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Plan
Your Purpose
Things to Consider
*Form (Pg 5, 17 & 40)
Growth Areas
Strength
Area of Growth
In Your Pantry Do You?...
Yes
No
1
Have An Established Volunteer Coordinator?
2
Have Written Volunteer Roles, Responsibilities, Guidelines?
3
Have A Plan For Volunteer Recruitment?
4
Track Volunteer Time?
5
Conduct Consistent Volunteer Orientations And Trainings?
6
Use Online Sign-ups For Volunteers?
7
Solicit Volunteer Feedback?
8
Recognize Volunteer Contributions Throughout The Year(i.e. Social Media Posts Or Certificates)?
9
Conduct Volunteer Satisfaction Surveys And Analyze Feedback?
10
Host Volunteer Appreciation Events At Least Once Per Year?
11
Have Volunteer Requirements, Volunteer Policies & Pantry Conduct Defined And Documented?
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Strength
Area of Growth
In Your Pantry Do You?...
Yes
No
1
Have A Pantry Team Training Program Or Orientation Plan?
2
Have A Pantry Team Training On Pantry Policies?
3
Have A List Of Required On-line And/or Off-site Staff Or Volunteer Trainings? Next Step: Organize And Store Records Of Completion
4
Provide Trainings On SNAP-ED Healthy Pantry Initiatives For Pantry Leaders? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?
5
Provide Trainings On Trauma-informed Care For Pantryrnleaders? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?
6
Provide Trainings On De-Escalation For Pantry Leaders? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?
7
Provide Trainings On Cultural Competencies For Pantry Leaders? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?
8
Provide Trainings On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion (DEI) For Pantry Leaders? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?
9
Provide Pantry Leaders With Training On Creating A LGBTQIA+ Safe Zone? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?
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Strength
Area of Growth
In Your Pantry Do You?...
Yes
No
1
Research & Explore New Technologies To Improve Pantry Operations And Enhance Impact?
2
Use Online Communication Tools (like Social Media, Email Marketing Tools)
3
Develop And Track Key Measurements To Demonstrate The Pantrys Effectiveness To Stakeholders?
4
Track And Measure At Least One Pantry Metric On The Nutritional Value Of Food And/or Nutrition Nudges Implemented?
5
Track And Measure At Least One Pantry Metric On How Neighbors Feel About Their Experience?
6
Use A Neighbor Management System (like Oasis)?
7
Use An Online Ordering System (like OrderAhead)?
8
Use Other Technologies That Can Support Pantry Efficiencies: (i.e. Online Appointment System (like Bookings Or Acuity) Or An Online Volunteer System (like VolunteerHub)?
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Strength
Area of Growth
In Your Pantry Do You?...
Yes
No
1
Have An Annual Review Of The Accessibility Checklist?
2
If Using A Pre-packaged Model, Offer At Least 1 Choice (e.g. A Trade Table Or Free Table)?
3
Give More Shelf Space To Foods That Promote Health?
4
Have Accessibility Policies Defined And Documented?
5
Implement A Full-Choice Pantry Distribution Style?
6
Display Foods In An Appealing Way. Ex: Wired Or Wooden Baskets, Etc.?
7
Put Up Shelf Tags Or Symbols To Highlight Healthier Options?
8
Mark Aisles And Shelve Foods According To MyPlate Food Groups (color Coded)?
9
Have Nutrition Policies Supportive Of Using "nudges" To Serve Healthy Foods?
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Strength
Area of Growth
In Your Pantry Do You?...
Yes
No
1
Source Food From One Of The NJ Food Banks: Community Food Bank Of NJ, Norwescap, Mercer Street Friends, Food Bank Of South Jersey And/or Fulfill NJ?
2
Have A Reliable Supply Of Fresh Fruits And Vegetables?
3
Have At Least One Nutrition Champion Aligned With Providing Healthy Foods In The Pantry?
4
Offer Healthy Food Options Every Time The Pantry Is Open?
5
Offer Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Every Time The Pantry Is Open?
6
Give Larger Amounts Of Food To Larger Families?
7
Ask For Specific Healthy Items In Food Drives & Food Donations?
8
Conduct A Pantry Neighbor Food Preference Survey To Better Understand The Food Preferences Of Your Community?
9
Provide A Base Package With Minimum Food For A 3-day Balanced Pantry Package Per Person In The Household?
10
Provide A Base Package With 3 Major Categories Of Food Groups: 1) Fruits/Vegetables 2) Grains 3) Protein/Dairy?
11
Have Written Policies For Food Sourcing In Your Pantry?
12
Have Written Policies For Distribution In Your Pantry?
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Strength
Area of Growth
In Your Pantry Do You?...
Yes
No
1
Provide Nutrition Handouts About Healthy Eating Habits?
2
Provide Recipes Or Cooking Tips To Neighbors?
