Healthy Hunger Relief

Des Moines Area Religious Council

2019 Progress Report

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Des Moines Area Religious Food Network is a Partnership for a Healthier America partner.
Year Committed: 2017
Length of Commitment: 3 years
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Committed to increase distribution over three (3) years of the produce category, including all forms of fresh, frozen, canned, and dried fruits and vegetables, by thirty percent (30%), and implement Pilot Test I for a new Pantry 2.0 model that incentivizes healthy food choices.

Verified Results

  • Implementation Date

    December 2018

    Reporting Date

    September 2019

    Commitment Element

    Implement ten (10) nutritious food choices specifically for ages 0-2 years in all food pantries.

    Progress To Date

    Des Moines Area Religious Council offers 17 different types of fruit and vegetable baby food puree varieties to each pantry. All pantries received and distributed the baby food purees, with the exception of one, that serves as a homeless shelter, primarily serving adults.

  • Implementation Date

    June 2020

    Reporting Date

    September 2019

    Commitment Element

    Distnbute a minimum of seventy-five (75) recipes that meet PHA Healthier Recipe Guidelines.

    Progress To Date

    Des Moines Area Religious Council is in the process of creating a Nutrition Advisory Committee which will support its efforts to develop additional healthier recipes for clients. In 2019, nine different recipes that meet PHA’s Healthier Recipe guidelines were created and distributed in collaboration with USA Pulses.

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