IMAGINE 2 SE MN Headline 2016 - Hunger Elimination Project Successful

Our board team is planning a celebration in just over 5 years to celebrate the elimination of food insecurity in the southern part of our state. We plan to meet at Hubbell House in Kasson, MN (as we will on March 25, 2010) http://http://www.hubbellhouserestaurant.com/ where we discussed our board global ends statement: Global Ends Policy Statement Elements (Brainstorm Session on January 26, 2010)

• • Food to survive
  • Food needed to survive and [nutrition needed to thrive]
  • Good stewards of resources

Recipients: People in Need

Relative Worth: Cost effective management practices

Sub Ends Statements

What Good:

• Environment
• • Remove barriers to service use
  • Create an environment where it is safe to come
  • Work to respect cultural and religious diversity and needs
• Identify Those with Hunger Needs
• • Proactive and anticipate, assertive
  • Equitable food distribution
• Gather and Distribute Food
• • Food bank (acquisition and distribution)
  • Food shelf (acquisition and distribution)
  • Service area for food rescue

Recipients:

• People with financial resources inadequate to provide for their own basic needs
• Feed hunger qualified people
• People within 14-county region (there was disagreement about this – suggest it be on the board agenda to get further information/explore further)

Relative Worth:

• Competitive costs
• Industry standards
• With the food and financial resources available

Miscellaneous:

• Innovation for hunger relief
• Gather, distribute and supply food to local and surrounding people with serious
  food needs at an est. competitive costs
• To organizations that serve/feed those with hunger needs