Products Purchased from Sources Other Than Food Banks (13.3)
Agencies were asked to indicate the categories of products that their programs purchased with cash from sources other than their food bank resources. Results based on agency responses are summarized in Table 13.3.1.
Table 13.3.1
PRODUCTS PURCHASED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN FOOD BANK
| Categories of Products Programs Purchased with Cash from Sources Other than the Agency’s Food Bank a | Pantry Programs |
Kitchen Programs |
Shelter Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
Bread, cereal, rice, and pasta |
37.7% |
53.4% |
59.1% |
Fresh fruits and vegetables |
21.6% |
59.0% |
67.8% |
Canned or frozen fruits and vegetables |
29.6% |
43.1% |
44.3% |
Meat, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts |
40.2% |
69.0% |
75.2% |
Milk, yogurt, and cheese |
20.3% |
58.7% |
73.9% |
Fats, oils, condiments, and sweets |
16.1% |
51.0% |
53.6% |
Cleaning or personal hygiene products, diapers, and toilet paper |
36.0% |
53.6% |
81.4% |
Other b |
7.9% |
11.6% |
11.2% |
No outside purchases |
31.5% |
7.4% |
5.0% |
SAMPLE SIZE (N) |
18,436 |
4,514 |
2,704 |
Source:
This table was constructed based on usable responses to
Question 23 of the agency survey
.
Notes:
All usable responses were weighted as described in Chapter 3
and in the Technical Appendix
volume to represent all emergency food programs of the A2H National Network. The sample sizes (N) also include missing data.
Missing, don’t know, and refusal responses combined are 7.5% for pantry programs, 10.1% for kitchen programs, and 11.6% for shelter programs.
a Multiple responses were accepted.
b This includes beverages, such as coffee, tea, and juice; paper products, such as plastic utensils, paper plates, and garbage bags; and laundry products.
As Table 13.3.1 shows, 31.5% of the pantries, 7.4% of the kitchens, and 5.0% of the shelters did not purchase products from sources other than their food banks. However, most emergency food programs purchased products they needed from sources other than their food banks. More details follow:
- 37.7% of the pantries, 53.4% of the kitchens, and 59.1% of the shelters purchased bread, cereal, rice, and pasta.
- 21.6% of the pantries, 59.0% of the kitchens, and 67.8% of the shelters purchased fresh fruits and vegetables.
- 29.6% of the pantries, 43.1% of the kitchens, and 44.3% of the shelters purchased canned or frozen fruits and vegetables.
- 40.2% of the pantries, 69.0% of the kitchens, and 75.2% of the shelters purchased meat, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts.
- 20.3% of the pantries, 58.7% of the kitchens, and 73.9% of the shelters purchased milk, yogurt, and cheese.
- 16.1% of the pantries, 51.0% of the kitchens, and 53.6% of the shelters purchased fats, oils, condiments, and sweets.
- 36.0% of the pantries, 53.6% of the kitchens, and 81.4% of the shelters purchased cleaning or personal hygiene products, diapers, and toilet paper.