Who we are…
               Our Campus Kitchen is an affiliate of The Campus Kitchens Project, a national volunteer organization with over 30 chapters. Our mission is to use existing resources to meet  hunger and nutritional needs in our community. We do this by:
     •    Recovering surplus food from vendors
     •    Using donated kitchen space to make nutritious meals

     •    Delivering these meals to about 175 low-income clients each week- which amounts to almost 9,000 meals per year!

How we do it…
We have 3 volunteer-staffed shifts that help us turn donated food into meals:
•    Recovery Shifts- 1-3 volunteers receive and catalog donated food
    We receive most of our food from two local organizations- A Gift from Ben and Vibrant Life Ministries- on Thursday and Sunday mornings. These organizations accept food from grocery stores in the area including Trader Joe’s, Bloom, Food Lion, and Fresh Market. Through 2011-2012, we have also increased the food we receive from vendors at the Williamsburg Farmers’ Market, which gives us an ample supply of fresh fruits and veggies!
•    Cooking Shifts- working with 6-8 volunteers at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church to cook our food into complete meals
•    Delivery Shifts- 3-5 volunteers take cooked meals right to the doors of our clients in all four of the low-income subsidized housing complexes in the City of Williamsburg

In addition, we run a weekly program called Fun at Five in two of the neighborhoods in which we deliver meals. Fun at Five brings volunteers and about 30-40 kids in each neighborhood together for activities such as crafts, kickball, or other games. We have also taken field trips to the VA Aquarium, to W&M’s campus and one of the campus dining halls, the Williamsburg Botanical Gardens, and the VA Living Museum!

Interested in helping out? Explore our page to see the various ways you can contribute to our cause! 

Look into Beyond the Kitchen... to see all of our upcoming events, including fundraisers and awareness events.

If you have questions, contact our AmeriCorps VISTA Chelsea Estancona at clestancona@wm.edu, campuskitchenwm@wm.edu, or at (757) 221-7806.

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