2. Agenda
• Introductions
• VISTA and AHOC VISTA: A Brief Overview
• Consortium/Coalition: A Brief Overview
• The “Un Fun” Stuff
• Brainstorming for Future Meetings
• Wrap Up
3. VISTA & AHOC
• Formal Title: Anti Hunger & Opportunity Corps VISTA, serving at The
Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
• BA, Wright State University, 2008; MA, Argosy University, 2014
• VISTA Volunteers In Service To America
• AHOC Anti Hunger & Opportunity Corps
• Capacity building practices in a hunger focused atmosphere
• Goal: Address common hunger insecurity challenges,
nationwide, by addressing common barriers
• 1 year program
• 13,000 applicants 134 positions nationwide
4. Consortium FAQ
• Consortium/Coalition
• Same thing
• Our goal: Using our common SNAP outreach goals, more
effectively reach clients and address their needs
• Provide holistic support
• Referring clients for services
• Ideal members
• DES
• Religious non-profits
• Community organizations
• Topics for our meetings:
• Volunteer recruitment/training/maintaining/motivating
• Fundraising best practices, successes, etc
• Community needs assessment
• Integrating procedural changes into our programs,
including challenges
5. The Un Fun Stuff
• Meeting Time and Place
• Does not have to solely be at The Community Food Bank
• We can do teleconferencing
• Possibility that less will get accomplished than all of us
meeting in person
• What day(s) of the month are problematic for most/all of us?
• 3rd Thu: 930a-1030a: ACAA/DES Phone Call
• Appoint a Facilitator and Secretary
• Who is good at taking minutes or has shorthand skills?
• Minutes will be emailed 24 hours after each meeting to
coalition/consortium members
• Who do we want to make sure the meetings run well?
• How often would we like to choose a new facilitator?
6. The Un Fun Stuff
• Ground Rules
• What are some basic guidelines that we want to operate
under?
• Why do we need this?
• Sometimes, passions will run high
• “Everything I Ever Needed to Know in Life I Learned in
Kindergarten”
• Say please and thank you
• Take turns
• Listen
7. Brainstorming
• What types of topics would we like to discuss?
• Brainstorming only!
• Fundraising & Grant Writing
• Volunteerism
• Best practices
• SNAP Policies
• Addressing common challenges
• Creating Benefit Access Plans
• Upcoming procedural changes
8. Thank You for
Coming!
• Take a business card, if you haven’t
• Please remember to sign in
• Thank you for coming!
