The Campus Kitchen at St. Lawrence

05/23/2023

Thank you and congratulations to our seniors!!! We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see what adventures await! Thank you for everything you’ve done for this organization over the years 🎉🎉❤️👩‍🎓👩‍🍳

05/02/2023

Did someone sayyyy BBQ?! CKP sizzled up 82 burgers and dogs in the kitchen today, just in time for summer! The meal also featured corn, assorted pastries, and garden salad. Thanks to all of our lovely volunteers! Bonus: What are shift leads Caitlin and Shea doing here? Best comment wins.

08/03/2020

Check out this article in the St. Lawrence University Magazine featuring our advisor Ashlee Downing-Duke for her amazing work with CKP during the pandemic!

“I couldn’t do it by myself, but I knew that there was a need in the community,” says Ashlee Downing-Duke, describing the spike in community support during the past several months. Downing-Duke is the associate director of Student Activities and Leadership at St. Lawrence and also the campus c...

07/31/2020

Thank you to everyone who made yesterday such a huge success!

Thanks to our staff and local partners, like Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County, the Church and Community Program, GardenShare, and The Campus Kitchen at St. Lawrence, more than 300 families and 1,000 individuals from across St. Lawrence County were served on Thursday at a U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Box Distribution Program on campus for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

07/29/2020

Come by J lot at SLU (last lot on the left on Park St.) tomorrow from 10am to 12pm to pick up a free Farm to Family food box! Please no early birds ☺️

We're partnering with the Church & Community Program, GardenShare, and Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County to provide free Farm to Family food boxes! Come by J lot at SLU from 10am to 12pm on July 30 to pick up a box. Hope to see you there!

07/24/2020

We're partnering with the Church & Community Program, GardenShare, and Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County to provide free Farm to Family food boxes! Come by J lot at SLU from 10am to 12pm on July 30 to pick up a box. Hope to see you there!

06/19/2020

Calling all Canton-area folk!!!
We're in need of volunteers! Shifts listed in the poster below. Remember to wear closed-toe shoes, a hat, and mask!
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/122K3XiPlPnl3sVyQhXLHynG6ruPswT56w1huYJNiUCg/edit?usp=sharing

06/17/2020

Thank you to everyone who donated to our fundraiser! We raised $1,918!!! These funds will have a huge impact on our operations this summer as we expand our meal program and food pantry in response to the pandemic☺️💛🎉

06/10/2020

Last chance to donate! We'll be ending the fundraiser on Friday. Thanks so much to everyone who's contributed so far! Donate using the link on this post or venmo @ Stephanie-Lioudis

Hi there!Since the coronavirus pandemic, many people in the North Countr… Stephanie Lioudis needs your support for Fight Hunger with the Campus Kitchen at SLU

06/04/2020

Campus Kitchens stands with the Black Lives Matter movement and recognizes the intersection of race and food insecurity. The organization’s mission is to alleviate food insecurity and reduce food waste by serving free meals made from recovered food that would otherwise be thrown out. We’re committed to understanding and addressing the root causes of hunger in our services — many of which are imbedded in structural racism.

Food insecurity is a class-based issue — and it is impossible to understand class-based issues without considering how race and class interact and intersect. The Campus Kitchen at SLU is situated in a rural, predominantly white community and serves a mostly white population at its meals. However, when looking at the issue nationally, food insecurity exists in only 8.1% of white households, but 21.2% of black households. Even more staggering, 29.3% of black children, but only 11.8% of white children are in food insecure households.

Hunger is a multidisciplinary issue that requires interdisciplinary solutions. The issue is global and local, existing in urban and rural environments. Providing effective solutions to hunger is not one-size-fits-all — even within the Campus Kitchens network, chapters have different ways of preparing and serving meals that suit the needs of their community.

Going forward, it is imperative that the Campus Kitchen at SLU recognizes and incorporates the relationship between race and food insecurity into its program. This starts with education and evolves into action.

We have provided some resources that we found helpful in understanding the intersection of race and food insecurity and welcome any other resources, feedback, and ideas.

For further reading:
“Examining the Impact of Structural Racism on Food Insecurity: Implications for Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities” by Angela M. Odoms-Young
“Food Insecurity, Children, and Race: A look at household food insecurity among adults and children of varying races” prepared by Share Our Strength
“Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Are Associated with Food Insecurity and Poor Health” by Pam Phojanakong et al.
Lots of information at this website: https://www.centerforhungerfreecommunities.org/research

05/30/2020

WOW! We're so inspired by how much that has already been donated in just one day! Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed.

If you're interested in donating, use this link or send a Venmo to @ Stephanie-Lioudis

https://www.gofundme.com/f/fight-hunger-with-ckslaw