Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.89
Liaison Wendy Harness
Submission Date July 6, 2017
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STARS v2.1

Delta College
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Linda Petee
Sustainability & Risk Management Coordinator
Facilities Management
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Hidden Harvest

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:
Started in 1994, Hidden Harvest distributes food to 150 different agencies, including food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters. Since starting their organization in 1994, they have process over 28 million pounds of food. In 2016, they distributed 1,671,600 pounds of food in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Delta College has partnered with Hidden Harvest for the past 15 years and are one of 352 food contributing donors. The college has donated 906 lbs. of food from its food service operation. http://www.hiddenharvestshares.org

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Project Search

Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Yes

Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing

Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
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? (2nd partnership) (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 (2nd partnership):
Project Search is a transition program that trains and supports high school students with disabilities to find employment in the community. Delta College provided a classroom/office space for the Project Search work team. Project Search worked with various campus departments Specifically, the 1-3 Project Search employees worked with the college Sustainability Office each semester. Project Search teams were assigned to sustainability-focused tasks which included managing and tracking recycling collections (paper, beverage containers, junk mail, snack bags), tracking water refill stations, preparing collections for materials recovery vendor. http://www.projectsearch.us/Home.aspx

3rd Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Habitat for Humanity

Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Yes

Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing

Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (3rd partnership):
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? (3rd partnership) (Yes, No, or Unknown):
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 (3rd partnership):
Delta College Residential Construction Trades program has a long running partnership with Habitat for Humanity. As part of their classroom ‘lab’, students have renovated and built homes and restored a historical tribal church. Electrical program students recently teamed with Habitat for Humanity to rewired a home http://www.wnem.com/clip/13198536/delta-colleges-electrical-program-teams-up-with-habitat-for-humanity SEED (Sustainability Education & Economic Development has highlighted Delta’s long running partnership http://theseedcenter.org/Colleges-in-Action/Success-Stories/Delta-College-Plays-an-Integral-Role-in-the-Sustai

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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