3
Provide Resources To Connect Neighbors To Nutrition Programs Offered Nearby?
4
Provide Training To Staff And Volunteers On Ways To Promote Fruit And Vegetable Consumption With Simple, Personal Messaging And Encouragements?
5
Offer Samples Or Taste Tests Of Healthy Foods That Are Being Distributed?
6
Offer Cooking Demonstrations Onsite?
7
Host Nutrition Classes Onsite Quarterly?
8
Provide Healthy Meal Packages With Items At The Pantry?
9
Disease-specific (Diabetes, Heart-Healthy, Etc.) Menus And Recipes?
10
Host Nutrition & Cooking Demo Classes Onsite Regularly?
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Strength
Area of Growth
In Your Pantry Do You?...
Yes
No
1
Connect Neighbors To Other Food Pantries In The Area?
2
Develop A Local Resource Guide?
3
Post Information On Where To Go To Get Wrap-around Services On-site And/or On Your Website)?
4
Invite Organizations To Visit The Pantry To Offer Services?
5
Conduct A SNAP Screening?
6
Conduct A Social Determinants Of Health Screening?
7
Provide Other Wrap-around Social Services Directly To Neighbors? Co-locate Or Add To Your Programming?
8
Provide Health Screenings And/or Health-related Wrap-around Services Directly To Neighbors? Co-locate Or Add To Your Programming?
9
Connecting With Disease Prevention And Management Programming?
10
Create Written Policies For Wraparound Services In Your Pantry?
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Strength
Area of Growth
In Your Pantry Do You?...
Yes
No
1
Have An Organizational Tool To Outline Your Current Funding Sources?
2
Have An Annual Budget?
3
Have Communication Tools To Help Develop Your Outreach?
4
Have A Consistent Fundraising Message Plan?
5
Collect Data And Stories From The Pantry?
6
Provide Donors With A Healthy Donation Checklist?
7
Educate Donors On The Importance Of Healthy Donations?
8
Provide Materials & Encourage Healthy Food Drives?
9
Research Grants That Will Meet Your Funding Needs?
10
Participate In A Grant Writing Seminar?
11
Receive Funds From Diverse Sources (e.g. Individuals, Corporations, In-kind, Grants, And Organizational Support)?
12
Train Volunteers And Board Members To Fundraise?
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Strength
Area of Growth
In Your Pantry Do You?...
Yes
No
1
Provide Neighbors With Federal Feeding Program Information (SNAP, WIC, Summer Food Service Program, School Breakfast And School Lunch)
2
Provide Volunteers With Federal Feeding Program Information
3
Provide Donors With Information On How They Can Help Their Neighbor
4
Visit Advocacy Websites And Learn About The Current Issues(Refer To Resources For Advocacy)
5
Receive Updates On Important Policies Impacting Hunger
6
Enroll In A Hunger Advocacy Training
7
Send Comments, Letters, And Other Information To Representatives
8
Invite Volunteers And Neighbors To Join Advocacy Efforts
9
Create Written Policies For Advocacy In Your Pantry
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Strength
Area of Growth
In Your Pantry Do You?...
Yes
No
1
Conduct Community Needs Assessment (Community Profile) Or Reference An Existing One?
2
Summarize Community Needs Assessment Into A Report?
3
Conduct A Pantry Neighbor Needs Survey To Understand Needs Related To Nutrition Education, Shopping Experience, Wraparound Services?
4
Add Self Of Control Survey To Pantry Neighbor Needs Assessment?
5
Add Household Financial Wellbeing Survey To Pantry Neighbor Needs Assessment?
6
Summarize Pantry Neighbor Needs Assessment Into A Report?
7
Conduct Organizational Readiness For Implementing Change (ORIC) Survey With Staff And Volunteers?
8
Summarize Organizational Readiness For Implementing Change Survey (ORIC) Into A Report?
9
Conduct A Pantry Neighbor Satisfaction Survey Related To Current Offerings?
10
Summarize Pantry Neighbor Satisfaction Survey Into A Report?
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Strength
Area of Growth
In Your Pantry Do You?...
Yes
No
1
Have A Written Mission Statement For Your Healthy Pantry Project?
2
Has The Pantry Communicated The Mission Statement To The Public (i.e. Posted At The Pantry, Online, On Social Media, And Other Handouts)?
3
Have A Well-defined "Why" Statement, And An Understanding Of Why You Need To Make Healthy Changes To Your Pantry?
4
Have A Written Vision Statement For Your Healthy Pantry Project?
5
Have A List Of 5 Values That You Will Rely On To Run This Project?
6
Have All Statements Communicated & Made Clear To Leadership Team.
7
Do You Have A Written Needs Statement For Your Healthy Pantry Project? (Completed After A Needs Assessment)
8
Have All Statements Communicated & Made Clear To Staff/volunteers?
9
Have All Statements Communicated & Made Clear To Key Stakeholders?
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