The Campus Kitchen at Northwestern University (CKNU)

The Campus Kitchen at
Northwestern University
(CKNU)
Arleen Li
History
•  DC Central Kitchen
–  Food recovery
–  Meal preparation and
delivery
–  Culinary job training
Hunger
Campus
Kitchens
Project
Leftover
Food
Eager
Students
The Campus Kitchens Project
•  Teach. Reach. Feed. Lead.
•  Mission:
–  Strengthen Bodies
–  Empower Minds
–  Build Communities
•  36 campuses
–  5 nationally staffed schools
At NU…
In 2012-13…
•  46,171 meals served
•  26,373 lbs of food
recovered
•  944 student
volunteers
•  2,969 volunteer
hours
How Things Work
1.  Food Recovery
2.  Meal Preparation
3.  Meal Delivery
4.  Education and Empowerment
Food Recovery
Food Recovery
•  Partners
–  Sodexo
–  Aramark
–  Greater Chicago Food Depository
–  NU Office of Sustainability
–  Points for a Purpose
–  Alden Estates of Evanston
–  Senior Connections
Food Recovery
Meal Preparation
Meal Preparation
Meal Preparation
•  Food Safety
–  HACCP
–  ServSafe certification
Meal Delivery
Meal Delivery
•  Client Agencies
–  2nd Baptist
–  Salvation Army
–  Connections for the
Homeless
–  Housing
Connections
–  La Casa Norte
–  Asian Youth
Services
–  Fleet with Jourdain
–  Family Focus
–  YWCA
–  YMCA
–  Stand-up for Kids
Meal Delivery
•  Individual Clients
–  Home-bound seniors
–  Limited capacity to maintain independence in
workforce
–  Limited ability to be involved in community
Additional Programming
•  Nutrition Education
–  Family Focus
–  Youth Organizations
Umbrella
•  Feeding Our Future
–  45,000 additional
meals over summer
Student Organization
•  Shift Captains
•  Leadership Team
•  Internal & External
Partnerships