Sustainable Homeless Packages
Format
Service Learning Showcase
Faculty Mentor Name
Marylou Bagus-Hansen
Faculty Mentor Department
College Corps
Abstract/Artist Statement
The Emergency Food Bank, located in Stockton, is the largest direct provider of packaged emergency food in San Joaquin County. As voted “Nonprofit of the Year” in 2021, the EFB has been doing their part in making sure that no one is without food since 1968. Their mission is to build a stronger community by providing a safety net of healthy food, nutrition education, and hope to residents of San Joaquin County who find themselves in need. To put statistics into perspective, an average of 275 households are served everyday throughout the week, which is one million households in a year. Of this number, 900 individuals are experiencing homelessness and to better support these clients, this project is aimed to build packages that are catered to the needs of homeless individuals. The packages included sustainable items so that more waste is not added into the community and that they have resources that they can always keep with them. Packaged foods were also made to be accessible to the homeless citizens in this project so that they can obtain access to eating that requires easy efforts while being nutritious.
Location
William Knox Holt Memorial Library and Learning Center
Start Date
29-4-2023 1:00 PM
End Date
29-4-2023 4:00 PM
Sustainable Homeless Packages
William Knox Holt Memorial Library and Learning Center
The Emergency Food Bank, located in Stockton, is the largest direct provider of packaged emergency food in San Joaquin County. As voted “Nonprofit of the Year” in 2021, the EFB has been doing their part in making sure that no one is without food since 1968. Their mission is to build a stronger community by providing a safety net of healthy food, nutrition education, and hope to residents of San Joaquin County who find themselves in need. To put statistics into perspective, an average of 275 households are served everyday throughout the week, which is one million households in a year. Of this number, 900 individuals are experiencing homelessness and to better support these clients, this project is aimed to build packages that are catered to the needs of homeless individuals. The packages included sustainable items so that more waste is not added into the community and that they have resources that they can always keep with them. Packaged foods were also made to be accessible to the homeless citizens in this project so that they can obtain access to eating that requires easy efforts while being nutritious.