Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audience is the entire island of Molokai, with a focus on our low-income residents. Our island is home to 7,300people with the highest unemployment (10%) and poverty rates (20%) in the state of Hawaii. The median income is 64.18%of the state average. Compounding this, Molokai's average household size (4.2 people) is substantially larger than the stateaverage (2.9 people). Census data shows that all Molokai residents live in qualified "Medically Underserved Areas" andERS/USDA "Food Deserts." As of December 2017, approximately 64% of Molokai's residents are receiving SNAP benefits. Changes/Problems:Initially, we did not meet our one year goals and requested two no-cost extensions. As of the end of our current extension, we met all of our goals except for Outcome 2.2 under Goal 2, which was in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We shut down our pop-up Mobile Market and focused exclusively on orders through our online ordering platform during our first nocost extension (2019 to 2020 FY). Because our island has very few medical resources, we kept our pop-up market closed since. We will reopen our pop-up market when we determine that it safe to do so again. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The most significant professional development has come through our membership in the Hawaiii Good Food Alliance. It isthrough the HGFA that we have been able to share Double Bucks implementation challenges and strategies, as well ascollaborate to secure a GusNIP grant for the entire state (almost $1Mil award). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Yes, they've been disseminted to Fair Food Network and the Hawaii Good Food Alliance What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Outcome 1.1: The number of SNAP recipients/households purchasing through Mobile Market website will increase from 15 in2017 to 150 in 2019. As of 2019, this was 77 households. But as of the end of the grant period in 2021, this was 186households Outcome 1.2: The dollar amount of produce purchased through Mobile Market website by SNAP & SNAP incentives willincrease from $3,000 in 2017 to $90,000 in 2019. Actual = $32,625.85 Total (SNAP purchases = $18,086.29; SNAP Incentives = $14,539.56). But as of the end of 2021, the Actual was $167,508.05 Total (SNAP purchases = $100,325.44;SNAP Incentives = $67,182.61). Outcome 2.1: The number of SNAP recipients/households purchasing through pop-up markets will increase from 5 in 2017 to 50 in 2019. Actual = 39 Walkup SNAP recipients/customers for 2019. As of the end of 21, the number of Walkup Snaprecipients/customers totalled 79. Outcome 2.2: The dollar amount of produce purchased through pop-up markets by SNAP & SNAP incentives will increasefrom $1,000 in 2017 to $30,000 in 2019. Actual = $703.17 Total (SNAP purchases = $370.78; Incentives = $332.39) at end of2019. At the end of 2021, actual was $1,604.73 Total (SNAP purchases = $841.13; Incentives = $763.60)
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audience is the entire island of Molokai, with a focus on our low-income residents. Our island is home to 7,300 people with the highest unemployment (10%) and poverty rates (20%) in the state of Hawaii. The median income is 64.18% of the state average. Compounding this, Molokai's average household size (4.2 people) is substantially larger than the state average (2.9 people). Census data shows that all Molokai residents live in qualified "Medically Underserved Areas" and ERS/USDA "Food Deserts." As of December 2017, approximately 64% of Molokai's residents are receiving SNAP benefits. Changes/Problems:Initially, we did not meet our one year goals and requested two no-cost extensions.As of the end of our current extension, wemet all of our goals except for Outcome 2.2 under Goal 2, which was in partdue to the COVID-19 pandemic. We shut down our pop-up Mobile Market and focused exclusively on orders through our online ordering platform during our first no-cost extension (2019 to 2020 FY). Because our island has very few medical resources, we kept our pop-up market closed since. We willreopen our pop-up market when we determine that it safe to do so again. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The most significant professional development has come through our membership in the Hawaiii Good Food Alliance. It is through the HGFA that we have been able to share Double Bucks implementation challenges and strategies, as well as collaborate to secure a GusNIP grant for the entire state (almost $1Mil award). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Yes, they've been disseminted to Fair Food Network and the Hawaii Good Food Alliance What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Outcome 1.1: The number of SNAP recipients/households purchasing through Mobile Market website will increase from 15 in 2017 to 150 in 2019. As of 2019, this was77 households. But as of the end of the grant period in 2021, this was 186 households. Outcome 1.2: The dollar amount of produce purchased through Mobile Market website by SNAP & SNAP incentives will increase from $3,000 in 2017 to $90,000 in 2019. Actual = $32,625.85 Total (SNAP purchases = $18,086.29; SNAP Incentives = $14,539.56). But as of the end of 2021, the Actual was $167,508.05Total (SNAP purchases =$100,325.44; SNAP Incentives = $67,182.61). Outcome 2.1: The number of SNAP recipients/households purchasing through pop-up markets will increase from 5 in 2017 to 50 in 2019. Actual = 39 Walkup SNAP recipients/customers for 2019. As of the end of 21, the number of Walkup Snap recipients/customers totalled 79. Outcome 2.2: The dollar amount of produce purchased through pop-up markets by SNAP & SNAP incentives will increase from $1,000 in 2017 to $30,000 in 2019. Actual = $703.17 Total (SNAP purchases = $370.78; Incentives = $332.39) at end of 2019. At the end of 2021, actual was $1,604.73 Total (SNAP purchases = $841.13; Incentives = $763.60)
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Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20
Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audience is the entire island of Molokai, with a focus on our low-income residents. Our island is home to 7,300 people with the highest unemployment (10%) and poverty rates (20%) in the state of Hawaii. The median income is 64.18% of the state average. Compounding this, Molokai's average household size (4.2 people) is substantially larger than the state average (2.9 people). Census data shows that all Molokai residents live in qualified "Medically Underserved Areas" and ERS/USDA "Food Deserts." As of December 2017, approximately 64% of Molokai's residents are receiving SNAP benefits. Changes/Problems:The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to close our pop-up farmers market. We will not open it again until it is safe to do so. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The most significant professional development has come through our membership in the Hawaii Good Food Alliance. It isthrough the HGFA that we have been able to share Double Bucks implementation challenges and strategies, as well ascollaborate to secure a GusNIP grant for the entire state (almost $1Mil award). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Yes, they've been disseminted to Fair Food Network and the Hawaii Good Food Alliance. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Overall, our main goal is to increase our rate of Double Bucks utilization over the next year. Our initial challenge was nothaving enough local produce, which we are addressing by providing farmer training programs. We are continuingto recruit more customers. We are doing this by: 1. Increasing our advertising efforts. 2. Working with our local healthcare providers (Molokai Community Health Center & Na Puuwai) to connect their patientswho have diet-related illnesses with fresh, local food. 3. Reaching out to our island's smaller mom and pop stores to see if we can implement Double Bucks for local produce there.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Outcome 1.1: The number of SNAP recipients/households purchasing through Mobile Market website will increase from 15 in 2017 to 150 in 2019. From 2018 to end of 2020 reporting period, the Actual was 105 households Outcome 1.2: The dollar amount of produce purchased through Mobile Market website by SNAP & SNAP incentives will increase from $3,000 in 2017 to $90,000 in 2019. From 2018 to 2020Actual = $90,889.17. Outcome 2.1: The number of SNAP recipients/households purchasing through pop-up markets will increase from 5 in 2017 to50 in 2019. From 2018 to 2020, Actual = 95 Walkup SNAP recipients/customers. Outcome 2.2: The dollar amount of produce purchased through pop-up markets by SNAP & SNAP incentives will increasefrom $1,000 in 2017 to $30,000 in 2019. Actual = $976 Total (SNAP purchases = $544.79; Incentives = $431.21).
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19
Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audience is the entire island of Molokai, with a focus on our low-income residents. Our island is home to 7,300 people with the highest unemployment (10%) and poverty rates (20%) in the state of Hawaii. The median income is 64.18% of the state average. Compounding this, Molokai's average household size (4.2 people) is substantially larger than the state average (2.9 people). Census data shows that all Molokai residents live in qualified "Medically Underserved Areas" and ERS/USDA "Food Deserts." As of December 2017, approximately 64% of Molokai's residents are receiving SNAP benefits. Changes/Problems:The only major change to our project is that we requested and received a 1-year (no cost) extension. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The most significant professional development has come through our membership in the Hawaii Good Food Alliance. It is through the HGFA that we have been able to share Double Bucks implementation challenges and strategies, as well as collaborate to secure a GusNIP grant for the entire state (almost $1Mil award). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Yes, they've been disseminted to Fair Food Network and the Hawaii Good Food Alliance. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Overall, our main goal is to increase our rate of Double Bucks utilization over the next year. Our initial challenge was not having enough local produce, which we are addressing by providing mini-grants and technical assistance to our local farmers. We are now working to recruit more customers. We are doing this by: 1. Increasing our advertising efforts. 2. Working with our local healthcare providers (Molokai Community Health Center & Na Pu?uwai) to connect their patients who have diet-related illnesses with fresh, local food. 3. Reaching out to our island's smaller mom and pop stores to see if we can implement Double Bucks for local produce there.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Outcome 1.1: The number of SNAP recipients/households purchasing through Mobile Market website will increase from 15 in 2017 to 150 in 2019. Actual = 77 households. Outcome 1.2: The dollar amount of produce purchased through Mobile Market website by SNAP & SNAP incentives will increase from $3,000 in 2017 to $90,000 in 2019. Actual = $32,625.85 Total (SNAP purchases = $18,086.29; SNAP Incentives = $14,539.56). Outcome 2.1: The number of SNAP recipients/households purchasing through pop-up markets will increase from 5 in 2017 to 50 in 2019. Actual = 39 Walkup SNAP recipients/customers. Outcome 2.2: The dollar amount of produce purchased through pop-up markets by SNAP & SNAP incentives will increase from $1,000 in 2017 to $30,000 in 2019. Actual = $703.17 Total (SNAP purchases = $370.78; Incentives = $332.39). *It should be noted that if added together, the total amounts from Outcomes 1 and 2 are correct. However, the split between the two is actually a little different. The reason for this disparity is that our tracking system is set up so that it is easier for us to track repeat SNAP customers through our on-line sales platform, instead of as a "walk-up customer". Thus, the number of SNAP customers and dollar amount of SNAP sales through the Pop-up Market is higher than the reported numbers.
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