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b) Services Provided Per Exhibit I: Scope of Services, Delhi shall provide the following services: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1. Services: The Delhi Center was previously awarded the American Rescue Plan Act Food Distribution grant from March 2022 through the end of February 2023 to provide food to individuals and families experiencing food insecurities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This grant allowed the Center to increase our distribution efforts from serving 200 residents weekly to over 450 residents weekly. The grant will fund the continuation of the current services and expand services to an additional 150- 200 Santa Ana households. Through our collaboration with Second Harvest Food Bank's (SHFB) Grocery Rescue Program (GRP), we will go from an average of 450+ residents to over 600 residents served weekly. The grant will allow us to increase the number of grocers/partners and therefore pickups from 3 a week to daily pickups. Our current capacity does not allow for this. The proposed program will exceed the RFP's requirement of 800 households per month. Food insecurity is still being experienced by our community. The growth of our program allows us to not only serve more residents but also to improve our service by providing more fresh and healthy options. Our current City grant expires in February 2023 and without this new grant, Delhi would have to reduce its overall food distribution services. During the current grant, we entered into an agreement with Second Harvest Food Banks for their Grocery Rescue Program (GRP). The GRP connected us with local retail donors to pick up and then distribute fresh, nutritious food directly to the community. This results in perishable products being efficiently incorporated into our food pantry. We also receive fresh/frozen meats, dairy, grains, toiletries, and household goods items for a healthier selection and quantity of food for our residents and the unhoused community. The Delhi Center's partnerships include Walmart, Costco, Food4Less, and Smart & Final in Santa Ana. We currently do three pickups perweek. This grant will fund the current and increase donation pickups from our grocery partners. We will also continue our collaboration with the Community Action Partnership of OC (CAP OC) to increase our range of services from food to diapers. Through this partnership, we will continue to offer a Diaper Bank to our community with infants and toddlers. With this grant, Delhi will also continue its partnership with DoorDash. DoorDash delivers food boxes to our seniors in Santa Ana and families in need without transportation. Currently, over 80 households are being served through this program, with this grant this service can continue and grow as needed. As of October 31, 2022, the Delhi Center has served a total of 12,627 unduplicated households from March 1, 2022, through October 31, 2022. Section 2: Performance Indicators Oct. TOTAL Total: Residents Served (Sum of household sizes 7,926 42,558 Total: Households, Unduplicated 1,633 12,627 Source: City of Santa Ana Google Reporting Intake Form By serving more residents in Santa Ana, the Delhi Center will continue its efforts in ending food insecurity in our community. A study from Feeding America demonstrated that in 2020, the overall (All Ages) Food Insecurity in California was 3,571,920 families. Orange County alone composes 9.4% of those families. The Delhi Center intends to continue its successful Food Distribution program to meet the City of Santa Ana's efforts by providing these much -needed services through partnerships and grants, such as this one, to end food insecurity. This will be done by continuing to provide an increase in the food supply, toiletries, PPE, diapers, and partnerships to ensure our efforts continue. Without a doubt, the Delhi Center has strong relevant program and service experience to assist the City of Santa Ana in its efforts to end food insecurity in Santa Ana. https://m a p.feed i nga m e rica.ore/county/2020/overa II/cal iforn is/county/orange