VERDE VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD PROJECT
1 in 7 Americans struggles with hunger.
The Verde Valley Neighborhood Food Project is an innovative, new way to fight hunger in our community. You want to help. We make it easy.
We have a food distribution problem!
In America, there is more than enough food for everyone. So, as it relates to food insecurity
When it comes to food security, there is not a food problem. There is a distribution problem. Distribution problems require distribution solutions. The reality is there is more than enough healthy food for everyone. And when a community works together, the gaps in services are filled and the shared goal of food security for all is realized.
Nicole Davis
Verde Valley Neighborhood Food Project Manager
“Our program great!”
Program Description
Every two months—on the second Saturday of every even-numbered month—our Neighborhood Coordinators pick up bags of healthy nonperishable food that neighbors (we call them Food Donors) have left outside their front doors. Neighborhood Coordinators leave empty green bags for next time, and take all the food to local organizations that provide food assistance into our community. It’s that easy!
Donor / Grantor Name
Donor Location / Grantor Organization
“We donate to the Verde Valley Neighborhood Food Project because they are awesome.”
Program Information
Gaps Identified: Community engagement in food pantries
Project Established: 2017
Established as Manzanita Outreach Program: 2020
Areas Served: Verde Valley
# Historical Community Partners: ?
# Historical Granting Partners: 1
2021 YTD Program Statistics
# Volunteer Neighborhood Coordinators: 64
# Volunteer Hours: 850
# Food Collection Events: 6
# Neighborhood Food Donors: 853
# Total Green Bags Collected: 4,456
# Local Food Pantry Recipients: 8
# Pounds of Food Collected & Distributed: 68,484
$ Market Value of Services: $194,038
Updated 12/21
Client Name
Client Location
“This is what the Verde Valley Neighborhood Food Project has meant to me.”