A Student-Centered, Anti-Hunger Nutrition Project in an Urban City Involving Five Community Partners the Richard Stockto

1. A Student-Centered, Anti-Hunger Nutrition Project in an Urban City Involving Five Community Partnersthe Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Dr. Reva Curry, Executive Director of Community Partnerships Dr. Joseph Rubenstein, Professor of Anthropology Amanda Parris, Community Partnership Fellow Lauren Kablis, Community Partnership Fellow

2. We are for Positive Social Change • Mutually beneficial • Mutually respectful • Goal oriented • Collaboration from multiple groups • College student involvement • Think Tank – Project Development – Pilots – Evaluation • Transformative for everyone involved

3. Creating Positive Social Changethrough academics and relationship building Homework Assistance/ Mentoring • After school program at MLK Complex • K- 8th grade • 2:45-4:30pm one – two afternoons a week

4. Creating Positive Social Change through school beautification Local African American History Mural at MLK School Mural Image completed June 2010 at New York Avenue School • Collaboration with • MLK social studies teachers and students • Local community • Noyes Museum • Mural in Foyer Entrance of MLK School • To be completed by June 2011

5. Creating Positive Social Change through school beautification MLK School Mural African-American History of Atlantic City

6. Creating Positive Social Change Through Gardens Covenant House Community Garden Texas Avenue School Garden

7. Creating Positive Social Change through Gardens St. Mary’s Church Garden Team Garden Team Planting the Seeds

8. Creating Positive Social Change through student leadership Investing in our Students Community Partnership Fellows Lauren Kablis and Amanda Parris • Stockton College student involvement… • Transition from service participant to transformational leaders managing projects

9. What Would Happen If We Integrated Two Projects?

10. Protecting Our Environment while Creating Positive Social Change The Campus Kitchens Project It Makes a Difference 1, 240,456 lb of food recovered 1,060,055 meals served 20,000 students engaged 250,062 hours volunteered $2,766,000 saved by community agencies and individuals in need • National program involving 30 university and high school campuses • Un-served, usable food from school cafeterias is combined with food donations to create nutritious meals to delivery to needy families.

11. Protecting Our Environment while Creating Positive Social Change DC Central Kitchen Founder Robert Egger Nonprofit community essential to the national, state and local economy, and can promotes positive social change. Nonprofit community must work together and join forces to have a greater voice nationally, statewide and locally • Operates The Campus Kitchens Project, Culinary Job Training for Released Inmates, Breakfast Programs, Catering, Contract Foodservices • 5000 meals prepared daily for the Greater Washington DC Area.

12. Protecting Our Environment while Creating Positive Social Change Sampling of Current Campus Kitchen Locations New 2010 Campus Kitchen Openings University of Massachusetts St. Lawrence University Union College East Carolina University University of Virginia Washington University Richard Stockton College • St. Louis University • Northwestern University • Marquette University • Minnesota State University • University of Nebraska • Washington and Lee University • Gettysburg College • College of William and Mary

13. Creating Positive Social Change through student leadership The Campus Kitchen Local Partners Campus Kitchen at Atlantic City Student Leaders and Volunteers • Stockton College • Atlantic City Board of Education • Atlantic Cape CC Culinary Academy • Sodexo Foods • Atlantic City Boys & Girls Club

14. Creating Positive Social Change The Campus Kitchen at Atlantic City Over 2800 lbs of food donated & 2000 meals served to needy families • Cooking Shift: Mondays 3-5pm • Plating Shift: Tuesdays, 3-4pm • Delivery Shift: Tuesdays, 4-5:30pm

15. Creating Positive Social Change Plating Meals Meal Loading

16. Creating Positive Social Changethrough student leadership Lessons Learned from Campus Kitchen at Atlantic City Provost support in Community Partnership Fellows • Student recruitment, development and deployment takes time. • Student leadership at a higher level is needed for Campus Kitchen and other projects

17. Creating Positive Social Change Linking Projects Lessons Learned Community Projects are complex , evolve over time, and require multiple community partners. Transformation over time is desired, not a “quick fix” which doesn’t last. Community and school empowerment through transformation is key. • Connecting Campus Kitchen of Atlantic City to Community and School Gardens in Atlantic City and Pleasantville • Desired Outcomes • Maintain gardens for optimal yield each year • Donate portion of produce to Campus Kitchen at Atlantic City for nutritious meals

18. CP Fellow Assignments: • Student recruitment, training and deployment • Manage/coordinate 2 projects • Be knowledgeable on all projects • Assist in writing, presenting and publishing • Maintain Website, Facebook presence • Assist in compiling data, research, and status reports

19. A Student-Centered, Anti-Hunger Nutrition Project in an Urban City Involving Five Community PartnersCreating Positive Social Change • Questions?