an introduction (brief) to the establishment of the Owens Harvest Food Pantry. Please contact Krista Kiessling, krista_kiessling@owens.edu, 567-661-2275

1. Owens Community College
Owens Community
College
Harvest Food
Pantries and Career
Closet

2. Harvest Project
The Owens Harvest Project seeks to offer opportunities
for students to harvest knowledge through experience.
With the Owens Harvest Project we are:
H – Helping
A – All people
R – Reap the benefits and
V – Value of
E – Education through
S – Serving and working
T - Together

3. Community Garden
The Harvest Project began with the establishment of the
Owens Harvest Community Garden – March 2011.
•The garden was established as a first step in providing on
site service opportunities for learning communities’
students.
•A collaboration with Landscape and Turfgrass
Management, Urban Agriculture and Owens facilities
management was essential in the establishment and
institutionalization of this project.
•At the end of our first harvest, students in need were
approaching us, asking for food.

4. Harvest Food Pantries
• The Owens Harvest Food Pantries (Toledo and
Findlay) were created to offer support to Owens’
students in need. Est. February 2012
• The Toledo Seagate Food Bank, an established Service
Learning partner offered to join forces with OCC and
provide ongoing food support for the pantries.
• In addition, the pantry offers on-campus opportunities for
Service Learning and community giving.
• Students from Health Sciences, Diet and Nutrition,
English, Math, Business, Marketing and Sociology have
used the pantry for course SL projects.

5. Students/Families Served (2012):
•February – 129
•March - 250
•April – 289
•May – 275
•June – 263
•July – 320
Patrons must be registered Owens students with a valid
student ID. This is the only required criteria.

6. Pantry Shelves

7. Pantry Shelves

8. Hygiene Pantry

9. Hygiene Pantry

11. Findlay Food Pantry

12. Findlay Food Pantry

13. Career Closet

14. Career Closet

15. Career Closet