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Student-Powered Hunger Relief

We are the future of hunger relief. We’re training the next generation of leaders to implement innovative new models to combat hunger, and we’re bringing those models to communities around the nation.

We partner with high schools, colleges, and universities to share on-campus kitchen space, recover food from cafeterias, and engage students as volunteers who prepare and deliver meals to the community.

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CKP Training Boot Camp Coming to a City Near You

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The Campus Kitchens Project is gearing up for our fourth annual Boot Camp, a training for new leaders of Campus Kitchens around the country. This year's gathering, scheduled for August 3-5, 2009, will be offered in two locations: Evanston, IL and Washington, DC.

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What's on The Menu?

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What's new this spring in the CKP Network?

  • The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College makes bridging gaps between social groups a priority. They recently teamed-up with Gettysburg Hotel chefs and Upscale, an a capella group, to plan an extra-special evening for the residents of Gettysburg Senior Center.
  • Learn how the Campus Garden at Washington and Lee University is providing new volunteer opportunities for clients such as James and other members of the Lexington community.
  • Kate Brice, a former Campus Kitchen volunteer at both CKSLU and CKMU, is now transforming her volunteer experience into a career with AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin.

Check out the Spring 2009 Newsletter to learn more about new developments in Campus Kitchens across the country!
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CKP Volunteer Grace Johnson Wins Service Award

Grace Johnson

Wake Forest senior Grace Johnson was recently honored with the first-ever AmeriCorps Outstanding Service Award presented by North Carolina Campus Compact. NC-ACTS! (North Carolina-Activating Citizenship Through Service!) is the largest AmeriCorps program in the state with 500 students from 30 campuses providing direct service to community agencies and schools in the areas of education, human needs and services and volunteer recruitment / capacity building.

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