Food Metrics Report 2020 - New York City

2y ago
22 Views
2 Downloads
9.89 MB
68 Pages
Last View : 16d ago
Last Download : 2m ago
Upload by : Jerry Bolanos
Transcription

Food Metrics Report2020The City of New YorkMayor Bill de BlasioFood Policy

Cover Photo Credit: Mayoral Photography Office

LETTER FROM THEDIRECTOR OF FOODPOLICY1ADDRESSINGFOOD INSECURITY IN NEWYORK CITY2IMPROVINGCITY FOOD PROCUREMENT ANDSERVICE3INCREASINGHEALTHY FOOD ACCESS AND AWARENESS4SUPPORTINGA JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOODSYSTEMAPPENDIXLOCAL LAW52

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORDear Fellow New YorkersAs we have all witnessed, the COVID-19 pandemic has had unprecedentedimpacts on all aspects of New York City life. While the pandemic has deepenedthe challenges facing our neighbors and businesses, it has also reinvigoratedattention around the importance of creating a food system that is healthy,equitable, and resilient.The pandemic has acutely illustrated how a myriad of factors – includingnational and international dynamics – affect our city’s food system, but wehave shown a steadfast commitment at the local level to ensure that all NewYorkers, regardless of where they live, their income level, age, ability, genderidentity, race, ethnicity or immigration status, can take full advantage of foodthat promotes individual and planetary health.Despite the tremendous challenges faced this year, the City’s commitment tofood equity has never been stronger. We believe access to food is a fundamentalhuman right and it is our responsibility as a city to ensure that all residentshave the ability and opportunity to access culturally-appropriate, nutritious,and affordable food through the systems and resources we deliver.This year’s Food Metrics Report provides a brief overview of the production,processing, distribution, and consumption of food provided by City agenciesto communities across all five boroughs and highlights the progress the Cityis making towards building a resilient and equitable food system. In midMarch, as a result of COVID-19, City agencies had to adapt to new ways ofserving New Yorkers. In most instances, in-person programming and mealprovision halted. As such, this year’s report captures data between July 2019and February 2020. Also included in this report is a summary of the COVID-19food efforts between March and June 2020. It should be noted that the FoodMetrics Report captures outputs rather than outcomes. As such, it shouldn’t beused to evaluate programs. Also, given the challenges of capturing data duringthe pandemic, this year’s data is not comparable to last year’s data.I would like to acknowledge the strong leadership of Mayor Bill de Blasio, ourDeputy Mayors, and the many Commissioners and frontline agency staff thatwork around the clock to support the policies and services that advance ourfood system to support the health of all New Yorkers and our planet.Sincerely,Kate MacKenzie, M.S., R.D.DirectorThe Mayor’s Office of Food PolicyPhoto Credit: Mayoral Photography Office7

