The LCAC Strategic Plan, is a multi-year plan written in April 2024, based largely on input from clients and other stakeholders in.
The chart below shows our September 2025 update on the plan.
1. Create a more robust, healthier pantry that allows clients to receive more resources and information for their families, including from partner agencies.
| FY24 Goal | FY25 Assessment | Next Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Pantry enhancement | Health Shelf | Medical & culturally focused foods |
| Pantry enhancement | Food labels, recipes | Continue |
| Pantry enhancement | "All Can Be Healthy" partnerships | Weekly pantry events, Inova services, pet resources, vision, etc |
| Pantry enhancement | Receiving Manager hired | Grocery partnerships expanded |
2. Serve more clients while also developing a stronger, more in-depth case management program to help clients achieve self-sufficiency.
| FY24 Goal | FY25 Assessment | Next Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Increased Outreach | FY25 = 673 client families, 14% more than FY24 (592 families) | More outreach, 60% learned through word of mouth |
| Grow Vehicle Repair Assistance Program (VRAP) | FY25 = 35 clients and over $29K in repairs | Continue |
| Mental Health | The Hub present during pantry distributions | Continue to provide resources, hosting partner agencies |
| Homebound clients | Case Manager met all 30 homebound families | Continue to strengthen these relationships |
| Client Referrals | 46 clients referred to external programs & resources in FY25 | Continue to develop our referral system and use it to inform our own programming |
3. Increase programming that will address client needs for workforce development, education, children and senior programming, mentoring, and other areas as they emerge.
| FY24 Goal | FY25 Assessment | Next Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Children’s Programming | Girls on the Run, Angelitos, cooking classes and more | More than one State Park trip in FY26 and summer soccer |
| Senior Programming | Case Manager and intern working to identify | We will either lead or bring in partners to do more in FY26 |
| Workforce Development | Three part Job Readiness program in partnership with the library | Investigating workforce opportunities targeting men |
| Workforce Development | Seeking to help clients find cooking jobs, ServSafe certification, and interview training for restaurant work | Continue to assess barriers to work, enhance the trade skills of clients, seek partnerships with unions, businesses, and schools |
| Workforce Development | Seeking to increase digital and technology proficiency of clients | Will seek partners to focus on this work in FY26 |
| Educational Workshops | Strong partnerships in FY25 for beginner-level English classes | Seeking a new partner for intermediate English classes |
