PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE INC

PHP Burlington Food Pantry: The Pantry provides supplemental food assistance on a weekly basis to help qualifying residents residents meet their nutritional needs. The pantry is set-up like a grocery store, but distribution continues to be done on a drive up basis. In total the Pantry distributed the equivalent of 312,994 pounds of food in addition to the distribution of donated Grocery Store Gift Cards totaling $10,500 (estimated at 8,400 pounds). As an alternate location to provide access to shelf stable items a Micropantry has been established at the Burlington Public Library in July 2024. Under the food pantry umbrella, the PHP Victory Garden is fully staffed by volunteers that produces fresh produce for pantry clients, which during the growing season accounted for approximately 3,600 pounds of food or an in kind value estimated at $7,100. Additionally, PHP runs a Lunch Program for kids that provides healthy food to eligible school-age children during school breaks. There were 412 total visits to the lunch program in 2024 for an average of 46 families and 115 children on a weekly basis in addition to 134 backpacks distributed to pantry children. Volunteers provided almost 12,000 hours of support to our staff to ensure that the Food Pantry and Victory Garden can provide the necessary support to the Pantry Clients. Program Service Accomplishments accumulated over 2,100 visits with an average of 176 households helped during the month or an increase of 14.5%. Addition cumulative statistics include: # of Adults: 2,839; # of Children: 2,105; # of Senior: 932; # of New Households: 74 (including displaced families); # of Veterans: 18; Pet Pantry: 2,300 pounds of food (estimated at an additional 21,600 pounds). Included in the total distributions were 9,290 pounds that were distributed to 38 distinct migrant families with the Mobile pantry.

Holiday Program: Support the eligible families through Holiday Meals and the Wish Tree Program. While the majority items distributed for the Holiday programs are donated in kind, the organization will purchase open items for the Wish Tree to ensure wishes and basic needs requests are fulfilled for all the children. The total holiday gift program expenses are split between estimated in-kind donations of $71,309 and purchases of $15,338 partially offset in the year by donations labeled for Holiday and InGathering. Holiday Meals: Through a separate InGathering distribution, meals are distributed to the pantry clients on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving InGathering served 135 families through the distribution of 8,795 pounds of food, including an estimated weight applied to the $40 gift cards given to clients to supplement their Thanksgiving Meals. Several corporate sponsors support the program through in kind or cash donations. In December, PHP also distributed $4,945 of Grocery Store Gift Cards for the pantry clients to put towards a holiday meal. Wish Tree: Helps eligible families, providing children with gifts including clothing, shoes, bedding, toys, books and blankets, etc. The program distributed over 1,650 brand new items to 190 Children from 89 Families to fulfill basic needs and wishes. Additionally, gift cards were distributed to 71 active Senior Pantry Clients 65 or over and to 35 High School students. For the Wish Tree Program, children of Pantry Clients or those recommended through Burlington Youth & Family Services or the Public Schools receive: Sweatshirt, Pajamas, Underwear/Diapers, Shoes, books and 3 Wishes (with up to 1 Gift Card) with Blanket(s) per family. Additionally organizations have provided Socks and Generic Toys that are added to the items distributed.