Creating a community of practice among college campus food pantry directors in Michigan

There is increased awareness of hunger and food insecurity on college campuses. Recent estimates suggest that food insecurity affects as many as 4 out of 10 college students. As a result, over 650 US colleges have established campus food pantries. The College and University Pantries (CUP) research t...

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Published inJournal of community practice Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 96 - 109
Main Authors Price, C. E., Sampson, N. R., Reppond, H. A., Thomas-Brown, K., Camp, J. K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Campus
College campuses
College students
Colleges & universities
community of practice
Consciousness
Food
food insecurity
food pantries
Food security
hunger
working-class college students
Michigan
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Summary:There is increased awareness of hunger and food insecurity on college campuses. Recent estimates suggest that food insecurity affects as many as 4 out of 10 college students. As a result, over 650 US colleges have established campus food pantries. The College and University Pantries (CUP) research team at the University of Michigan-Dearborn has worked to create a community of practice in Michigan among campus pantry directors by hosting 2 summits designed around networking, problem-solving, and sharing best practices. This article describes the Michigan community of practice as an example for other regions doing similar work.
ISSN:1070-5422
1543-3706
DOI:10.1080/10705422.2019.1580655