The recipient entity's physical address:
           125 W 30th Ave, Covington LA 70433

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           125 W 30th Ave, Covington LA 70433

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  8539

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $50,000

What type of request is this?  General Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Gianna Schlottman - Chairwoman
200 Mattingly Lane, Madisonville LA 70447
April Lafontaine - Vice Chairwoman
363 Memphis Trace, Covington LA 70433
Samuel Baumgartner - Secretary
75421 Hwy 1081, Covington LA 70433
Michael Sciortino, Jr - Treasurer
124 Butternut Lane, Mandeville LA 70448
Christie Brown - Board Member
406 N Florida St, Unit G, Covington LA 70433
Bishop Leroy Divinity - Board Member
12434 Hollins Rd, Folsom LA 70437
Teresa Morel - Board Member
1509 Aristocrat Ct, Covington LA 70433
Thomas Schneidau - Board Member
435 Autumnwood Rd, Slidell LA 70458
Benjamin Strecker - Board Member
1193 Brook Ct, Mandeville LA 70448
Dr Grayson Terral - Board Member
7 Mockingbird Rd, Covington LA 70433
Luther Willems - Board Member
224 Delta Dr, Mandeville LA 70448

Yvette Roussel - CEO
2443 Bluff Ct, Mandeville LA 70448
Kara Mattingly - Program Director
740 Heavens Dr #4, Mandeville LA 70471

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           Northshore Food Bank is seeking funds to expand its existing Kids Weekend Food Program for the 2025-2026 school year by opening and managing a Student Choice Pantry located in each of the eight St Tammany Parish Public high schools that will support high school and junior high students in the Kids In Transition (KIT) program.
In collaboration with St Tammany Parish Public Schools, Northshore Food Bank currently operates a Kids Weekend Food Program in seven Title 1 elementary schools throughout the parish. This program provides nutritious, easy-to-open food items to children during summer months.
Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, our program has served 930 students at these schools.
We plan to extend this successful program to incorporate the current 229 high school and junior high students in St Tammany Parish Public Schools’ Kids In Transition (KIT) program, through a Student Choice Pantry program. Students in the KIT program are those identified as having a lack of fixed, regular or adequate housing. They may also be an unaccompanied youth who does not reside with a legal parent or guardian.
We will work with STPPS to open a Student Choice Pantry at each of the parish’s eight public high schools to specifically serve KIT students. A Student Choice Pantry at each high school will be stocked with items each KIT student can personally select each day to meet their nutritional needs and will accommodate their living arrangement – easy to prepare, microwaveable items.
These Student Choice Pantries will stock numerous nutritional food items for easy to prepare dinner and snacks during the week and weekends, which will supplement the loss of school breakfasts and lunches during the week.
Currently there are approximately 229 KIT students at the junior high and high school level in St Tammany Parish public schools. We will work together with the three Mental Health Providers (MHP) that represent the 8 high schools to manage the program at the school level – Salmen, Slidell, and Northshore High Schools in Slidell, Pearl River HS in Pearl River, Fontainbleau, Lakeshore, and Mandeville High Schools in Mandeville, and Covington High School in Covington.
MHPs at each high school will also support the KIT students at each of their junior high locations.
They will be responsible to work with us to track student use, as well as keep us informed of inventory and additional needs. No personal student or family information will be shared with Northshore Food Bank.
According to Feeding America, 1 in 6 (16.6%) children in St. Tammany Parish experiences daily hunger, and lack of access to healthy food can negatively impact a child's physical and mental health, academic performance, and future economic opportunities. The program's goals are to improve the overall health of vulnerable children, ensure food-insecure students have necessary nutrition, and support development during a crucial growth period.
Additionally, by providing food on a daily basis for these vulnerable students, the program enhances food security for both the students and their families.

Northshore Food Bank has been working with the St. Tammany Parish School System since the Kids Weekend Food Program’s inception in 2022 to identify the public schools with the greatest need. Together, we have set the parameters of the program to address weekend meal gaps for elementary-age children and promote better health, academic readiness, and long-term prospects for participants.
By expanding the program to now serve students in the KIT program in the junior high and high schools for 2025-2026 school year, Northshore Food Bank aims to reach more food-insecure youth, providing them with essential nutrition to support their health, education, and future success.
Funds will be used to purchase necessary food items throughout the school year to stock these pantries.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Professional Services. . . $0
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $0
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $62,500

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          Northshore Food Bank’s mission is to provide access to basic needs.
In following this mission, we hope to build on the success of our Kids Weekend Food program to support more food-insecure and vulnerable youth throughout St Tammany Parish.
Feedback from St Tammany Parish Public Schools administration, staff, and families indicates that our current Kids Weekend Food Program that supports elementary-aged students is highly effective. Children eagerly anticipate their food bags each Friday, looking forward to the nutritious meals they will receive over the weekend. This anticipation and the regular provision of food have led to notable positive changes in student behavior.
School administrators have observed anecdotal improvements in focus and concentration during classes, increased levels of physical activity, and higher academic performance, with many students achieving better grades.
Our program impact extends beyond just providing food; it fosters a more conducive learning environment and supports the overall well-being and development of the students.
By expanding to provide essential food assistance for older students in the KIT program, we help set them up for success in the classroom and as they start to venture into the workforce, by improving educational outcomes and overall well-being of St Tammany youth.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          The overall goal of Northshore Food Bank’s Student Choice Pantry is:
• To provide regular and consistent nutritional food assistance to high school and junior high school students who may lack stability in their current life outside of school.
• To address childhood food insecurity
• To improve educational outcomes and overall well-being of St Tammany youth

We aim to reach this goal by:
• Collaborate with Mental Health Providers (MHPs) with St Tammany Parish Public School to set-up, open and maintain a Student Choice Pantry at each of the eight public high schools.
• Keep Student Choice Pantries stocked by delivering essential food items to serve high school and junior high students enrolled in the parish’s KIT program.
• Serve high school and junior high students enrolled in the parish’s KIT program.
• Work closely with MHPs who will ensure KIT program students are aware of their Student Choice Pantry.
• Work with MHPs who will track pantry use, identify and make us aware of inventory needs.
• Annually review program for effectiveness and success, and make any improvements necessary.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           School year 2025-2026

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                 N/A
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                 N/A

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 N/A

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                  N/A

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               N/A

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
               N/A

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
               

          What is the nature of the relationship? 

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 N/A

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               N/A


Contact Information
name:  Yvette Roussel 
                                       address:  125 W 30th Ave, Covington LA 70433
                                       phone:  985-893-1485
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  yroussel@northshorefoodbank.org
                                       relationship to entity:  CEO