ICM FOOD & CLOTHING BANK APPLICATION GRIC 2017.PDF

Last updated: 02/14/2017
General information
Organization ICM Food & Clothing Bank
Contact First name Jacquelyn
Contact Last name Ahrenberg
Contact e-mail jahrenberg@yahoo.com
Contact phone number 6024994089
Address
Street PO Box 2225
City Phoenix
State Arizona
ZIP Code 85002
From what tribe is the organization requesting the grant?
Gila River Indian Community
Total grant amount request
60000
The Gila River Indian Community offers multi-year awards. If your organization is
requesting a multi-year grant for this project or program from the Gila River Indian
Community, enter the amount to be requested each year.
Amount
Year 1 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 20000
Year 2 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 20000
Year 3 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 20000
Year 4 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 5 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
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Gila River Indian Community Grant Application
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Cover Sheet
Municipality Information
1. Date of Application: 2/28/2017 (NOTE: Click or use up/down arrow keys to move among fields)
2. Name of City, Town or County: Maricopa
3. Mayor (City or Town) or Board of Supervisor’s Chairman (County): Chairman Denny Barney
4. Mailing Address: 301 W Jefferson, 10th Floor
5. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85003
6. Acknowledgement of Submission by Authorized Municipality Representative:
Typed Name/Title: Melody Henderson Signature:
Applicant Information
7. Department/Organization Name: ICM Food & Clothing Bank
8. Is this a 501c non-profit Organization? No Yes If yes, attach IRS Determination Letter
9. Application Contact Person: Brandie Reiner Title: Development Director
10. Phone Number: 6022547450
11. Mailing Address: PO Box 2225
12. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85002
13. Email Address: brandie@icmaz.org Website Address: icmaz.org
Project Information
14. Project Name: Children’s Nutrition Program
15. Purpose of Grant: ICM Food and Clothing Bank’s Children’s Nutrition Program will provide a needed snack for
each child coming into Love Corner while parents are getting services.
16. Priority Funding Area Healthcare
17. Annual amount requested $20,000
18. Number of years that funding is 3
requested
19. Total amount requested (annual $60,000
amount x number of years)
20. Has your organization received past $25,000 – 2014, $20,000 – 2015, $15,000 - 2016
funding from GRIC? If yes, list each year
and amount
21. Geographic area served Maricopa County
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Narrative
Please structure your proposal to provide the following information in the order indicated. Provide the narrative
in paragraph form in the text field provided. Please be thorough but strive for brevity.
1. Briefly describe the organization’s history, mission and goals.
ICM Food & Clothing Bank was created as a grassroots movement among religious congregations. It has been
an integral part of the community since 1983, with the mission of providing an immediate response to basic
human needs for the working poor, elderly, families, children, nearly homeless and disabled in Central
Phoenix. We offer services of emergency food and clothing, toiletries, medical services and resource referrals
that focus on helping those in need to become self-sufficient and prevent homelessness.
2. If the applying organization is non-municipal or a non-profit 501c, please describe your relationship with
Arizona municipalities including past and present support, whether it be through partnerships,
collaborations, in-kind contributions, grants, tax-based funding or other. Describe the supporting
municipality’s role in this project. If the applying organization is a municipality governmental sub-
division please enter the text “Not applicable.”
In 2008, the City of Glendale gave ICM $7,000 for food purchase for residents of Glendale. In 2010, the City of
Phoenix created a 2 cents sales tax on food, and critics said this tax would punish the poor; in response, the
City Council developed a fund for competition among food banks. ICM received $67,500 from the City each
year between 2010 – 2015 to ourchase food for residents of Phoenix.
In addition, ICM has a relationship with Maricopa County aound some employees. A number of employees,
including the County Manager, donate money to ICM.
3. Describe the proposed project and planned goals and activities.
In 2014, thanks to the help of the Gilla River Indian Community, ICM Food and Clothing Bank (ICM) has made
an immediate impact on childhood hunger. ICM’s Nutrition Program was created to provide a snack for each
child coming into Love Corner while parents are getting services from volunteers. Going forward if this
application is funded, each snack will be a nutritious food, based on consultations with a nutritionist from ASU,
and pediatric nurses working in our medical clinics. As parents pick up their food in our pantry, they will also
receive a snack bag for the young child(ren). Included in the snack bag will be an information sheet on what
kinds of foods are important for children and what constitutes one serving of the food, etc.
