shelters to maintain City of Chicago and Federal sanitation standards. Minimum pantry requirements include: o Two staff members or volunteers to manage and operate the food program; o Two people with food sanitation certificates; o Written pest control plan and contract with professional exterminator; o Pest-proof containers with tight fitting lids to store dry products such as rice, cereal and beans; o Shelving; o Reliable phone number and e-mail address. Explain the use of donated foods and unaccepted donated foods to DFSS and the public if/when requested. Maintain an adequate labor force to perform necessary tasks. Work closely with DFSS to redesign the program if needed to respond to population shifts or any other changes. Maintain a database/method to track the distribution of all products to all entities under the three program models. Establish and maintain on file agreements with delegate agency’s selected pantries, DFSS homeless shelters, and outside donations to receive food in accordance with DFSS guidelines to include nondiscrimination policy. Develop order menu for pantries (minimum biweekly distribution). Distribute produce to homeless shelters every two weeks. Meet monthly with DFSS program staff, if required. Maintain an effective and efficient method to monitor pantries and shelters receiving food and services Provide a program summary describing your Emergency Food Assistance for At-Risk Populations Program operating at full capacity to both address the needs of the target population and maximize performance outcomes. If relevant, describe coordination and interface with other partners and programs. [Grab your reader’s attention with a great quote from the document or use this space to emphasize a key point. To place this text box anywhere on the page, just drag it.] A. Is your agency (check only one)? B. What is your agency’s fiscal year? C. Using the form below, please list all contracts and grants your agency anticipates receiving during the 2022 fiscal year. Please identify the source and the amount. Contracts/Grants Federal Other Total Amount Requested Planned Performance Outcomes (1) Program/Sub- program Activities: Describe the activities that will accomplish program deliverables
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CORE ELEMENTS. Program Requirements
1. Identify, select and monitor local food pantries at locations concentrated in food insecure and food desert areas and/or located within a five five-mile radius of DFSS’ six Community Service Centers. Distribute food to selected pantries. Ensure that pantry coverage near DFSS Service Centers operate a minimum of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. We also prefer to have some pantries open for extended evening and weekend hours;
2. Distribute food to homeless shelters identified by DFSS throughout the city; and
3. Distribute additional food upon demand due to an emergency, natural disaster, or special request such as turkeys, hams, and a vegetarian option (no meat/poultry or meat/poultry by product) from primary location to DFSS’ six community centers and Homeless Shelters for Thanksgiving and winter holidays. Delegate agency must meet the following requirements: • Distribute at least 1.2 million pounds of food per year to pantries. • Distribute at least .5 million pounds of food per year to shelters. • Food provisions include both non-perishable and perishable items such as fruits, vegetables, dairy items items, and meat. • The delegate agency must be able to satisfy the diverse ethnic needs of the populations served by DFSS, including the ability to address nutritional needs and dietary constraints due to age, allergies or medical conditions, veganism and vegetarianism, and religious practices. • Possess adequate space to store up to a three-month reserve. • Staff includes qualified food handlers. • Conduct annual site visits at pantries and homeless shelters to ensure the sanitary storage of food for distribution. • Maintain and monitor pantries and homeless shelters to maintain City of Chicago and Federal sanitation standards. Minimum pantry requirements include: o Two staff members or volunteers to manage and operate the food program; o Two people with food sanitation certificates; o Written pest control plan and contract with professional exterminator; o Pest-proof containers with tight fitting lids to store dry products such as rice, cereal and beans; o Shelving; o Reliable phone number and e-mail address. • Explain the use of donated foods and unaccepted donated foods to DFSS and the public if/when requested. • Maintain an adequate labor force to perform necessary tasks. • Work closely with DFSS to redesign the program if needed to respond to population shifts or any other changes. • Maintain a database/method to track the distribution of all products to all entities under the three program models. • Establish and maintain on file agreements with delegate agency’s selected pantries, DFSS homeless shelters, and outside donations to receive food in accordance with DFSS guidelines to include nondiscrimination policy. • Develop order menu for pantries (minimum biweekly distribution). • Distribute produce to homeless shelters every two weeks. • Meet monthly with DFSS program staff, if required. • Maintain an effective and efficient method to monitor pantries and shelters receiving food and services Provide a program summary describing your Emergency Food Assistance for At-Risk Populations Program operating at full capacity to both address the needs of the target population and maximize performance outcomes. If relevant, describe coordination and interface with other partners and programs. [Grab your reader’s attention with a great quote from the document or use this space to emphasize a key point. To place this text box anywhere on the page, just drag it.]
