Our Daily Bread Food Pantry

“The 990 is reviewed by the board prior to filing with the irs.”

“Each year when a new board member is elected, the policy is reviewed by the new members.”

“Compensation descisions for our executive director were based on a thorough performance review and review of salary data for comparable positions in the geographic area in which we operate. The comparability data and deliberations were reviewed by the board, and the deliberations and decisions were contemporaneously documented in board minutes.”

“Governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“Our daily bread food pantry (odbfp) exists to share the love of god by reducing hunger for our neighbors in need. Please note that while many of our volunteers are called by their individual faiths to serve others, there is no religious requirement to receive food, and all eligible children, families, and seniors are welcomed with respect and dignity.”

“During the year ended december 31, 2023, our daily bread food pantry, incorporated entered an agreement to act as a fiscal agent for collier disaster alliance, inc. (a florida not-for-profit corporation). As such, our daily bread food pantry, incorporated, holds the respective cash account on behalf of collier disaster alliance, inc. For the year ended december 31, 2024, our daily bread food pantry, incorporated recorded 330,465 of revenue and 330,365 of expenses on behalf of collier disaster alliance, inc. The related restricted cash held for collier disaster alliance, inc. At year end was 100.”

“Our signature pantry program provides food 6 days a week averaging 10 monthly opportunities for food insecure families throughout southern collier county to conveniently access our multiple distribution sites. Our services include our fixed-site saturday pantry located in marco island that operates every saturday 52 weeks a year from 9 am 12 noon, and also offers emergency and appointment assistance as requested. Our mobile pantries provide scheduled bi-weekly or monthly distribution sites that are actively publicized on our website and through social media, allowing us to expand our outreach to include neighborhoods without easy access to transportation. Our product distribution partners include baby basics (diapers for babies under age 3) and the alliance for period supplies. In 2024, 46% of the overall food distributed by odbfp was donated due to our relationships with harry chapin food bank, midwest food bank. And collier harvest foundation combined with retail rescue support from publix and winn dixie, and 91 community donation sites and local food drives.”

“Our healthy kids school & camp program (grades k-12) is specifically designed to help low-income children maximize their full potential by providing access to the nutritious choices needed for a healthy diet. For the 2024-2025 academic year, our daily bread food pantry served a total of 760 unduplicated kids by providing snack packs daily (cereal, granola bars, juice, milk and fresh fruits to supplement available breakfast, lunch and after-school options daily) for hungry children while in school and offered weekly weekend meal packs that provided 2-days of nutritious, easy-to-prepare and kid-friendly meals when they were not. Distributions at both the schools and camps are overseen by the staff and made as part of group activities specifically to offset the stigma often felt by food- insecure children.”

“Our special services for seniors program includes deliveries for the homebound and supplemental harry chapin food bank care and share food kits designed to address the specific nutritional requirements of any eligible guest over age 60. Our lunch with friends monthly gathering was initiated in 2017 and is designed to also feed the souls of seniors who are feeling isolated and alone. Co-sponsored by the ymca of collier county, marco lutheran church, and als pals, this very special event provides a free meal generously donated by local restaurants paid for/sponsored by individuals or clubs and local chefs prepare the food which is then served by volunteers. Speakers offer presentations on educational, entertaining, or informative topics that are completed with door prizes and camaraderie. .”