1. State of Nebraska
April 8 – April 19, 2013

3. 2012 FACTS
• Meals Distributed: 7,493,14 (29,972 meals per day)
• BackPacks Distributed: 126,910 (562,320 meals)
• Counties Served: Butler, Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster,
Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Polk, Richardson, Saline,
Saunders, Seward, Thayer, York
• Est. number of individuals served per week: 10,000
• SNAP Benefits Connected: $1,234,200
Number of SNAP Meals: 525,234
• Number of Staff: 20 Full-Time and 2 Part-Time
• Volunteer Statistics: 55,919 hours of time donated
1,282 unduplicated volunteers

4. About the Food Bank of Lincoln
The BackPack Program provides food filled backpacks to
students in need of food over the weekend. Many of
these students rely on their school’s breakfasts and
lunches for their most nutritious meals of the day. The
BackPack Program is a way to help these students and
their families until students return to school on Monday.

5. About the Food Bank of Lincoln
Neighborhood Food Program
The Food Bank of Lincoln works with the Center for
People in Need to sponsor mobile pantries at four sites
per week in Lincoln. This program is held at community
gathering places in some of Lincoln’s lowest income
areas and currently serves approximately 1,300 families
per week.
Jacobs Well,
on the first and third
Saturdays of the month
at First Presbyterian
Church. New in 2013,
Veterans Mobile Pantry
On the first Monday of
each month.

6. About the Food Bank of Lincoln
Rural Food Distribution
The Food Bank of Lincoln collaborates with Catholic
Social Services in several rural communities to sponsor
mobile pantries at local sites. Every month the Food
Bank takes a truckload of food to rural sites where
volunteers distribute supplies to families.

7. About the Food Bank of Lincoln
Agency Distribution Network
We collaborate with a network of 60 agency partners
that support all of our efforts to distribute food in
Southeast Nebraska. Our non-profit partners cover all
segments of the community.

8. About the Food Bank of Lincoln
Food for Seniors
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) in
partnership with the Indian Center, provides commodity
food packages to elderly persons at least 60 years of age
who meet income eligibility requirements. CSFP food
packages are good sources of nutrients typically lacking
in the diets of the target populations.

9. About the Food Bank of Lincoln
SNAP – Food Stamp Outreach
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is the
country’s primary nutrition assistance program. Our
SNAP Outreach Program aims to increase the number of
eligible residents receiving SNAP benefits

10. About the Food Bank of Lincoln
Housewarming Program
The Food Bank of Lincoln introduced the Housewarming
Project in 2005, inviting women transitioning out of
shelters into their own households to come to the Food
Bank to shop for 100 pounds of groceries. The
Housewarming shoppers would also receive bags of
household necessities.
In 2009, the Housewarming project expanded to also
include male clients. Today, the Housewarming Program
is housed at the Good Neighbor Community Center .

11. The State of Nebraska
2012 Campaign Against Hunger Results
* 45,713 pounds of food $106,834.29 + $4,120.00 matching Gifts - Grand total of $110,954.29
* Total Number of Participants = 75
• Corporate 28,225 pounds and $37,702.23
• Law Firms 359 pounds and $955.00
• Medical 1,787 pounds and $964.81
• City and County 3,636 pounds and $24,616.61
• State 11,539 pounds and $42,595.64
TOP 5 Donors
1. NE State Employees $42,595.64
2. City/County Employees $24,616.61
3. Union Bank & Trust $6,625.00
4. Pfizer $4,655.00
5. Molex $3,895.00
6. Lincoln Housing $2,374.55
7. Smith Hayes $2,224.00
8. Kenexa $2,135.00
9. Lincoln Electric $1,534.00
10. Stanley Health care $1,527.00

12. Virtual Food Drive
Visit: http://lincolnfoodbank.org/stateCAH/

13. Thanks to all
State of Nebraska Employees
who are
“Setting our Community’s Tables.”