The document outlines the launch and operations of a campus food pantry at Wright State University. It describes how the pantry was established through donations of space, storage, food, money, and volunteers. Service-learning students helped by hosting food drives, building shelves, sorting donations, and creating inventory processes. The pantry has served over 123 students and provided over 738 meals since opening in February 2011. It aims to strengthen services and sustainability through continued evaluation, engaging more service-learning classes, and exploring benefits assistance and fresh food options for students.

1. LAUNCHING THE CAMPUS FOOD
PANTRY
WSU Friendship Food Pantry
February 3, 2011

2. THE IDEA  A food pantry that would
serve WSU students
experiencing or at risk of
food insecurity.
 By giving students a few
days worth of emergency
meals.
 Providing baby items to
student parents in need.
 Providing referral services to
make sure students’ needs
are met.

3. THE NEXT STEP
The issue
Other The
campus
pantries
Research campus
The
community

4. THE BASIC EQUATION
Space+Storage+Food+Money+Volunteers=Food Pantry

5. •Privacy concerns
SPACE
•Space for
volunteers and
client intake
•Space for clients to
wait
•Space to sort and
store extra food
•The pantry went
from one 10’x10’
room to three.
The Food Pantry is
located in 134 Allyn
Hall.

6. •Many of the
STORAGE
shelves in the
pantry were
donated by the
library and parts
were custom built
by carpenters in
the physical plant
•The pantry now
has a refrigerator
to store perishable
items like bread
and dairy products

7. •Food drives by
FOOD
several groups on
campus (Staff
Development Day,
Residence Services
Haunted Trail,
Panhellenic Council
Canned Sculpture)
•Service-learning
classes
•President’sOffice
(food and refrigerator)
•Individual donations
•Dorothy Lane Market
•ChristChurch of
Bellbrook deliveries

8. Volunteers make
VOLUNTEERS
the food pantry
possible!
Volunteers:
•are
students, staff, an
d faculty.
•sort, check
dates, and stock
food in the pantry.
•helpwith special
events and
fundraisers.
•work with clients
in the pantry.

9. •Individual
MONEY
donations
Total: $620.00
•Corporate
donations
Total: $500.00
•Service-learning
class fundraisers
Total: $507.48
•Other fundraisers
(including Dining
Services Pantry
Day):
•Total: $1,272.50

10. BUT WAIT…THERE’S MORE!
•Developing a mission and goals
•Developing policies and procedures
•Developing a budget and creating an account
•Communicating about the pantry

11. COMMUNICATING ABOUT THE PANTRY
 Story and video for WSU
website
 Articles in The Guardian
 Campus-wide
announcements on WINGS
 E-mail
 Facebook page
 Articles in The Dayton Daily
News
 Story on WDTN TV station
 Campus bulletin boards
 Brochures to campus
departments/units
 Fall Fest and May Daze

12. HUNGER AWARENESS

13. THE ROLE OF SERVICE-LEARNING
Service-learning students:
 Explored hunger and food insecurity
 Served the WSU Friendship Food Pantry by:
 Hosting fundraisers and food drives
 Building shelves
 Sorting and stocking food
 Creating inventory processes
 Served area agencies and organizations, such as:
 St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
 Catholic Social Services Food Pantry
 The Foodbank
 House of Bread

14. FROM STUDENTS IN AN ENGLISH 102
SERVICE-LEARNING COURSE:
“So far, I have learned quite a bit more about food insecurity
than I had ever imagined I would in an English class. At the
[St. Vincent] food pantry this weekend, Bob gave me a sheet
of paper that had on it quotes from individuals who wrote
about what the food pantry means to them. I was bewildered
at how many of the people are seniors who should have
retired long ago but are [raising] their grandchildren. I
simply couldn't understand how anyone could want to take
away the very benefits that help them make ends meet.”

15. “I went to Catholic Social Services and it was really an eye-opening
experience. When you see the people, you don't see "food insecure”
or "poverty" written on their faces. You see moms, dads, brothers,
sisters…and grandparents. I enjoyed helping people and I now have
a new understanding of food insecurity in the city. I've worked at a
soup kitchen but never a pantry. Both experiences helped to shape
my views on local poverty and food insecurity.”
“Studying about poverty is nowhere near the same as working amongst
the impoverished. My first visit to Saint Vincent De Paul…was quite an
eye opening experience. The waiting room was filled and a line extended
outside the building, down the access ramp, and out into the parking lot.
I always grew up knowing that poverty existed but the actual scale
remained quite elusive. “

16. BY THE NUMBERS

17. CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY IMPACT
Total volunteers 31
Total volunteer hours 172
Total service-learning students 96
Service-learning hours 458+
Total students served since 123
Feb. 3rd
Total meals served since 738
Feb. 3rd
Total money raised for $2,899.98
WSU pantry

18. EXPANDING POVERTY PROGRAMS
THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING AND
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

19. LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE
 Strengthening pantry services by:
 Continuing to evaluate processes and procedures
 Engaging more service-learning classes
 Exploring the possibility of incorporating Ohio Benefit
Bank services
 Exploring the feasibility of offering fresh produce to
students
 Developing a plan for sustainability of the pantry
 Creating and strengthening community partnerships
with organizations fighting poverty
 Promoting hunger and homelessness awareness
and education

20. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!