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Page 4 of 9 to the community’s demand for our services, Bridging embarked on an organizational development 128 initiative. This year, we will implement significant organizational changes that have an impact on 129 the East Metro families we support, who make up 40% of the families we serve. 130 131 132 Keystone Request: $10,000 133 134 Organization’s service to the Roseville community 135 Keystone operates the largest food shelf operation in Ramsey County, including all of the Roseville 136 Area School District. Keystone’s two Foodmobiles bring food shelf services to low-income individuals, 137 families and seniors in the Roseville Area on regular routes. Keystone’s food shelf home delivery 138 service brings food shelf resources directly to the homes of Roseville Area seniors and people with 139 disabilities. Our community-based food distributions provide low-barrier, convenient access to as many 140 as 1,000 households per event. Roseville Area residents also visit Keystone’s brick and mortar food 141 shelves. In 2022, Keystone Basic Needs programs provided food support for 9,165 Roseville area 142 residents at a costof $319,348 (21% of people served by Keystone Basic Needs Programs). 143 144 Impact of COVID on organization 145 The pandemic years have been a serious challenge for Keystone and the residual effects continue to be 146 felt by our community. Due to Covid-related economic volatility and subsequent inflation, Keystone’s 147 food support programs have never been busier. The rising cost of food is hitting low-income households 148 hard and many households that have never sought assistance before are turning to Keystone to help 149 them put food on the table. In 2020, 6,162 Ramsey County residents accessed Keystone food resources 150 for the first time. In 2021, another 4,970 did. In 2022, Keystone food support programs served a 151 staggering 12,851first-time participants. Overall, the number of visits to Keystone food shelves and 152 mobile food programs increased by 70% in 2022 compared to 2021 (25,366 visits in 2021 vs. 43,254 153 visits in 2022). 154 155 Keystone had to innovate quickly to deliver food during the pandemic, greatly expanding our mobile 156 food programs to include increased Foodmobile capacity, a new food shelf home delivery program, and 157 community-based food distribution events. We had to accomplish this with many fewer retiree-age 158 volunteers (due to Covid risks faced by older adults) and we still don’t have the number of volunteers 159 we need. In addition, the 30% reduction in federal commodities we receive and the higher cost of key 160 foods like meat, eggs and milk is having a significant impact on Keystone’s Basic Needs budget. We 161 added 25% more in our 2023 food budget so we have the funds to provide the foods requested by our 162 participants. Covid-related economic disruptions are both increasing Keystone’s cost per person 163 served and increasing the number of people we serve. 164 165 Use of ARPA grant funds 166 Keystone is requesting $10,000 which we will use to pay a portion of our FT food shelf home delivery 167 program coordinator. This program is directly related to pandemic-driven needs and has a high impact 168 in Roseville. Targeting funds here will simplify reporting and ensure compliance with ARP 169 requirements. 170 171 Karen Organization of Minnesota (KOM) Request: $10,000 172 173 Organization’s service to the Roseville community 174 KOM is located on Rice Street near Highway 36 in Roseville, at the intersection of southeastern 175