Agency Retail Pick-Up 101
Session Description:
Partner Agencies will hear directly from current partner agencies participating in the Agency Retail Pick-Up Program. Moderated by a member of the Food Sourcing team, panelists will answer questions focused on program requirements such as training, maintaining a consistent pick-up schedule, and reporting. Additional questions will be geared toward formulating a relationship with the retailers, volunteer recruitment and management, and feedback from neighbors on retail donations.
Speakers:
- Kayla Posie-Nelson, Facilitator
- Catie Kelliher, CTFB Food Industry Coordinator
- Ismar Serrano, CTFB Food Industry Coordinator
- Cathy Wilson, Program Director at Hamilton-Manjang Mission House
- Susan Schaffer, Executive Director at Reveal Resource Center
- Kandy Chimento, Director of Program Services at Hill Country Community Ministries
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Session Title: Partner Agency Compliance and Policy Updates
Session Description:
The Network Standards and Capacity Team will provide Partner Agencies – both new and existing – with an overview of compliance requirements and changes that have taken place over the past year in guidelines from Central Texas Food Bank, Feeding America, Texas Department of Agriculture and US Department of Agriculture. The NSC Team will also review the most frequently asked questions and corrections from site monitoring visits, with time dedicated questions on compliance by Partner Agencies.
Speaker:
Kayla Posie-Nelson, NS Manager, Lead Presenter
Presentation: https://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org/media/973
Growing and Glowing
Session Description:
Partner Agencies will hear directly from partner agencies who have grown their pantry size and navigated generating funds and support for a new or larger space. Moderated by a member of the Network Standards and Capacity team, panelists will answer questions focused on how they fundraised and solicited community support, any challenges to their distribution model, and their plans to sustain their growth.
Speakers:
- Sophia Copeland, Facilitator
- David “Dave” Caven, Food Pantry Director at Taylor’s Valley Baptist Church Food Pantry
- First Sargeant Charles Ray Harris, Jr., USA, Retired, Assistant Executive Director at Caritas of Waco, Inc.
- Cassie Girad, President at AMEN Food Pantry
- Loretta Masters, Executive Director at Shepherd’s Heart Food Pantry and Community Ministries
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Shopping List to Shopping Cart
Session Description:
Partner Agencies will be able to engage with our Food Industry team to better understand our food procurement process and what to expect from our ever-changing food system. In addition, participants will hear from the Nutrition Education team and learn how to leverage items on the shopping list to provide clients with nutritional choices and culturally responsive food, and how to introduce them to new recipes. Agencies will be able to tour the Mobile FARMacy and will be provided with a toolkit to help implement effective strategies at their pantries.
Speaker:
- Tessa Kisielewski, Facilitator
- Matt Allen, Food Industry Retail Manager
- Emily Pearson, Nutrition Education Manager
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Sunrise Community De-Escalation Training
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Neighbor Insights
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