Wright State University Food Pantry presentation from 2012 Community Service Director meeting

1. ESTABLISHING A
CAMPUS FOOD
PANTRY
The Wright State University
Friendship Food Pantry

2. THE IDEA
 NPR story about
UCLA food
pantry
 Service-
Learning &
Student
Activities
Committee
 Needs
Assessment

3. FOOD INSECURITY
“Reduced
quality, variety, or
desirability of diet . . .
[or] reduced food
intake”
48/49% of WSU
students food
insecure

4. STAFF SUPPORT
 OCC
 AmeriCorps VISTA

5. CAMPUS
COLLABORATORS
 President’s Office: VISTA support / gift
 Legal
 Finance and Business Services
 WSU Foundation (setting up an account)
 Service-learning faculty
 Student Affairs/Student Support Services
 Student Activities

6. STEPS TO REALITY
1. Initial research
 Other campus food pantries
 Michigan State
 Oregon State
 University of Central Florida
 West Virginia University
 Community food pantries
2. Finding an appropriate space
 Easy access
 Access for students with disabilities
 Privacy

7. IDENTIFYING RESOURCES
Acquiring Food Raising Funds
 Food drives  Dining Services
Pantry Day
 Donations
 Student Org or
 The Foodbank Service-Learning
fundraisers
 Gift of Hope-holiday
honor gift
 Donations

8. BUILDING A
VOLUNTEER
PROGRAM

9. DEVELOPING
POLICY/PROCEDURE
Operations Forms
 Type of operation  Intake forms
(“choice”)
 Policies for student
 Spreadsheets
use
(frequency, depend
ents, etc.)  Shopping lists
 Qualification
 Open days/hours  Donation forms
 Amount/type of food
student receives

10. COMMUNICATIONS
 Service-learning students
 Word of mouth
 Print materials (informational brochure, posters)
 Online presence
 Link on University website (webpage)
 Facebook page (food pantry’s and WSU FB page)
 Listserv and mass emails (to students, staff, faculty)
 News Stories
 WSU Newsroom
 Local TV and newspapers
 Regional newspapers

11. ADDITIONAL SERVICES
 Ohio Benefit Bank
 Hannah’s Treasure Chest

12. THE PANTRY OPENED IN FEB. 2011!

13. OUTCOMES
Measuring Impact: Food, Funds,
Volunteers, and Clients

14. SERVICE AND PHILANTHROPY
Item By the Numbers
Number of Volunteers 40
Number of Volunteer Hours 560
Number of Service-Learning and 200
Practicum Students
Value of In-Kind Donations Received $9,945
Value of Monetary Contributions $12,596
Number of visits 561
Number of clients served 301
Number of dependents served 141
Number of meals served 8,523

15. QUESTIONS?
Contacts:
Rebecca Fensler rlfensler@hotmail.com
Cathy Sayer cathy.sayer@wright.edu