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from the CAP OC Food Bank. Food will include shelf -stable canned and dry goods, produce, dairy, meat, and other
<br />essentials. Although residents will be encouraged to bringtheir own bags, bags and boxes will be made available. Residents
<br />will complete registration and will check in at the front desk each time they arrive, then go directly to the food pantry.
<br />There will be always a staff person available to assist in the food pantry to serve residents and ensure safety and
<br />cleanliness.
<br />(2) Target Population
<br />The proposed program will serve all Santa Ana residents, with a focus on families with children and seniors living in the
<br />Delhi neighborhood that were adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Client demographics of over 979 Delhi
<br />Center's Food Distribution program alone (data from March through October 2022) include approximately 90.9% Hispanic
<br />and 9.1% Non -Hispanic participants. Of the 979 responses, 29.3% have incurred a Loss of Job due to the pandemic, 32.3%
<br />experienced a reduction in pay/hours worked, 14.1% lost a family/household member, 30.5% had COVID-19-related
<br />illnesses or hospitalizations, 9.2%faced eviction, and .2% became unhoused. See the table below (Source: Google Intake
<br />Food Distribution Form, March 1 through October 31, 2022).
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<br />Due to the proximity of the armory and railroad
<br />tracks, Delhi also sees and serves unhoused
<br />individuals. The adjacent Armory reactivates its
<br />homeless shelter during the winter months, which
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<br />area. We sort our food inventory and identify food
<br />for our unhoused residents.
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<br />chronic income insecurity and face other
<br />challenges. This may include being undocumented
<br />with no one in the family having a legal earning capacity, a high risk for deportation, housing, and food insecurity, no
<br />access to health care, over -crowded living conditions, regular victimization of predatory lending services, low or no
<br />education, and no English -language capabilities. These are the residents served by Delhi Center and who will be served by
<br />the proposed program.
<br />(3) Unmet Need
<br />The proposed program will allow the Center to continue to target extremely low-income families, single parents, seniors,
<br />and residents who experience food insecurity, which by its very nature causes other hardships that prevent them from
<br />accessing services that may be available in other areas. Whether it is because of age, language barriers, low educational
<br />attainment, lack of resources, or fear, our target population is not equipped with the skills needed to research resources,
<br />find out where to go on their own, know what questions to ask, or other skills that would result in successful accessibility
<br />of food and other resources. Delhi Center is a trusted community entity and a safe place for residents from all walks of
<br />life.
<br />The proposed program will continue to bring needed services to an area that has been historically devoid of public
<br />resources unless they are attached to the Delhi Center. Flu shots, COVID testing and immunizations, fitness and nutrition
<br />classes, financial stability services, and many other services are provided at Delhi Center either directly or through partner
<br />organizations, who love to provide services at Delhi Center because they know this is where the residents most in need
<br />come to for help and the staff is trusted. Staff meets the need by being trustworthy and compassionate. They have built
<br />relationships with community leaders, nonprofits, government departments, SAPD, food banks, county, and school district
<br />officials, and others who help Delhi Center provide services directly in the neighborhood that needs them most.
<br />The proposed program will also continue to meet the need for regular and consistent food distribution by providing large-
<br />scale weekly food distributions along with maintaining a food pantry for ongoing access as needed by residents. Monthly
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