University of Virginia
OP-T2-9: Food Donation

The UVa chapter of the national Campus Kitchens Project is one of the latest to start at colleges and universities around the country in order to feed the underserved members of a particular community and also prevent food from ending up as landfill waste. Students take unused portions of dining hall food (that has been deemed safe by the health inspector), prepare it as necessary in Runk Dining Hall's kitchen, and serve members of the Charlottesville community throughout the week at the Salvation Army (Sundays, 80-100meals), Hope House (Tuesdays, 12 meals), and On Our Own (Wednesdays 30-40 meals). Hope House is a transitional housing apartment complex for four formerly homeless families, and On Our Own is a mental health and addiction support center. CKP at UVa also gets food donations from the Local Food Hub every Friday, in exchange for student volunteers helping them label/organize produce. Also, service fraternity APO has several food diversion pick-ups from places around Grounds and Charlottesville. This past semester the students had a Friday afternoon pick-up from Greenberry's Cafe locations at Clark and Alderman libraries. The food goes to Salvation Army's CavFood program and gets distributed to those staying at the Salvation Army and those who come just for their meals. The food usually goes to help serve several hundred people and usually represents around a hundred dollars worth from Greenberry's and around 500$ worth of food from Whole Foods (a supplemental donation spot).