Campus Kitchens Project Delivers One Millionth Meal

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10.23.2009 --

On Thursday, October 22, student volunteers in 20 cities across the nation prepared and delivered the one-millionth meal to neighbors in need through The Campus Kitchens Project, a national student-powered hunger relief organization.

The Campus Kitchens Project partners with high schools, colleges and universities to share on-campus kitchen space, recover unused food from cafeterias, work with local farms for produce and engage students as volunteers who plan menus, prepare and deliver meals to the community.

Here in Washington DC, student leaders from the Campus Kitchens across the nation gathered for our annual national conference. On the opening day, students prepped and cooked meals at DC Central Kitchen, the place where it all started, and delivered the millionth meal to La Casa—a transitional housing program in the District of Columbia.

Later that evening, at the conference’s opening reception, the students were addressed by Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) who lauded The Campus Kitchens Project as an innovative and successful anti-hunger model that should be adopted in every state.

Since 2001, the Campus Kitchens Project (CKP) has provided healthy meals to their neighbors in need by harnessing the spirit of student volunteerism within local communities. Now in its eighth year, CKP operates on 20 college and high school campuses, providing meals to individuals and families in their communities. Thanks to the support of Sodexo, General Mills and the Corporation for National and Community Service, Campus Kitchens continues to grow.