Focus Areas
Food
Image of college students handling food

Founded in 2001, The Campus Kitchens Project exists on campuses nationwide. At Campus Kitchens, student leaders are teaming up with their university administration, community nonprofits, and dining services to build a more sustainable approach to addressing food waste on campus. Each Campus Kitchen has a few things in common, including a mission to recycle food, provide meals, educate and engage with the community, and provide leadership opportunities for students. The Campus Kitchen model is based on a few resources available in any community: donated food, shared kitchen space and students who want to make a difference. Claneil funding in 2016 helped in the development of The Campus Kitchen Cookbook: A Best Practice Guide for Using Food Donation. Continued funding from the Critical Issue Fund will enhance student leadership, networking and skill-building in order to firmly establish the Campus Kitchens program on campuses and advance local community partnerships in the Foundation’s geographic target area.

 

Past Critical Issue Fund Grant:
$60,000 (2016)


 Photo credit: Campus Kitchens Project

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