Arizona State University
IN-24: Innovation A

Saving food from waste – a new way to reconnect with a food economy Kendon Jung, Student Involvement Coordinator, Leadership & Sustainability, Changemaker Central @ ASU, Arizona State University, Kendon.Jung@asu.edu Changemaker Central @ ASU exists to create a university-wide culture that empowers students to apply their passion, knowledge and expertise to create innovative solutions to local, national and global challenges. We provide opportunities and resources to inspire, catalyze and sustain student-driven social change through community service, high impact careers and social entrepreneurship. Born from a student forum with President Crow, Change Agents from the ASU West location with a passion for bridging the gap between food waste and food insecurity, introduced Borderlands Food Bank. Since then, Changemaker Central @ ASU has worked with Borderlands Food Bank and volunteer student organizations to divert fresh, nutritious produce from the landfill into the hands of Arizona families. During 2016 - 2017 academic year, ASU Borderlands has…. · Hosted 12 P.O.W.W.O.W.s · Engaged 176+ student volunteers in food insecurity educational awareness · Diverted 135,695+ lbs of food from landfill · Supplemented 206,183 meals · Connected 8,644 people to fresh produce · Generated $73,876.61+ community stimulus As #1 in innovation for three years running, this partnership initiative on the ASU Poly, Tempe, and West locations emulates personal action and social embeddedness characteristics that have driven ASU’s design aspirations as the New American University.