Veggie Rescue Food Deliveries Dashboard

Executive Summary

Veggie Rescue successfully delivered 146,920 pounds of food across 368 deliveries from March through May 2025, supporting food security in the Santa Barbara County region.

Key Achievement: The organization maintained consistent delivery operations with two primary drivers (Olga and Kevin) managing 99.7% of all deliveries, demonstrating operational efficiency and reliability.

Distribution Focus: 77.4% of delivered food was packaged goods, with produce comprising 20.7%, indicating a balanced approach to nutritional support while prioritizing shelf-stable items.

Geographic Impact: Santa Maria/Orcutt received the highest volume (54,643 lbs), while Santa Ynez Valley had the most frequent deliveries (140), showing both high-volume and high-frequency service models.

Strategic Insight: Catholic Charities Food Pantry in Santa Maria emerged as the largest recipient (47,977 lbs), receiving 32.7% of all food delivered, highlighting a key partnership opportunity for continued impact.

368

Total Deliveries

146,920

Total Pounds Delivered

$283,556

Food Value Saved

399

Average Lbs per Delivery

Monthly Delivery Trends

Food Type Distribution

Deliveries by Location

Driver Performance

Vehicle Usage by Pounds Delivered

Vehicle Efficiency Comparison

Top 10 Food Recipients

Recipient	Total Pounds	Deliveries	Avg per Delivery
Catholic Charities Food Pantry - Santa Maria	47,977	32	1,499
BSC - Buellton Senior Center	20,100	61	329
Friendship Manor	18,044	21	859
Bridge House	11,609	21	553
People Helping People	9,076	39	233
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission	7,107	29	245
Catholic Charities Food Pantry - Lompoc	6,862	13	528
Salvation Army - Santa Maria	6,215	7	888
Unity Shoppe - SB	5,304	11	482
Bethania Lutheran Church	3,851	15	257

All Food Recipients - Sorted by Number of Deliveries

#	Recipient	Deliveries	Total Pounds	Produce (lbs)	Packaged (lbs)	Avg per Delivery
1	BSC - Buellton Senior Center	61	20,100	6,437	13,283	330
2	People Helping People	39	9,076	2,748	6,328	233
3	Catholic Charities Food Pantry - Santa Maria	32	47,977	3,635	41,674	1,499
4	Santa Barbara Rescue Mission	29	7,107	1,003	6,028	245
5	Sarah House	27	2,268	1,322	812	84
6	Noah's Anchorage	22	608	69	539	28
7	Friendship Manor	21	18,044	972	17,072	859
8	Bridge House	21	11,609	24	13,027	553
9	Bethania Lutheran Church	15	3,851	2,359	180	257
10	Catholic Charities Food Pantry - Lompoc	13	6,862	2,841	4,297	528
11	Unity Shoppe - SB	11	5,304	3,710	1,594	482
12	Unity Shoppe - Lompoc	9	857	797	60	95
13	Isla Vista Youth Projects - Kitchen / Preschool	7	516	13	503	74
14	Salvation Army - Santa Maria	7	6,215	0	6,215	888
15	Father Virgil Cordano Center-SB	7	482	407	75	69
16	Solvang Senior Center	5	117	105	12	23
17	St. Vincent's	4	209	8	188	52
18	Atterdag at Home	4	397	397	0	99
19	Good Samaritan Homeless Shelter, aka Hedges House of Hope	3	560	0	560	187
20	Santa Ynez Valley Charter School	3	208	200	0	69
21	Vista School District - Gaviota	2	437	0	437	219
22	Good Shepherd Lutheran Church	2	353	0	353	177
23	Organic Soup Kitchen	2	108	33	75	54
24	Oasis Senior Center, Orcutt	2	96	96	0	48
25	A to Z Cooking School	2	65	63	2	33
26	White Heron Sangha Food Pantry	2	55	55	0	28
27	Harry's House	2	245	245	0	123
28	Orcutt Presbyterian Church	1	240	0	240	240
29	Community Solutions, Inc., Santa Maria	1	60	60	0	60
30	Other/Not Listed	1	52	52	0	52

Key Insights & Recommendations

Vehicle Optimization: The 18-foot truck delivered an average of 1,424 lbs per trip compared to 269 lbs for the 14-foot truck, suggesting larger vehicles should be prioritized for high-volume recipients.
Driver Workload: Olga handled 54.6% of all deliveries (201 trips), indicating a potential need for workload balancing or additional driver recruitment. This analysis is most likely off due to Peter's technical difficulties with inputing his own data and the possibility of Olga inputing data for him.
Seasonal Pattern: April showed the highest delivery volume (58,552 lbs), while May dropped by 36%, suggesting seasonal variations that could inform resource planning.
Geographic Efficiency: Consider consolidating Santa Barbara/Goleta deliveries as they have similar volumes but Santa Barbara requires more frequent trips (141 vs 45 for Santa Maria).
Partnership Opportunity: The top 5 recipients account for 74% of total food distributed, presenting opportunities for deeper partnerships and potentially scheduled bulk deliveries.
Distribution Challenge: The top 5 recipients account for 74% of total food distributed, this also suggests an inequality in food distribution and presents a challege towards a more equitable dirstribution schedule in serving smaller nonprofits.