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICFOOD RESPONSE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMICThe COVID-19 crisis has challenged New York City in many ways. Food - the way it getsinto our City, the way it moves around the City, and the way it gets into the hands of NewYorkers - is one of them.An interagency “Food Czar Team,” was assembled to confront these challenges headon. The team involved staff from the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy, Department ofSanitation, Emergency Management, New York City Economic Development Corporation,Department of Transportation, Taxi and Limousine Commission, and many others. Thisteam approached two distinct problems: 1) the need to combat food insecurity caused bythe pandemic, and 2) the need to secure and protect the City’s food supply chain.On April 15, Mayor de Blasio and the Food Czar team released “Feeding New York,” tooutline the programs already set in place to meet the needs of food insecure New Yorkersas well as plans to make a 25M investment in the City’s pantry system, secure the foodsupply chain, and establish an emergency food reserve.FEEDING NEW YORKERSThe Food Czar Team made a commitment that we would not allow the crisis of this virus tobecome a crisis of hunger. In April, food insecurity estimates based on new unemploymentclaims and increased claims for HRA cash assistance and SNAP benefits, showed thatfood insecurity had potentially grown by nearly one million, from 1.1 million before thepandemic to 2 million at its height. In response, the City stood up three programs.GetFood Emergency Home Food DeliveriesA central element of the COVID-19 food response is the Emergency Home Food Deliveryprogram. In the beginning of the pandemic, thousands of taxi drivers, short of work due tothe pandemic, signed up to be paid to deliver free meals to any New Yorker who cannot goout, has no one to go out for them, and cannot afford private delivery options. Operatingout of approximately 10 distribution hubs across the city (sites like the KingsbridgeArmory or Al Oerter Rec Center), these taxi drivers were at the height of the pandemicdelivering over one million meals per day. In addition to a standard meal, vegetarian,Kosher, and Halal options were available. Through June, 61 million meals were deliveredto the homes of New Yorkers.Photo Credit: Mayoral Photography OfficePhoto Credit: Mayoral Photography OfficeGrab-n-Go MealsWhen New York City schools shut down in March, students no longer had consistentaccess to high quality breakfast and lunch every weekday. In a matter of days, more than500 school sites opened up to serve any New Yorker, including adults, no questions asked.The program steadily distributed over 2 million meals per week. Between March andJune, 32 million meals were distributed through public schools.89

The team also worked to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in areas that supply food to NewYork City, and respond appropriately to regional outbreaks. This prevented repeats of thesupply chain disruptions seen early in the pandemic, when staples like flour and lentils weredifficult to find.AN ONGOING COMMITMENTDemand for emergency home delivered meals reached its height in late June, and has leveledoff and steadily declined ever since as the city has reopened. That said, since March, HRAhas had three times as many applications for SNAP benefits and twice as many applicationsfor cash assistance as in the three months prior. The agency has received 113,617 moreapplications than in the same period last year, a 140% increase. It is clear that the needpersists, and we will do whatever we can to support New Yorkers with access to nutritious,high-quality food.Photo Credit: Mayoral Photography OfficeCoordinating Food and Funds to Food PantriesNew York City’s network of soup kitchens and food pantries not only faced extraordinarydemand resulting from COVID-19, but also had to quickly adapt to new ways of operating.Many sites experienced program closures due to the pause order, had to institute new socialdistancing requirements, and had difficulties recruiting and retaining volunteers. To supportthese efforts, the Food Czar Team distributed 25 million in direct funding assistance. Fundingcould be used for food, operational expenses related to the COVID-19 response; supplies,including PPE and food packaging; staffing; transportation for meal delivery; costs to supportpop-up emergency feeding distribution; equipment for expanded operations; technologycosts related to COVID-19; and outreach related to benefits enrollment.Photo Credit: Mayoral Photography OfficePROTECTING OUR SUPPLY CHAINAt the same time, the Food Czar Team was enacting a separate workstream to monitor andprotect our food supply chain. Because of the high cost of long-term storage in the city,at any given time, the five boroughs are estimated to only have enough food on hand forapproximately five days. As such, we made certain to have a clear line of sight into the foodsupply coming into the city.New York is home to approximately 40,000 unique points of food sale – everything fromwholesale markets to corner bodegas. The Food Czar team worked with representativesfrom food businesses of all sizes, ensuring their staff had access to PPE, helping to promoteappropriate distancing, and engaging in public information campaigns about price gouging.1011

Food insecurity is the lack of access, at times, to enough nutritionally adequate food for anactive, healthy life for all members of a household. Food insecure families may worry thatfood will run out before they have enough money to buy more, eat less than they should,or be unable to afford to eat balanced meals. New York City is working towards becominga city where everyone has enough nutritious food to eat, through a range of initiativesin partnership with community-based and nonprofit organizations. Understanding thatpoverty is the root cause of food insecurity, New York City has taken action to increaseNew Yorkers’ earning potential and reduce the cost of living. Each year, the City designatestax-levied dollars for the City’s own emergency food program, making New York City aleader in prioritizing food access for those most in need. The City has worked to makeit easier to access benefits programs by investing in SNAP outreach, language accessservices, and mobile platforms that streamline processes.Indicator: Food InsecurityPART 1.ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITYIN NEW YORK CITYThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) monitors the extent and severityof food insecurity in U.S. households through an annual, nationally representativesurvey. There were 1.1 million New Yorkers who were food insecure during 2018. Eachyear, the City designates City Tax-Levied (CTL) dollars for the City’s own emergencyfood program, making New York City a leader in prioritizing food access for those mostin need. The City has made it easier to access benefits programs by investing in SNAPoutreach, language access services, and mobile platforms that streamline processes.Photo Credit: Mayoral Photography Office81213

