1. The Campus Kitchen
at Kent State University
LISA HOFER
JESSICA KALAR
AMERICORPS VISTA
OHIO CAMPUS COMPACT

2. 1. The CK@KSU
GOALS
___________ 2. How it Works
Vista Assignment
Description 3. Agency Partners
• Cooking Shift
• Recruit and Train 4. Community Partners
Volunteers
• Secure funding for 5. This Summer
future programs
• Raise Awareness 6. Looking to the Future
• Donate 2,500 lbs of
Food
• Nutrition
Education
Outreach

3. The Campus Kitchen at Kent State
How it Works Statistics
 Recovered Food: 27,005 lbs
Underutilized Food
 Food Sent: 17,343 lbs
Recovered byVolunteers
 Meals Sent: 11,818
Transformed
 Volunteers Engaged: 1279
Delivered
 Hours Volunteered: 3,228
Served

4. Agency Partnerships
 Kent Social Services
 The Center of Hope
 Haymaker Farmers’
Market
 King Kennedy
Community Center
 The Haven of Rest
 Freedom House
 Springtime of Hope

5. Community
Partners
___________
Restaurants
Grocery Stores
Catering
Companies
Hotels
Campus Dinning
Services
Farmers
Classes

6. NUTRITION OUTREACH
PROGRAM
________________________
• Raise nutrition awareness
• Healthy cooking demonstrations
• Utilizing Farmers’ Markets
• Educational Classes

7. FARMERS’
MARKET
DEMONSTRATION
_______________
Mutually beneficial
relationship with
farmers
Nutrition Outreach
Recruiting Volunteers
SNAP & EBT

8. GLEANING
___________
Farmers sometimes
overplant and have
more crops than they
need.
It is more cost effective
to plow it under than to
pay workers to pick it.
CK-Kent has recovered
over 350 lbs of food
from gleaning efforts

9. CHILDRENS PROGRAMS
The Power of Peanut Butter Breakfast of Champions
 The MANY ways to enjoy  The benefits of eating
peanut butter breakfast
 Why it is so good!  Making better breakfast
choices

10. Springtime of
Hope
___________
Homeless people living
in tents come to the Y-
Bridge every Friday
evening where the
Springtime of Hope
serves a hot meal.
Twice a month, SoH
brings a trailer of
supplies to hand out
such as:
• Clothes Peanut Butter & Jelly
• Toiletries Zucchini, Beet, & Potato Chips
• Tents & Blankets Chocolate Whoopie Pies
• Batteries Peppermint Patties

11. HAVEN OF REST
KAISER PERMANENTE
COOKS CONFERENCE
GRANT
 $25,000
 Exchange Recipes
 Nutrition and Health
 Share Tips
Education
 Recipe Inspiration
 Utilizing Farmers’
Markets

12. Freedom House
Job Skills Training Program
•ServSafe Certification
•Knife Skills
•Proficient Use of Restaurant Equipment
•Various Cooking Techniques
•Teamwork

13. Michelle and
Zeik are both
Hospitality
Management
Majors at KSU
who have been
heavily involved
with work in
and out of the
kitchen for over
a year.
The Second Generation of Mangers
for The Campus Kitchen @ KSU