According the USDA, a well-balanced breakfast offers an important nutritional foundation for a productive and
healthy day, at any age. Though many children come to ICM without eating first thing in the morning. They also
might not have received food before bedtime the night before. They are irritable and hungry, and might cry,
have a tantrum or act very sleepy while in our care center, Love Corner. This program not only staving off the
immediate hunger but educating the children and parents about making healthy choices within their limited
budget.

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ICM needs continued funding for this program as the need has grown. Last year, ICM grew 17%, from serving 112,850 individuals to
135,037 individuals. Number of children closely parallels that growth, and according to our projections, ICM are on target for first 4
months of this year to grow another 15% in 2017.
A recent survey of clients in December 2016 shows the vast majority of families’ income is still less than $12,000 a year.
This is severe poverty that is not improving - people are not finding work, and minimum wage increase meant reduced hours for
many. This program is one way to start with the youngest clients to the food bank and change their daily lives for the better. In helping
family of young children, the Nutrition Program works break the cycle of poverty by teaching better eating habits
and nurturing children’s early brain development. According to the Undersecretary of Food, Nutrition, and
Comsumer Services, students who eat breakfast do better on standardized tests, pay attention and behave better in
class, and are less frequently tardy, absent or sent to the nurse’s office. ICM can’t make sure each child has breakfast,
but they can guarantee each child that visits ICM receives instantanteous relief to their hunger and the tools to
healthy choices on a budget.
4. Describe how the proposed project satisfies one or more of the priority funding areas identified by the
Gila River Indian Community.
ICM feels the Children’s Nutrition Program fits three of the Gila River Indian Community priority areas: Health
Care Services, Economic Development, and Education. Children and their working poor families need food to
survive; ICM provides the basic needs of the whole family and this new program targets the children. Having
access to food is a basic step to caring for the health of an individual. Helping the working poor stave off
homelessness aids the whole economy. The clients can be productive members of society and stretch the
budgets to cover other basic needs like rent. Educating children and their families how to eat better even on a
small budget is one of the primary goals of this program. Plus, children can’t learn when they are hungry.
5. Identify the needs/problems to be addressed, target population and number of people to be served by
the project.
There are no full-service grocery stores within five miles of ICM, a food desert. For families with transportation
problems on top of their poverty issues, the lack of a store creates nutrition problems. They are trapped into
finding food they need at a convenience store, or hoping to car pool once in a while to a grocery store. These
families might go for days or weeks without produce, fresh dairy products or affordable nutritent-rich food of
any kind.
But the nutritional crisis for our families is hardest on the children we see. Approximately half of the individuals
who were served at ICM in 2013 were younger than 18. Those children are at special risk for health problems
because of hunger.
According to Sandra G. Hassink, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics, today’s children and their
families are experiencing an unprecedented nutritional crisis resulting from the triple threat of obesity, food
insecurity and malnutrition. Nearly 1 in 3 school-age children and adolescents has overweight and obesity, and only
half of all children ages 2 to 17 meet federal diet quality standards. Children with obesity are at increased risk for
high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, asthma, joint problems, and social and psychological
problems, among other ailments.
The challenge for low-income families in today’s modern food environment may not be obtaining enough food, but
rather having dependable access to high-quality food. Families with children are more likely to be food insecure, and
being food insecure makes families especially vulnerable to obesity due to the additional risk factors associated with
poverty, including limited resources, lack of access to healthy, affordable foods, and limited access to health care.

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Being hungry affects a young child’s ability to play and learn. Developmental gaps between food insecure
infants and toddlers and their food “secure” peers are present long before they start kindergarten. Young
children from low-income families are put at increased risk for cognitive, motor and behavioral problems. The
Dairy Council of California reports that a healthy breakfast results in improved attention, less errors and better
concentration at preschool in the morning.
Developmental risk can also be “invisible.” Underweight infants and toddlers are 166% more likely to be at
developmental risk as compared to normal weight babies and toddlers. They also might suffer from stunted
growth of bones and muscle.
Poor nutrition is due in part to poor eating habits, which includes eating the wrong food and skipping meals.
