Saint Mary's College of California
EN-10: Community Partnerships
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1st Partnership
Alameda Point Collaborative Farm2Market
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Sustainability-focused
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
The Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) transformed vacant military housing on the former Alameda Naval Air Station into a supportive housing community. APC now provides over 500 formerly homeless residents with the safety and stability of a place to call home. APC also provides a Farm to Market social enterprise, a plant nursery and on the job training to community members. Saint Mary's College has a close, ongoing formal relationship with APC. SMC provides material support in the form of student support & soil/lead testing & research, FT summer fellows, and placement of FT VISTA Members; we provide periodic financial support through joint grants. Website: https://apcollaborative.org/farm2market/
2nd Partnership
The Contra Costa County Food Bank
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Sustainability-focused
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
An astounding 1 in 6 residents turn to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties for emergency and supplemental food. Many of our neighbors are unable to make ends meet and the Food Bank helps them cover one of life’s basic needs. Saint Mary’s College provides support to the Contra Costa & Solano Food Bank in the form of regular student volunteers and donations of nonperishable food annually during Sustainable Move Out. Website: https://www.foodbankccs.org/about/about-us/
3rd Partnership
White Pony Express
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Sustainability-focused
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
White Pony Express (WPE) is a volunteer-powered nonprofit with a mission to eliminate hunger and poverty by delivering the abundance to those in need. White Pony Express serves 120,000 people each year through more than 80 partner agencies. WPE has rescued and delivered more than 18 million pounds of nutritious food (equal to 15 million meals), preventing more than 17,000 tons of CO2 emissions from entering the air we breathe. Saint Mary’s provides support to White Pony Express through our campus food recovery program. Saint Mary’s donates excess food from our dining hall, catering services and events to White Pony Express throughout the year. The donating food is delivery directly to a matching food recipient, feeding thousands of food insecure people. Website: https://www.whiteponyexpress.org/
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