In the past several months, SHH has delivered 56 produce coolers to 27 agencies throughout the network. The coolers were provided by Hill Phoenix which donated their time, labor and parts to refurbish the coolers. Another organization called Custom Innovation, a refrigeration broker, made the connection between SHH and the donor. SHH was pleased to be able to offer the option of these coolers to the network to help partners expand and improve their produce offerings.
What does your food shelf use for client intake? SHH is in the early stages of exploring ways to save agency staff time and add capacity for partners by automating monthly reporting and supporting data use. Food shelves and mobiles can help shape this work by participating in a short survey.
Review and offer comment on the 2018-2020 Partnership Agreement draft by September 28. Share any feedback with your Account Specialist, enter a Contact Us form or email jmeinz@2harvest.org.
Do you have new staff or volunteers that need food safety or civil rights training? Perhaps you need resources for your volunteer program, food rescue pick-ups or produce? You can find many helpful tools on Agency Zone.
Are you ready to rescue? Learn more about more new and exciting opportunities available with the MealConnect application. Click below for an opportunity to share feedback on the types of food your program would like to rescue.
Be a Banner Agency! Submit a photo of your program and we’ll feature it in the YARN banner above. You may also include a one sentence fun fact or statistic about your program. Send pictures or questions to your Account Specialist or agencies@2harvest.org.
Pictured above above are volunteers, staff, board members and University of WI Extension partners who work with Pierce County Food Pantry. They were really excited to be able to provide more fresh fruit and vegetables to families with the additional cooler received from Hill Phoenix and Custom Innovation. In August, the food shelf served 377 individuals from 179 households.
Important Dates & Reminders
Agency Orientation
Every other month. Train new staff, volunteers or board members.