Obesity in low income children, seen at ICM Food & Clothing Bank, seems an odd consequence of being poor,
but these children are eating more junk food than other children because of what food is available to them.
Young children eating fast food, donuts, muffins, crackers and sweets face the complication of heart disease
and dental problems later in life.
The most easily remedied factor jeopardizing children’s health, development and school readiness is food
insecurity. Research shows that programs such as food stamps, WIC and nutrition assistance programs like
food banks, reduce children’s hospitalization costs. Nutrition assistance programs also reduce poor child
health and developmental delays, potentially decreasing health care and remedial education costs.
NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED:
ICM Food & Clothing Bank is committed to raising the nutrition status of the low income people that
we serve impacting 135,037 individuals in 2016. That is a 17% increase from the previous year. The
Love Corner will serve the health snack food to 30 children (infants and toddlers) per day per month
totaling 9,360 empty bellies each year.
6. Define the project as a new or continuing program.
Thanks to seed money for the program from Gila River Indian Community in 2014, this program continues to
grow. ICM has already experienced a 17% increase in the number of individuals served and expects 2017 to
rise another 15%.
7. Provide a brief timeline including start and finish dates. Indicate if the timeline is flexible.
Each day, on average 180-200 families visit ICM from 9-11am. As the families enter the building they can have
the child care giver in the Love Corner watch their children. At that time, the children receive a healthy snack
and what kinds of foods are important for children and what constitutes one serving of the food.
8. Identify other organizations, partners or funders participating in the project and their roles.
Each snack will be a nutritious food, based on consultations with a nutritionist from ASU College of Nursing,
and pediatric nurses working in our medical clinic, ICM/CHS Well Life Clinic, a seven year old collaboration
between Cathedral Health Services and ICM to provide free medical screening to the low income population.
9. Would you be able to implement the proposed plan if your organization received partial funding for this
project?

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If full funding is not secured from multiple sources, the program will still take place but the amount of snack
items will decrease.
10. Describe your plan for project sustainability beyond the grant period. If this is a program/project
previously funded by the Gila River Indian Community describe efforts made towards the previously
described sustainability plan.
FUNDING RESOURCES:
ICM’s overall budget's revenues are diversified including 43% from individual contributions, 35% from
corporations or foundations, 12% from government funding, 8% from congregational contributions, and 26%
from other income. We expect to generate more than $426,030 in private cash support. The remaining balance
of $76,040 will come from government grants and other revenue sources. In addition, each year ICM
generates a total of nearly $3,000,000 in in-kind donations of food and clothing goods.
SUSTAINABILITY:
The Children’s Nutrition Program is a desirable project to fund based on the funding priorities of corporation
and foundations researched. Additionally, the focus of children is appropriate for individual donors as well.
11. Describe your plan to document progress and results.
The success of our project is determined through a quantitative and qualitative outcome-based measurement
system. Staff and volunteers reporting in ICM’s Data Management system, track daily the numbers of
individuals and families served, demographics and requested needs of clients. Qualitative information is
gleaned from observation and verbal feedback from clients and volunteers. Outcome measurements offer
findings that we use to adapt and improve, in order to become more effective. The Executive Director and the
Director of Volunteers meet monthly to review program strengths and areas in need of improvement in order to
be more effective in our service delivery. Progress summaries are shared with the board of directors, staff,
volunteers and funders as needed.
12. Indicate any application to and/or awards made by a tribe other than the Gila River Indian Community
for state shared revenues for this and any other project for the past five (5) years. If this information is
included in a separate attachment, please indicate that here.
Fort McDowell Yavapai supported ICM in 2013 with $5,000 for general support of the food bank.

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Project Budget
Budget Period: October 1, 2017 to September 31, 2018
For each budget item listed here please provide a narrative description on the following Project Budget Detail
page.
Proposed Budget Expense Amount Amount In Kind Total Budget
(list each budget item) requested from requested or contributions
GRIC secured from
other funders
1. Executive Director $0 $6,500 $0 $6,500
2. Director of Operations $1,200 $2,800 $0 $4,000
3. Childcare Giver $6,000 $6,000 $0 $12,000
4. Warehouse Manager $2,800 $0 $0 $2,800
5. Benefits $0 $2,530 $0 $2,530
6. Educational Materials $0 $8,000 $0 $8,000
7. Food & Bags $10,000 $14,000 $0 $24,000
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Total Budget $20,000 $39,830 $0 $59,830

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Project Budget Detail
Please provide a narrative description for each of the project budget items listed on the previous page. Include
the dollar figure and how it was derived.
