leveraging community partnerships and student leadership

Leveraging Community Partnerships and Student Leadership

Presented by Cape Cod Community College Legacy Club

andThe Family Pantry of Cape Cod

Inspiration

Popcorn: A professor’s snack that started the Legacy Club’s push

towards a food pantry on campus

The Legacy Club is all about “students Helping students”

The Early Days

In the spring of 2013 the Legacy Club opens a food pantry in a small alcove,

using 3 cabinets to store the food. They begin to serve students confidentially in- between classes.

Community Support

Planning a Sustainable Resource for Students

Pic of college

The college searched for a

more permanent location on

campus

Finding a Community Partner

The Family Pantry of Cape Cod located in Harwich, MA agreed to allow Cape

Cod Community College to become a satellite location

Working With The Family Pantry of

Cape Cod

Building the Infrastructure

Two rooms were dedicated to be used for the operation of the Family Pantry of

Cape Cod Community College

Policies and Procedures

Rules and regulations were set in place

Staffing and Training Volunteers

Volunteers complete a variety of duties

including; helping clients, ordering and stocking

food, cleaning, organizing and advertising for the

pantry

Project Forward students complete internships at The Family Pantry of 4C’s

Spreading the Word

Spreading the Word

Operations

New Clients:• Complete confidential intake

form• Receive id number• Receive list of pantries on

Cape Cod

Operations

Existing clients can come in once a week, they

provide their id number to the volunteer on duty and

fill up their bag

Stocking Our ShelvesStudent volunteers

drive to Harwich twice a month to pick up food

orders from The Family Pantry of

Cape Cod

More Than Just Food

The Family Pantry of Cape Cod

Community College also offers health and beauty

aids and diapers

Reliance on DonationsWe do not take food donations, but we do accept donations of health and beauty aids and diapers. This picture represents the generous donation of diapers by the Cape Cod Community College Nursing Club

Quality Control

Volunteers check-in orders

to make sure there are no

expired items on the shelves

Expansion of Services

Thanks to the generosity of The Family Pantry of Cape Cod we

were able to offer Thanksgiving Bags to our

clients, that we had decorated by a local Girl Scout troop.

Client Satisfaction

For More Information:The Family Pantry of Cape Cod Community College

508-362-2022 ext 4365 Wednesday and Thursday 9am-5:30pm

Email: CCCCFoodPantry@capecod.edu Pantry Manager: Christina Soltis: christina.soltis@capecod.edu

Service Learning Liaison: Kim Monteiro: kimberly.monteiro@capecod.eduDenise Sharp: denise.sharp@capecod.edu

Heather Hibbert: heather.hibbert@capecod.eduDerek Johnson: derek.johnson@capecod.edu

https://www.facebook.com/Legacy2013Club?ref=hl

Picture References:Cape Cod Community College Logo: http://www.capecod.edu/The Family Pantry of Cape Cod Logo: http://www.thefamilypantry.com/HomeThe Legacy Club Logo: The Legacy Club of Cape Cod Community CollegeCape Cod 5 Bank Logo: http://www.sustainablecape.org/about/our-supportersPhi Theta Kappa Honor Society Logo: http://bmcc-ptk.blogspot.com/Otis Air Force Base Symbol: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Camp-Edwards-Massachusetts/109109179124035?rf=160133337353425The Greater Boston Food Bank Logo: http://www.cviad.com/the-greater-boston-food-bank/Rotary International Logo: https://ccc.rochester.edu/organization/urrotaract/aboutThe Family Pantry of Cape Cod Photos: http://www.thefamilypantry.com/About-Us/Our-History & http://www.thefamilypantry.com/About-Us/Our-MissionPhotos @ Cape Cod Community College credit to Cape Cod Community College: http://www.capecod.edu/ and Christina SoltisFacebook Logo: http://sac.unm.edu/