Overall Rating Platinum
Overall Score 85.50
Liaison Breeana Sylvas
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of California, Merced
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Erin Meyer
Sustainable Food Programs Coordinator
Sustainability
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Fresh Food Connect

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:
UC Merced has partnered with Fresh Food Connect which is an app that connects gardeners with food banks and food pantries to get garden produce to those in need. FreshFoodConnect.org.

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
California Climate Action Corps

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):
Short-term project or event

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):
UC Merced and it’s Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program partnered with California Climate Action Corps in the summer of 2021 to increase the amount of edible food recovered in Merced County and to reroute it to those in need.

3rd Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
El Capitan Hotel

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):
El Capitan Hotel, part of Joie de Vivre by Hyatt Corporation, donates surplus and/or near expiration food.

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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