30 Days of Giving 2017 – Day 21: Increasing Food Security at Dutchess CC

We’ve seen a statewide effort to help end food insecurity for college students come to light this year. This fall, Dutchess Community College transformed a vending machine room into a campus community food pantry that operates solely by donations and volunteer work from faculty, staff and students. The pantry offers high-quality food and personal hygiene products to anyone in DCC’s campus community with a need.

So far, the pantry has served over 30 people by providing emergency three-day supplies of food and hygiene products. A holiday meal drive is underway that aims to provide families a traditional holiday feast including turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and apple pie.

The pantry also has been able to furnish internships for students in DCC’s Human Services Program, as well as service learning opportunities in other courses. Anybody interested in more information about the pantry should contact Dr. Jordan Dawdy at thepantry@sunydutchess.edu.

The Dutchess CC family has surely made the holiday special for those who need help in their community.

30 Days of Giving 2017:

1. Day 1: Shopping with a Smile
2. Day 2: Erie Community College Cook-Off for Kidneys
3. Day 3: Stony Brook Medicine Helps in Puerto Rico
4. Day 4: A Day of Service at Onondaga CC
5. Day 5: New Paltz Students Make a Difference
6. Day 6: Buffalo State College Dares to Care
7. Day 7: Niagara County CC Students Lend A Hand for Thanksgiving
8. Day 8: Old Westbury Helps Haiti
9. Day 9: A Day of Service at SUNY Potsdam
10. Day 10: Helping Animals at Hudson Valley Community College
11. Day 11: FIT Students Help the Homeless
12. Day 12: Morrisville Athletes Go Local For Service
13. Day 13: SUNY Poly Gives Back Throughout the Region
14. Day 14: SUNY Oswego Honors Those Battling Ovarian Cancer
15. Day 15: Brockport Students Volunteer at Thanksgiving
16. Day 16: SUNY ESF Sends Acorns to Action
17. Day 17: Doors Open at the Columbia-Greene Community College Giving Closet
18. Day 18: Monroe Community College Helps Walk for Water
19. Day 19: SUNY Cortland Supports Crop Hunger Walk
20. Day 20: Making Music at Farmingdale State to Help the Hungry
21. Day 21: Increasing Food Security at Dutchess Community College
22. Day 22: Addressing Food Insecurity On and Around SUNY Geneseo
23. Day 23: Westchester Community College Plays the UnHunger Games
24. Day 24: Binghamton University Builds University Assisted Community Schools
25. Day 25: Mohawk Valley Community College Gives Back To Their Community
26. Day 26: SUNY Oneonta Students Help Area Children Learn
27. Day 27: Rockland Community College Comes Together to Aid Puerto Rico
28. Day 28: Empire State College Donates to Caribbean Relief
29. Day 29: Schenectady County Community College Students Provide Support to Foster Families
30. Day 30: Raising Guiding Eyes at SUNY Delhi

Written by Sarah Petrak

Sarah Petrak is a student assistant with the Office of Communications and New Media for SUNY System Administration. She is a studying Public Policy at the University at Albany.