Owens Community College

Owens Community College

Harvest Food Pantries and Career

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Harvest Project

The Owens Harvest Project seeks to offer opportunities for students to harvest knowledge through experience.

With the Owens Harvest Project we are:

H – Helping

A – All people

R – Reap the benefits and

V – Value of

E – Education through

S – Serving and working

T - Together

Community Garden

The Harvest Project began with the establishment of the Owens Harvest Community Garden – March 2011. •The garden was established as a first step in providing on site service opportunities for learning communities’ students. •A collaboration with Landscape and Turfgrass Management, Urban Agriculture and Owens facilities management was essential in the establishment and institutionalization of this project.•At the end of our first harvest, students in need were approaching us, asking for food.

Harvest Food Pantries

• The Owens Harvest Food Pantries (Toledo and Findlay) were created to offer support to Owens’ students in need. Est. February 2012

• The Toledo Seagate Food Bank, an established Service Learning partner offered to join forces with OCC and provide ongoing food support for the pantries.

• In addition, the pantry offers on-campus opportunities for Service Learning and community giving.

• Students from Health Sciences, Diet and Nutrition, English, Math, Business, Marketing and Sociology have used the pantry for course SL projects.

Students/Families Served (2012):•February – 129 •March - 250•April – 289•May – 275•June – 263•July – 320

Patrons must be registered Owens students with a valid student ID. This is the only required criteria.

Pantry Shelves

Pantry Shelves

Hygiene Pantry

Hygiene Pantry

Findlay Food Pantry

Findlay Food Pantry

Career Closet

Career Closet

Career Closet