Helping the Kent State Community

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Campus Kitchen Never Fails to Amaze Us
Helping Kentway Apartments at KSU




For those of you that do not know, Campus Kitchen is a non-profit program at Kent State University that recovers food that would otherwise go to waste and prepares nutritious meals to help combat food insecurity on Kent State campus and within the community
 

 









Campus Kitchen runs on donated food, shared kitchen space, and student volunteers.


So what all does Campus Kitchen do?

  •         Food recovery: recover food donations from dining services, local farmers, and grocers 

  •         Cooking shifts: make meals that are sent out to:
    •     Kent Social Services
    •     Center of Hope
    •     Upper Room Ministries
    •     Springtime of Hope
  •         Partners with Haymakers Farmers’ Market and Center for Nutrition Outreach to provide nutrition education, cooking demonstrations, and recipe handouts
  •         Bridge Program/ PB & J Creation- prepares PB & J sandwiches and takes them to downtown Akron to give out.

  •     Campus Kitchen Pantry- Kent State student, faculty, staff, and community members can come to the pantry and receive supplemental foods at no cost.


The undeniable force and impact that Campus Kitchen has on combating food insecurity within the Kent State Community does not stop here!


A NEW and recent program that Campus Kitchen at Kent State
just started is the “Kentway Meal Program”





The Kentway Meal Program is operated by Campus Kitchen and provides a community meal for residents living in the subsidized housing units, Kentway Apartments. The residents are ages 55 and older and enjoy playing cards, shooting pool, and listening to music.



The community meal for Kentway Apartments is every Tuesday from 5-7pm.


Campus Kitchen continues to fascinate us by serving 
ALL members
of the community who are food insecure!




To volunteer, visit: https://kent.givepulse.com/group/events/203889

For more information visit: https://www.kent.edu/community/campus-kitchen


Check us out!
  Facebook: @CampusKitchenKentState 
  Instagram: @CKatKentState
  Twitter: @CKPkentstate

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References

https://www.kent.edu/community/campus-kitchen
https://kent.givepulse.com/group/203889-The-Campus-Kitchen-at-Kent-State
https://www.facebook.com/CampusKitchenKentState/




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