Overall Rating | Platinum |
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Overall Score | 85.50 |
Liaison | Breeana Sylvas |
Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2022 |
University of California, Merced
EN-10: Community Partnerships
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Erin
Meyer Sustainable Food Programs Coordinator Sustainability |
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Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Fresh Food Connect
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?:
Sustainability-focused
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
UC Merced has partnered with Fresh Food Connect which is an app that connects gardeners with food banks and food pantries to get garden produce to those in need. FreshFoodConnect.org.
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
California Climate Action Corps
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):
Short-term project or event
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Sustainability-focused
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
UC Merced and it’s Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program partnered with California Climate Action Corps in the summer of 2021 to increase the amount of edible food recovered in Merced County and to reroute it to those in need.
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
El Capitan Hotel
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? (3rd partnership):
Sustainability-focused
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
El Capitan Hotel, part of Joie de Vivre by Hyatt Corporation, donates surplus and/or near expiration food.
A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability 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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