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Best food banking practices
Audits don’t generally spur positive thoughts to one’s mind but they are a common occurrence at Food Bank of Alaska.
The idea of getting reviewed or monitored can make the most even-tempered person nervous.
However, the regular practice of undergoing audits ensures that we are utilizing our resources wisely and getting food to the people who need it most in the right manner.
In June, we were audited by our national partner, Feeding America, to make certain we are using best business practices as a food bank on nearly every level of operations.
Our membership with Feeding America provides many benefits such as grant and funding opportunities, food donations from national corporations, and anti-hunger advocacy at the national level.
All of the USDA products and commodities Food Bank of Alaska receives and provides to our partner agencies also require annual audits.
In mid-July we were audited by the State of Alaska’s Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) who administers The Emergency Food Assistance Program (also known as TEFAP).
DEED was interested in reviewing at our partner agency information and making sure that TEFAP food is handled the way it’s supposed to be handled.
We are currently being audited by DEED who also administers the Summer Food Service Program.
In addition to our regular regimen of audits, we in turn monitor our partner agencies to make the process complete.
All of these programs and products come with rules and regulations that we are held accountable to meeting.
There is a great deal of paperwork and reporting that is included in the process and is essential to our ability to receive food from the federal government.
This in turn helps us work towards our mission of ending hunger in Alaska.
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