FOODINSECURITYMeal GapFood Insecurity RateFeeding America has done analyses to project national food insecurity data to the county level andidentify where there is a meal gap, the meals missing from the homes of families and individualsstruggling with food insecurity. In 2018 (the latest available data), New York City was missing nearly185 million 12.2%2,309,697228,660STATEN ISLANDSTATEN ISLAND7,248,500NEW YORK CITY184,864,2009.9%Source: Food Bank for New York City analysis based on Gundersen, C., A. Dewey, M. Kato, A. Crumbaugh, &M. Strayer. Map the Meal Gap 2020: A Report on County and Congressional District Food Insecurity and County Food Cost in the United States in 2018. Feeding America, 2020.475,889represents 1M people.38,698,10042,8309.0%1,092,33012.9%NEW YORK CITY8,443,416represents 1M people.Total Population 2018Estimated Food-insecure PopulationFoodInsecurityRateSource: Food Bank for New York City analysis based on Gundersen, C., A. Dewey, M. Kato, A.Crumbaugh, & M. Strayer. Map the Meal Gap 2020: A Report on County and Congressional DistrictFood Insecurity and County Food Cost in the United States in 2018. Feeding America, 2020.1415

FOODINSECURITYEmergency Food Assistance ProgramThe Human Resources Administration’s (HRA) Emergency Food Assistance Program(EFAP) seeks to improve the nutrition of New Yorkers who are experiencing foodinsecurity. It does this by providing nutritious food to emergency food programs (foodpantries and community kitchens). Food items meet the NYC Food Standards and areselected based on the nutritional, cultural, and dietary needs of the diverse communitiesof NYC.The City of New York has made it a priority to invest City Tax-Levied dollars into anemergency food program, thereby continuing to support the provision of food andfunding to providers. We remain committed to supporting the city’s emergency foodproviders with purchases of nutritious food, and are working to connect food insecureNew Yorkers with food assistance benefits. As of July 1, 2020, EFAP provides food andfunding to 574 individual emergency food programs.In Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, EFAP distributed 15.0 million pounds of shelf stable and frozenfoods. In the same period, EFAP programs reported serving more than 17.5 millionpeople (this is a self -reported, duplicated statistic).SNAPThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program serves nearly 1.5million New York City, or 20 percent of the population on average each month.MEASURE AND DISTRIBUTION OFSNAP RECIPIENTSBRONXBROOKLYNMANHATTANQUEENSSTATEN ,492,474SNAP Recipients, October 2019Source: NYC Human Resources AdministrationPhoto Credit: Mayoral Photography Office1617

