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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 175,000 meals and snacks each month to 85+ 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 5 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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MANAGEMENT TEAM

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Mark Wainwright

Founder/Executive Director

Board Member

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Theresa Wainwright

Executive Administrative Director

Board Member

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Brian Williams

Executive Vice President

 Board Member

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Carla Williams

Executive Program Coordinator

 Board Member

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Michael Harris

Executive Marketing/ Finance Director

Board Member

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Chaela Wainwright

Administrative Assistant Film & Media Production

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Ernesha Johns

Executive Program Director

Board Member

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Natalya Adams

Office  Manager

Donor Relations

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Sherine Griffin

Board Chair

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Henry Howard

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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Jamahal Boyd

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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