A. Is your agency (check only one)?
B. What is your agency’s fiscal year?
C. Using the form below, please list all contracts and grants your agency anticipates receiving during the 2022 2023 fiscal year. Please identify the source and the amount. Contracts/Grants Federal Other Total Amount Requested Planned Performance Outcomes
(1) Program/Sub- program Activities: Describe the activities that will accomplish program deliverables
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CORE ELEMENTS. Program Requirements
1. Identify, select and monitor local food pantries at locations concentrated in food insecure and food desert areas and/or located within a five five-mile radius of DFSS’ six Community Service Centers. Distribute food to selected pantries. Ensure that pantry coverage near DFSS Service Centers operate a minimum of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. We also prefer to have some pantries open for extended evening and weekend hours;
2. Distribute food to homeless shelters identified by DFSS throughout the city; and
3. Distribute additional food upon demand due to an emergency, natural disaster, or special request such as turkeys, hams, and a vegetarian option (no meat/poultry or meat/poultry by product) from primary location to DFSS’ six community centers and Homeless Shelters for Thanksgiving and winter holidays. Delegate agency must meet the following requirements: • Distribute at least 1.2 million pounds of food per year to pantries. • Distribute at least .5 million pounds of food per year to shelters. • Food provisions include both non-perishable and perishable items such as fruits, vegetables, dairy items items, and meat. • The delegate agency must be able to satisfy the diverse ethnic needs of the populations served by DFSS, including the ability to address nutritional needs and dietary constraints due to age, allergies or medical conditions, veganism and vegetarianism, and religious practices. • Possess adequate space to store up to a three-month reserve. • Staff includes qualified food handlers. • Conduct annual site visits at pantries and homeless shelters to ensure the sanitary storage of food for distribution. • Maintain and monitor pantries and homeless shelters to maintain City of Chicago and Federal sanitation standards. Minimum pantry requirements include: o Two staff members or volunteers to manage and operate the food program; o Two people with food sanitation certificates; o Written pest control plan and contract with professional exterminator; o Pest-proof containers with tight fitting lids to store dry products such as rice, cereal and beans; o Shelving; o Reliable phone number and e-mail address. • Explain the use of donated foods and unaccepted donated foods to DFSS and the public if/when requested. • Maintain an adequate labor force to perform necessary tasks. • Work closely with DFSS to redesign the program if needed to respond to population shifts or any other changes. • Maintain a database/method to track the distribution of all products to all entities under the three program models. • Establish and maintain on file agreements with delegate agency’s selected pantries, DFSS homeless shelters, and outside donations to receive food in accordance with DFSS guidelines to include nondiscrimination policy. • Develop order menu for pantries (minimum biweekly distribution). • Distribute produce to homeless shelters every two weeks. • Meet monthly with DFSS program staff, if required. • Maintain an effective and efficient method to monitor pantries and shelters receiving food and services Provide a program summary describing your Emergency Food Assistance for At-Risk Populations Program operating at full capacity to both address the needs of the target population and maximize performance outcomes. If relevant, describe coordination and interface with other partners and programs. [Grab your reader’s attention with a great quote from the document or use this space to emphasize a key point. To place this text box anywhere on the page, just drag it.]
A. Is your agency (check only one)?
B. What is your agency’s fiscal year?
C. Using the form below, please list all contracts and grants your agency anticipates receiving during the 2022 2024 fiscal year. Please identify the source and the amount. Contracts/Grants Federal Other Total Amount Requested Planned Performance Outcomes
(1) Program/Sub- program Activities: Describe the activities that will accomplish program deliverables
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Sources: Award Agreement