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><flSll> August 29, 2018 . <br />Frlends In Service to Humcmlty <br />To: Homeless and Affordable Housing Committee <br />Response to Questions about FISH Community Food Bank grant proposal. <br />1. Are there any options to cutting the budget? <br />The budget can be reduced in two ways: <br />-Reduce the number of meals served daily. <br />-Reduce personnel hours or numbers. <br />EXHIBIT "B" <br />Currently shelter participants are given supper and breakfast. The proposal was <br />based on maintaining current levels. Meal planning will be based on good dietary <br />science meant to improve nutritional value and increase resistance to winter borne <br />illnesses. To reduce the meals would put the responsibility for one meal back on the <br />churches and volunteers. Those meals would likely be gleaned from the Food Pantry <br />and history tells us the breakfast choices taken are usually sugary, carry no nutritional <br />value and wear off by mid-morning. The supper choices are usually soup or beans and, <br />while filling, do not carry nutritional value. <br />The other budget reduction options would involve realigning the personnel <br />portion of the proposal. The lead coordinator's hours were based on time needed to <br />maintain volunteer levels, volunteer training and scheduling, food ordering and <br />deliveries. It would be very difficult to do that in fewer than 5 hours each day. <br />The other option would be eliminating the weekend coordinator. That would put <br />the burden of weekend coverage back onto the pastors at the busiest time of the week. <br />2. Will each person be fed each meal? Yes. The intention of this proposal is <br />that no one in the shelter goes to bed hungry or faces the day hungry. <br />3. Will the county be billed for actual meals served? Yes. The budget was <br />based on maximum capacity at the shelters. The menus will be planned around food <br />that can be carried over. If meals are not used, they will be good for the next 48 hours <br />and can be refrigerated and used the following two days. Orders will be placed weekly, <br />so that it will be easy to adjust to shelter needs. <br />4. Is it a hot or cold meal? The meals will be microwavable and for the most part <br />hand-held. It will be possible to microwave the meal, reseal it and take it for eating later <br />if that is the wish of the shelter participant. <br />509-925-5990 PO Box 85 Ellensburg, WA 98926 www.kvfish.org