1. .1 FTE to supervise the program
2. .1 FTE to coordinate purchase and preparation of snacks
3. 1 PTE to distribute the snacks and educational materials
4. 3 hours per week to store and move snacks
5. 10% of salaries covers the benefits
6. Items to hand out to parents
7. Nutrition snacks packed in ziplock bags
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YOUR CHILD’S NUTRITION IS IMPORTANT!
Babies (ages 0 – 12 months)
During this stage of life, it's almost all about the milk — whether it's breast
milk, formula, or a combination of the two. Breast milk or formula will
provide practically every nutrient a baby needs for the first year of life.
• At about six months most babies are ready to start solid foods like iron-
fortified infant cereal and strained fruits, vegetables, and pureed meats.
Because breast milk may not provide enough iron and zinc when babies
are around six to nine months, fortified cereals and meats can help
breastfed babies in particular.
• Once you do start adding foods, don't go low-fat crazy. Although the AAP
guidelines state fat restriction in some babies is appropriate, in general,
you don't want to restrict fats under age two because a healthy amount of
fat is important for babies' brain and nerve development.
Toddlers & Preschoolers (ages 13 months – 4 years)
Toddlers and preschoolers grow in spurts and their appetites come and go
in spurts, so they may eat a whole lot one day and then hardly anything the
next. It's normal, and as long as you offer them a healthy selection, they will
get what they need.
• Calcium, the body's building block, is needed to develop strong, healthy
bones and teeth. Children may not believe or care that milk "does a body
good," but it is the best source of much-needed calcium. Still, there's hope
for the milk-allergic, lactose-intolerant, or those who just don't like milk.
Lactose-free milk, soy milk, tofu, sardines, and calcium-fortified orange
juices, cereals, waffles, and oatmeal are some calcium-filled options. In some
cases, pediatricians may recommend calcium supplements.
• Fiber is another important focus. Toddlers start to say "no" more and
preschoolers can be especially opinionated about what they eat. The kids
may want to stick to the bland, beige, starchy diet (think chicken nuggets,
fries, macaroni), but this is really the time to encourage fruits, vegetables,
whole grains, and beans, which all provide fiber. Not only does fiber
prevent heart disease and other conditions, but it also helps aid digestion
and prevents constipation, something you and your child will be thankful
for.

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Serie consejos para los padres
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10 consejos para refrigerios saludables
Los refrigerios pueden ayudar a alcanzar el nivel de nutrientes que los niños necesitan para
crecer y mantener un peso adecuado. Prepare una porción simple de refrigerio para los mas pequeños
para ayudarles a obtener lo necesario para satisfacer su hambre. Deje que los niños mayores preparen sus propios
refrigerios con alimentos saludables que usted mantenga en la cocina. Visite ChooseMyPlate.gov para ayudar a
los niños y a usted a seleccionar refrigerios que los satisfaga.
ahorre tiempo y corte los vegetales ojo con las porciones
1 previamente 6 Los refrigerios no deben reemplazar a las comidas,
Guarde vegetales picados en el refrigerador y sírvalos para ello busque maneras de ayudar a sus niños a
con cremas para untar como crema de garbanzo o salsas entender cuánto es suficiente. Guarde bolsas pequeñas
bajas en grasa. Decore los panecillos ingleses de trigo para refrigerios y úselas para controlar las porciones que
integral con salsa para espagueti, vegetales picados, y con sirve.
queso mozzarella rallado y derretido en el microondas.
las frutas son rápidas y fáciles
mezcle 7 Frescas, congeladas, secas o enlatadas,
2 Para niños mayores en edad escolar mezcle las frutas son faciles para “coger y salir,”
frutas secas, nueces sin sal y popcorn en una son opciones que necesitan poca preparación.
bolsa pequeña de refrigerio para preparar rapida- Ofresca frutas enteras y limite la cantidad de
mente una mistura de nueces. Licue yogur natural 100% jugo de frutas.
