Clarksville food bank
Clarksville food bank was founded 30 years ago. The distribution center serves approximately 9% of the total population of the residents. This amounts to 37,000 individuals every year. The center offers other social services like helping the residents during emergencies and also sustaining themselves. Individuals benefiting from this program receive fresh farm produce, frozen foods, bread, and non-perishable goods for sustainability. Distribution of these goods to the community takes place from Monday to Saturday from morning hours up to noon. Visitation is always limited to a maximum of once a month. The contributing partners of these goods vary from individual donors, restaurants, local businesses to grocery stores.
According to the current status of the community program, it is facing several challenges. Some of them include inadequate staff, insufficient trainees who work voluntarily, rodents and pests’ inhabitants, low supply of fresh produce from the suppliers, and repairing old structures and equipment. To counter some of the problems, the organization decided to initiate an enterprise called a clean food initiative. It aims to supply vegetables and fresh fruits to families with low-income to supplement what they buy daily for food. This program helps 3% of the total population of Clarksville’s population.
The distribution made every Monday to Saturday ensures that the residents are adequately supplied with food and other goods. This pattern shows that the residents utilize the products well and are also in need; hence the distribution is made six times a week. However, with the current challenges facing the program, there might be changes in the trips made in a week. The organization is facing labor and supply services. These will affect both the supply and also the goods to be supplied, and it will be a massive loss to the people who depend on the scheme. These challenges should be looked at as early as possible before it turns into a catastrophe. New trainees should be recruited to help with daily tasks. Also, the organization should outsource new suppliers to ensure there is a continuous supply of goods.