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About Us

Who we are

In 2017, It Takes A Village To Feed One Child (ITAVFOC) became a non-profit 501(c)(3) sponsoring organization for the CACFP Food Program in PA. We also have an overall mission to address hunger and food insecurity for communities in need.

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Background

Our journey began in 2017 with Children's Place Preschool-Spring Garden, providing 400 meals and snacks monthly to low-income communities in Philadelphia.

 

Today, we proudly deliver over 150,000 meals and snacks each month to 75+ child, adult, & at-risk centers across Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, Chester, and Bucks Counties.

Mission

ITAVTFOC envisions a world where every individual, regardless of background, has access to nutritious food, fostering thriving communities and empowering lives.

Diversity

We are a 100% minority organization, both in staffing and on the board. Despite starting with a $0 revenue budget in 2017, we now operate with an annual budget of over 4 million,  as of 2024, exclusively supporting childcare centers in Pennsylvania.

 

The majority of the children we serve are from minority, low-income, and disadvantaged backgrounds in some of the poorest communities in the state.

Four Value Propositions

Our vision is reflected in the four ways our program provides free, reduced, and paid meals.

 

Everything that is part of the meal programs will be paid by federal and state funding, fund raising efforts, donors, and corporate partnerships.

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We will deliver Better Meals, Better Service, Better Administration, Better Quality, &
Better Sponsorship.

Contracted & Registered State Food Management, Catering Companies, & Meal Vendors
prepare and deliver nutritional, quality, and enjoyable meals daily.

We will always use all the funding provided by the State to further enhance the meal
programs.

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Our Team

MANAGEMENT TEAM

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Mark Wainwright

Founder &

Executive Director

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Nicole Alexander

Program Coordinator-Child and Adult Care Food Program & Board Member

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Theresa Wainwright

Administrative Director

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Chaela Wainwright

Administrative Assistant-Child & Adult Care Food Program-Social Media-Film & Media Production-Donor Platform

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Brian Williams

Executive Program Director-At Risk-Adult Care-After School Food Program & Board Member

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Leah Sharp

Administrative Assistant-Child and Adult Care Food Program-Corporate Partnerships & Grant Research/Writing

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Necol Rogers

Program Director-Child And Adult Care Food Program &

Board Member

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Geary Wilson

Board Chair

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Sherine Griffin

Board Member

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Theresa Boyd

Board Secretary

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Derek Syres

Board Member

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Carroll Tillman

Board Treasurer 

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Tomera Gilbert

Board Member

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Henry Howard

Board Member

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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution
is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation),
disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

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