Service Provider and Partners Survey

Ramsey County COVID-19 Food Security and Basic Needs Distribution

Ramsey County would like your help assessing household food and basic needs within our community, including food accessibility and availability during the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Ramsey County is seeking immediate input for the development of a food and basic needs supply and distribution system that is:

Prepared to meet the needs for up to 300,000 people that could potentially lose regular access to meals and basic needs.

Informed by solutions, through consultation and collaboration with community partners and residents, on how we address loss of food security and access to basic needs in the most vulnerable communities.

Designed in collaboration with community partners and residents, so that resources are available to those in need throughout Ramsey County.

We appreciate your time and input on the following survey. Please respond by the priority deadline on Friday, April 3 at 11:59 p.m. CST.

Thank you.

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* 1. Community Organization or Group Name (if applicable):

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* 2. First and Last Name:

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* 3. Primary Contact Email:

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* 4. Mailing Address:

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* 5. City:

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* 6. State

Minnesota

Other

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* 7. Zip Code:

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* 8. What services area(s) do you reach and/or serve, particularly in Ramsey County? Please provide cities and/or zip codes if able.

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* 9. What racial, ethnic and cultural communities do you serve? Check all that apply.

African American

African Born

American Indian

Asian

Hispanic/Latinx

Multi-Racial

White

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What are the primary age range(s) that you serve? Check all that apply.

0-10

10-17

18-25

25-35

36-50

50-70

70+

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* 11. What types of food security programs do you provide? Check all that apply.

Food bank - an organization that collects product from the food industry and food drives, inventories and stores it, and distributes it to agencies

Food delivery services (door-to-door)

Food outreach and awareness to community and residents

Meal services (on-site meals at churches, community sites, shelters, etc.)

Food shelf/pantry - an individual site that distributes bags or boxes of food directly to those in need who reside in a specified area

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What are you currently seeing/hearing regarding the overall community food resource needs? Check all that apply.

Lack of transportation to available food resources.

The available food purchasing resources are not accessible to all community members, and it is difficult to get to (i.e. lack of transportation, lack of SNAP/WIC acceptance, etc.).

The food available in the community as a whole are not sufficient in quantity.

The food available is not affordable to all households.

There are inadequate resources from which people can purchase foods, and a lack of supplies at stores.

There are not enough food at food shelves and/or banks.

Ability to or concern about leaving the house to shop, particularly for high risk groups.

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What is your estimated increase in demand for your services in the last 7 days?

Same / no change

Less than doubled

Doubled

Tripled

Quadrupled

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What is your current maximum food service capacity (i.e. 500 bags of groceries a day)?

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* 15. What are your current and projected volunteer staffing needs?

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* 16. What are other basic needs that your clients or customers are lacking? Check all that apply.

Access to clothes washing equipment

Clean or properly fitting clothes

Cleaning supplies

Dish and/or laundry detergent

Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items

Food

Infant formula, bottles, diapers, wipes, diaper rash cream

Non-prescription medication(s) for infant, children, and/or adults

Personal protective equipment for COVID-19 patient caregivers (i.e. masks, gloves, soap, etc.)

Water

Other (please specify)

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* 17. What are the reasons for these needs? Select all that apply.

People do not have enough money to buy these items.

Stores that offer these items are not accessible—too far away, lack of transportation options, stores are closed, etc.

These items are not available to buy in stores (stores have empty shelves, inadequate inventory, etc.).

Other (please specify)

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* 18. If you are an organization, what is your organization doing to fill these gaps?

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* 19. Are there certain geographical areas where these gaps are greatest? If so, where?

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* 20. Are there certain groups of people who are suffering from these gaps more than others, or whose needs are unmet? If so, which ones?

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* 21. What are the top three projected resource needs of your organization/group over the next 3-6 months?

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* 22. Would you and/or a representative from your organization or group be willing to serve of the Ramsey County COVID-19 Food Security and Basic Needs Community and Partner Engagement Team to meet the communities' needs and to help provide guidance as a team to county leadership and incident command?

We are scheduling meetings soon due to the urgent need. Already scheduled dates are April 6th at 11 am, and April 7th at 12 pm.

Yes

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* 23. If you responded yes to question 22, please provide the primary contact information: first and last name, and email (if it is not you).

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* 24. Would the representative from your organization like to receive a stipend/incentive for their time, expertise and input?

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* 25. If you are not interested in participating on the COVID-19 Food Security and Basic Needs Community and Partner Engagement Team, how would you like to remain connected, involved, and/or partner with Ramsey County?

Engage the community you currently serve

Provide in-kind support or resources (i.e. food supplies, volunteers, staff, etc.)

Serve as a food and basic needs distribution site

Volunteer

Other (please specify)