FOODINSECURITYSNAP Benefits for Older AdultsSince September 2014, the Benefits Data Trust (BDT) and DSS partnershiphas sought to create systemic changes for public benefits access, focusingon widely available benefit programs across the five boroughs of NYC andthose that research has shown improve health, education, employment and/or mobility. While the program has expanded to support people of all ageswith SNAP application assistance, the focus of helping low-income, olderNew Yorkers access multiple benefits such as health insurance, rent freezeprograms and heating assistance, remains a priority. Using sophisticateddata-matching analytics and technology, paired with a contact centermodel, this program has sent 305,000 mail-based outreaches to likelyeligible older adult (60 ) households. More than 51,700 applications formultiple public benefits have been submitted on behalf of older adulthouseholds, including 41,600 SNAP applications on ACCESS HRA.BDT has responded to the COVID-19 emergency by fielding a highervolume of calls resulting from referrals from other groups andagencies across the City. Since mid-March, BDT has received 1,500referral calls and submitted 1,260 SNAP applications as a result of thesecalls.THE 2018 SNAPPARTICIPATIONRATE FOROLDER ADULTSWAS 72.9%The Department for the Aging (DFTA) also includes a SNAP evaluationin their intake form. The average monthly number of SNAP recipientsage 65 and older for FY 2020 is 342,526. The 2018 SNAP participation rate(the percent receiving benefits among those who were eligible) for olderadults (ages 60 ) in NYC was 72.9%. The national participation rate for olderprograms. In addition, this program conducted presentations at various communitybased, human services, and government organizations, and monitored SNAP outreachactivity at 402 community-based organizations. The budget for the SNAP OutreachServices Program for FY 19 was 1.7 million. HRA has worked to make applying forbenefits programs easy and accessible to all New Yorkers through the ACCESS HRA(AHRA) initiative. Clients and members of the public interacting with HRA and theDepartment of Social Services (DSS) can access information and services in multiplelanguages online, in person, or telephonically. The Access HRA mobile app is alsoavailable in seven languages, and provides access to clients’ HRA cases.The Department of Social Services (DSS) Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO)conducts targeted outreach campaigns to organizations serving specific populations,including older adults, LGBTQI, persons with disabilities and immigrantcommunities, to expand benefits access to SNAP benefits through ACCESS HRA.OAO conducts presentations and attends resource fairs, farmers markets, and otherevents to promote SNAP awareness and increase engagement. In FY 2020, OAOfacilitated AHRA trainings for 4,132 Community Based Organization (CBO) staffwho provide SNAP enrollment services to their clients. Three-quarters of those(3,025 staff) were trained between April and June 2020 to support clients experiencingfood insecurity during the COVID-19 crisis. ACCESS HRA trainings cover topicsincluding SNAP applications, recertifications, mobile document upload, and/or casemanagement through the AHRA Provider Portal. By the end of FY 2020, there weremore than 300 CBOs enrolled in the Provider Portal. OAO also collaborates withselected partner CBOs and City agencies, to provide additional information aboutbenefits and to provide enrollment assistance via AHRA at these locations. On-sitesupport was temporarily suspended in March 2020.adults as of 2017 was 48%. 1SNAP Outreach ProgramsHRA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) SupportServices educates the public about SNAP benefits in order to maximize theCity’s use of available federal programs to increase the purchasing powerof low-income New Yorkers. SNAP Support Services provides SNAPtrainings and presentations, prescreens potentially eligible applicants, andassists with the SNAP application process. In FY 19, SNAP Support Servicesconducted outreach at 165 community sites and three SNAP facilitatedenrollment.118USDA Food and Nutrition Service, 2019Footnote: 2017 is the latest available national data on this metric19

Agency Meals and Food StandardsNew York City uses the scale of its food procurement and food service programs topurchase and provide food that meets high nutrition standards, and where possible, issourced regionally.The Mayor’s Office of Food Policy has initiated a Good Food Purchasing initiative forCity agencies that procure and serve food to improve the institutional plate throughthe values set forth in the Good Food Purchasing framework. The categories forprocurement action include: nutrition, environmental sustainability, valued workforce,animal welfare, and local economies. Through this work, New York City is using itspurchasing power to shape the market and create more socially-responsible foodproducts and partnerships. New York City has existing frameworks, including the NYCFood Standards, through which City agencies are demonstrating strong performance.The Good Food Purchasing framework will be integrated into ongoing procurementstrategies in order to continue to advance our values of healthy food for people and theplanet through procurement and provision to New Yorkers.PART 2.IMPROVING CITY FOODPROCUREMENT AND SERVICEThe Agency Standards for Meals/Snacks Purchased and Served (Food Standards) wereestablished by Mayoral Executive Order 122 of 2008 and set nutrition requirements forthe foods purchased and meals and snacks served by City agencies. The Food Standardsare an integral part of the City’s effort to increase access to healthy foods by improvingthe nutritional quality of food served in City programs and help to combat some of thestructural inequities that make opportunities for healthy eating so challenging. To keepabreast with emerging guidelines, research and nutritional science, the Food Standardsare reviewed and revised at least every three years.The Standards typically apply to approximately 230 million meals and snacks servedper year in 11 City agencies, and across a variety of settings, including schools, seniorcenters, homeless shelters, public hospitals and care facilities, childcare centers, afterschool programs, and correctional facilities. From July 2019 to February 2020, 11 Cityagencies served approximately 144 million meals and snacks including more than 103million meals and snacks in schools. During this same time period, agencies had anaverage compliance rate of 90% with the standards. See Appendix G for full data onAgency Food Standards.142021

