Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes Inc.
Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is to assist people in the Pajaro Valley with nutritious food, education, and referrals in cooperation with other agencies. We operate our food pantry and lunch programs Monday through Friday, each week, year-round (260 days) to feed the hungry.
About
Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes provides food to needy people free of charge through its Hot Lunch and Pantry Programs. Our programs alleviate hunger among homeless, elderly, and disabled individuals and low-income families residing in the Pajaro Valley. Many program participants are seasonally employed farm workers in local agriculture. During the 2017-18 fiscal year the Pantry distributed bags of groceries to 1687 households comprising 4,883 (unduplicated) people, in 9,175 visits to the pantry. This equals 27,755 individuals (duplicated) served by the pantry in multiple visits throughout the year. Many program participants are seasonally employed farm workers in local agriculture and their families. 41% of those served were children. 45% of the food distributed through the pantry program was fresh fruits and vegetables. In addition, 400 families received turkeys and chickens for Thanksgiving. At Christmas 325 households received turkeys or chickens; these families included 488 children 0-12 years who received toys provided by Toys for Tots and other donors. The Hot Lunch Program provided a complete noontime meal five days a week, including holidays. The meals are freshly prepared on-site and include salads, vegetables, fruits, breads, meats and other protein sources. USDA, the Food Bank and other donors provide most of the ingredients. 25,611 meals were served to needy clients during the fiscal year. 2,114 additional meals were served to staff, volunteers and trainees. We also served 5,152 second helpings.In total, through both our kitchen and pantry, we provided over 320,000 meals to local residents in need.Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes works closely with other agencies to provide access to health care and mental health services, nutrition education, and application assistance for the MediCal and CalFresh programs to our clients. Representatives from the county Health Services Agency, Homeless Persons Health Project, Dignity Health Mobile Outreach, and Second Harvest Food Bank provide on-site outreach and services to participants in our food pantry and lunch programs. We also provide referrals to other social service agencies, such as immigration services and utility assistance, as needed.On-site volunteer opportunities are provided for students and adults to perform community service toward completion of a requirement for their school or for the court, or for personal fulfillment. In cooperation with several community agencies, we offer training placements for unemployed and under-employed youth and adult workers, intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals, and adults transitioning off of the CalWORKS program to aid trainees in acquiring skills and experience to facilitate their re-entry to the workforce. More than 175 volunteers provided more than 12,500 hours of volunteer service, equivalent to 6 full-time employees.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing documents outline the non-profit's mission as “Our mission is to assist people in the pajaro valley with nutritious food, education, and referrals in cooperation with other agencies. we operate our food pantry and lunch programs monday through friday, each week, year-round (260 days) to feed the hungry.”.
When outlining the tasks it performs, they were referred to as: “Our mission is to assist people in the pajaro valley with nutritious food, education, and referrals in cooperation with other agencies. we operate our food pantry and lunch programs monday through friday, each week, year-round (260 days) to feed the hungry.”.
- The non-profit's reported state of operation is CA as per legal requirements.
- As of 2019, the non-profit has 7 employees reported on their 990 form.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $40,053.
- The CEO compensation policy of the organization is not established through an independent review and approval process.
- The organization has 9 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1994.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $208,502 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $11,133 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has fundraising events.
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