Learn how to connect people with Angel Food Ministries and stretch their food dollar. If you are a case manager, social worker or otherwise help fragile populations who need to increase their nutritional intake. View this brief video to learn how.

1. Referring Clients to Angel Food
Stretching the Nutrition Dollar
Angel Food Virginia
David Mills
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2. About Angel Food Ministries
• Provides Charitable Food Relief on a
monthly basis
• Offers a menu and shared cost approach
• Offered at over 200 sites in Virginia
• Provides about 1 week of main meals for
family of 4, or 10 senior meals
• Operates as a food cooperative
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3. The Angel Food Model
• Is uniquely suited to help your clients:
– Available in community locations
– Has a substantial impact that “stretches” the
available food dollar
– Improves nutritional purchasing using SNAP
– Connects clients to healthy local social
networks
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4. The Angel Food Model
• The Food:
– Is based on a variable monthly menu
– Is not surplus, and contains both proteins and
vegetables
– Offers an approximate 2X value
– Is dignity based because it operates as a
cooperative, volunteers do the work,
participants can volunteer and purchase
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5. The Angel Food
Model
Sample Menu:
Signature Box
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6. Making Referrals to Angel Food
$101 Individual
$227 Family
How Angel Food (2008 Average, USDA)
Stretches the Food
Dollar
Order
Signature Box $30 (aprox. value $60)
Special Box $20 (aprox. value $40)
With EBT= $50 (aprox. value $100)
$101 Benefit now has Individual: 50%
$151 buying power; SNAP Benefit Impact
$227 Benefit now has Family: $22% SNAP
$277 buying power Benefit Impact
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7. How to Make Referrals
• What kind of clients might benefit?
– SNAP, WIC, TANF
– Unemployed
– Seniors
– Families
– Recovery and Re-entry
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8. How to Make Referrals
• What are the qualifications?
– Angel Food has no pre-qualifications or
income test.
– It operates as a food cooperative and
advance payment is required (about 5-7 days
in VA.
– Referrals simply require your assistance in
helping your client learn about and connect
with a local Angel Food host site.
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9. How to Make Referrals
• Angel Food is a simple referral
– It is housed in local churches and non profits
– Does not discriminate
– Does not require any religious activity
– Accepts SNAP EBT cards
• Orders occur once per month, food is
delivered about 7 days later
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10. How to make referrals
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http://www.angelfoodministries.com
“Find a Local Site”
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12. Find a site that is close to your client:
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13. Provide the basic information,
and connect the client by phone:
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14. Referral Form
• This form is not required
• But may assist you
• Located at www.angelfoodva.org
– under “Become a Host or Refer”
• Monthly Menu is also available at
– http://www.angelfoodministries.com
• Online orders can also
be made
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15. Case Worker Information about
Angel Food Ministries
Dawn Mills
888-652-0119
www.angelfoodva.org
www.angelfoodministries.com
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