FOODSERVICEDOE Food ProcurementThe New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) operates the largest school food serviceprogram in the United States, spending more than 200 million annually on food, and serving,in a typical year, more than 950,000 meals per day. As New York City confronts the ongoingeffects of the COVID-19 pandemic, its food service operation was marshalled alongside otherfood relief efforts aimed at ensuring food security for all New York City residents.The DOE’s Office of Food and Nutrition Services (OFNS) continue

food insecurity had potentially grown by nearly one million, from 1.1 million before the pandemic to 2 million at its height. In response, the City stood up three programs. GetFood Emergency Home Food Deliveries A central element of the COVID-19 food response is the Emergency Home Food Delivery program.

Related Documents:

3: HR metrics ⁃ Examples of different HR metrics ⁃ HR process metrics vs. HR outcome metrics 4: HR and business outcomes ⁃ Going from HR metrics to business metrics ⁃ The difference between metrics and KPIs Course & Reading Material Assignment Module 2 Quiz 2 VALUE THROUGH DATA AND HR METRICS MODULE 2

metrics are any different, or is it just an application of classical metrics (desktop metrics) to a new medium (web metrics). In our research, we propose to investigate these issues, and present the distinguishable metrics for the Quality Assurance(QA) processes involved in Web-Applications, as opposed to traditional desktop software application.

Metrics for Software Testing: Managing with Facts: Part 2: Process Metrics Provided by Rex Black Consulting Services (www.rbcs-us.com) Introduction In the previous article in this series, I offered a number of general observations about metrics, illustrated with examples. We talked about the use of metrics to manage testing and quality with facts.

2.2.1 Product and Process Metrics Generally within a software development project, software metrics can be classified into process metrics and product metrics (Conte et al. 1986, Hunter 1990): Process metrics quantify attributes of the development process and the development environment such as the number of defects found

3. Policy Changes 4. Annual Food Metrics 5. Supporting Maps & Charts a. SNAP households and SNAP retailers in Detroit b. Heart disease rates in Detroit c. Full-line grocery store by square footage in Detroit Detroit Food Policy Council // Detroit Health Department 3 DETROIT Food Metrics Report 2018

Types of food environments Community food environment Geographic food access, which refers to the location and accessibility of food outlets Consumer food environment Food availability, food affordability, food quality, and other aspects influencing food choices in retail outlets Organizational food environment Access to food in settings

4 Tier 2 - Process Safety Event Indicators 4.1 Tier 2 Indicator Purpose 4.2 Tier 2 Process Safety Event Thresholds 5 Reporting Process Safety Event Tier 1 and Tier 2 Metrics 5.1 Rate Adjusted Metrics 5.2 Industry Process Safety Metrics 5.3 PSE Metrics Interpretations and Examples

Landscape LevelsLandscape Levels Landscape -metrics are computed for the entire landscape. Class - metrics are computed by landscape classmetrics are computed by landscape class (e.g. cover types or habitat types) Patch - metrics are computed for each patch. A limited n mber of metrics are a ailablelimited number of metrics are available.