Ensure partner compliance to food bank standards of equity, civil rights, and food safety.Create and deploy strategies to fully develop active partnerships across our 21 counties including pantry and distribution agencies, food providers, and the local support needed for sustaining these.Ensure that food donors, agencies, and volunteers are served promptly, efficiently, equitably and courteously, across the Second Harvest footprint, by leading all teams and associates in excellent customer service skills.This position is based in Savannah, Georgia, and has responsibility for program success at all locations covering our 21-county footprint. Position Summary: The Director of Programs is responsible for the success of all partnership-based programs including food distribution whether direct or through agency partners, food sourcing, and volunteer programs. We are currently hiring for the following position: Last year, Second Harvest provided 26,400,000 meals (more than 22 million pounds of food) to hungry people in our area through a variety of programs. We partner with over 245 churches and non-profit agencies to provide emergency food assistance across Coastal Georgia in twenty-one counties. This provided over 10 million meals for our neighbors in need during an unprecedented level of need associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, located in Savannah, GA serves as the food safety net for tens of thousands of children, senior citizens, low-income families, and people with disabilities that are at-risk for hunger throughout southeastern Georgia. In 2020 the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank and our partners distributed a record-breaking 12 million pounds of food. Through the ensuing years, MGCFB has continued to grow to meet the needs of the Middle Georgia area. In 1993, MGCFB became a certified affiliate with Feeding America, the nation’s food bank, which led to increased food supplies and funding. Fore operated the Food Bank out of a donated pickup truck and a small storage area in the basement of the Macon Rescue Mission. ![]() This dream he shared with twenty citizens of our area, and on March 1, 1982, with $1,000 in startup funds from the United Way, the Macon Area Food Bank was incorporated. Ben Fore, Director of Christian Social Ministries of the Macon Baptist Association, visited St. ![]() By meeting certain criteria and through an application process for 501(c)3 organizations, non-profit organizations and churches are able to utilize our services. All collected food is inspected and inventoried in our warehouse before distribution. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Georgia Nutritional Assistance Program (GNAP) commodities. In addition, area businesses, individuals, civic groups, schools, and churches conduct food drives throughout the year to provide food for our programs. Headquartered in Columbus, Ga., we serve as a centralized source for receiving and distributing donated food, fresh produce, and grocery products from national and local retail donors as well as seasonal produce from local providers. We are inspected by the American Institute of Bakers, International (AIB) for food safety. We are also a member of the Feeding America network of food banks, the national network of food banks, and our nation’s leading hunger-relief organization. Feeding the Valley Food Bank is one of eight regional food banks in Georgia and is a member of Feeding Georgia (formerly the Georgia Food Bank Association).
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