sin o bajo en grasa con 100% jugo de frutas y
durazno congelado para preparar un sabroso batido. considere conveniencia
8 Una porción simple de yogur sin o
coja un vaso de leche bajo en grasa o un pedazo de queso
3 Una taza de leche sin o baja en grasa o leche de soya en envoltura individual puede ser justo la cantidad suficiente
es una forma fácil de beber un refrigerio saludable. como para un refrigerio después de la escuela.
escoja granos integrales reemplace los productos dulces
4 Ofrezca pan de harina integral, popcorn y productos 9 Mantenga los alimentos saludables a la mano para
de avena integral que tengan alto contenido que los niños eviten las galletas, pasteles o dulces
de fibra y bajo contenido de azúcares, grasas entre comidas. Adicione agua con gas a ½ taza de 100%
saturadas y sodio. Limite el consumo de productos jugo de frutas en vez de servir soda.
con harina refinada como “snack bars,” tortas
y cereales azucarados. prepare dulces hechos en casa
10 Para dulces hechos en casa adicione frutas
pique algo de proteína sin grasa secas como albaricoque o pasas y reduzca la
5 Seleccione productos con proteína y sin grasa como cantidad de azúcar. Ajuste las recetas que incluyen grasas
embutidos bajos en sodio, nueces sin sal o huevos. como mantequilla o manteca y reemplace la mitad de la
Envuelva un pedazo de manzana con tajadas de embutido de grasa con puré de manzana sin azúcar o puré de
pavo o jamón bajo en sal. Guarde nueces peladas y sin sal guindones (ciruelas secas).
en la despensa, también huevos hervidos en el refrigerador
para que los niños los disfruten en cualquier momento.
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10
kid-friendly
tips
Nutrition veggies and fruits
Education Series
10 tips for making healthy foods
more fun for children
Encourage children to eat vegetables and fruits by making it fun. Provide healthy ingredients and let
kids help with preparation, based on their age and skills. Kids may try foods they avoided in the past if they helped
make them.
smoothie creations frosty fruits
1 Blend fat-free or low-fat yogurt or milk with fruit 6 Frozen treats are bound to be popular in the warm
pieces and crushed ice. Use fresh, frozen, months. Just put fresh fruits such as melon chunks in
canned, and even overripe fruits. Try bananas, the freezer (rinse first). Make “popsicles” by inserting sticks
berries, peaches, and/or pineapple. If you into peeled bananas and freezing.
freeze the fruit first, you can even skip
the ice! bugs on a log
7 Use celery, cucumber, or carrot sticks as the log and
delicious dippers add peanut butter. Top with dried fruit such as raisins,
2 Kids love to dip their foods. Whip up a quick dip cranberries, or cherries, depending on what bugs you want!
for veggies with yogurt and seasonings such as
herbs or garlic. Serve with raw vegetables like broccoli, homemade trail mix
carrots, or cauliflower. Fruit chunks go great with 8 Skip the pre-made trail mix and make
a yogurt and cinnamon or vanilla dip. your own. Use your favorite nuts and
dried fruits, such as unsalted peanuts, cashews,
walnuts, or sunflower seeds mixed with dried apples,
caterpillar kabobs pineapple, cherries, apricots, or raisins. Add whole-grain
3 Assemble chunks of melon, apple, orange, and cereals to the mix, too.
pear on skewers for a fruity kabob. For a raw veggie
version, use vegetables like zucchini, cucumber, squash, potato person
sweet peppers, or tomatoes. 9 Decorate half a baked potato. Use sliced cherry
tomatoes, peas, and low-fat cheese on the potato
personalized pizzas to make a funny face.
4 Set up a pizza-making station in the kitchen. Use
whole-wheat English muffins, bagels, or pita bread put kids in charge
as the crust. Have tomato sauce, low-fat cheese, and cut-up 10
Ask your child to name new veggie or fruit creations.
vegetables or fruits for toppings. Let kids choose their own
Let them arrange raw veggies or fruits into a fun
favorites. Then pop the pizzas into the oven to warm.
shape or design.
fruity peanut butterfly
5 Start with carrot sticks or celery for the body. Attach
wings made of thinly sliced apples with peanut butter
and decorate with halved grapes or dried fruit.
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