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PROPOSAL DETAILS 1. Applicant Profile and Qualifications: Tell us about your organization including the purpose of your work, your goals, any history, and experience working in homeless and/or affordable housing services, experience managing public funds, and anything else that describes the organization's qualifications. (250 words max.) FISH was. founded nearly 50 years ago when Ellensburg's chur.ches recognized gap s in community services and wanted to-help . Beginning with a variety o.f resources, they soon identified food shortages as the primary concern . Since then, Kittitas County's homeless and workinQ poor have relied on FISH to answer the need for meals and groceries. FISH now distributes over 550 ,000 pounds of food locall y each year and through Open Table (OT) serves lunch th ree times weekly. OT has become an anchor fo r the homeless in the community by supplying food, socialization and connection . It is a popular winter warming station with a continually full coffee pot and is the source of holiday meals and celebrations for those without home or family. OT's staff have perfected the creation of low-cost, tasty, nutritious meals that give strength throughout the day. FISH has a go a l of helping clients improve their i ndivid1:1a l situati0ns and partners with community agen cies to further its mission of con ne ct ing neighbors to food, resou rces and h ope. FISH is a nearly all-vo l unteer organization experienced in designing and implementing well-run, successful programs that benefit the community in multiple ways. FISH suc:cessfully manages multiple grants, Inclu ding two USDA gra nts through the Washington State Department of Agriculture all ocati ng nearly $100,000 for food each year FISH also administers a grant through the Office of the Superintend ent of Public Instruction giving summer meals to children who receive free or reduced lunches during school. 4