| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.93 |
| Liaison | Jen Maxwell |
| Submission Date | April 19, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Appalachian State University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Sierra
Milosh Data Analysis Office of Sustainability |
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1st Partnership
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus?:
The partnership simultaneously supports social equity and wellbeing, economic prosperity, and ecological health
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above:
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture is a group "dedicated to strengthening the High Country's Local Food System by supporting women and their families with resources, education, and skills related to sustainable food and agriculture." The group hosts a variety of programs and events geared towards strengthening "an equitable local food system that protects the environment, strengthens the local economy, alleviates hunger and poverty, and improves community health."
Programs include (but are not limited to): peer-to-peer workshops for farmers, community garden networks and learning programs, doubling the value of SNAP/EBT benefits spent at local farmers markets, hosting the annual High Country Food Summit and weekly local farmers' markets, profiling the region's female farmers, providing grants and scholarships to innovative and sustainable agriculture projects, hosting the High Country Farm Tour and the High Country Food Hub, and more.
For more information, visit https://www.brwia.org/
2nd Partnership
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Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
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Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (2nd partnership) (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
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A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above (2nd partnership):
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3rd Partnership
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Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
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Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (3rd partnership):
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Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (3rd partnership) (Yes, No, or Unknown):
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A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above (3rd partnership):
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