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Food Insecurity: From Research To Action, Rachel Morgan, Jessica Haring
Food Insecurity: From Research To Action, Rachel Morgan, Jessica Haring
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Introduction: Two sections of UNI Cornerstone worked with the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, and Rod Library to gain a better understanding of food insecurity in the Cedar Valley during the academic year 2016-2017. Students engaged in research related to food insecurity, and presented informative speeches on their topics. Students then completed training at the Food Bank, and they volunteered sorting, delivering, and serving food. Students organized a campus-wide food drive, incentivizing different halls to participate and conducted a campus advocacy campaign on food insecurity. By the end of the semester, the students’ food drive had collected over 150 pounds of …
Center For Violence Prevention - Communities In Motion, Alan Heisterkamp, Michael Fleming
Center For Violence Prevention - Communities In Motion, Alan Heisterkamp, Michael Fleming
Community Engagement Celebration Day
Prevention is Education. Education is Prevention. The UNI Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) collaborates with and supports Iowa’s PreK-12 school districts, colleges and universities, and community agencies who serve youth and families by providing gender violence and bullying prevention training and programming, implementation strategies, on-going practice opportunities and evaluation services. Prevention strategies are delivered within the context of a multi-level and multi-systemic approach so as to maximize buy-in and support from a broad array of school and community stakeholders. The CVP’s “Community in Motion” Tour demonstrates the CVP's philosophy and approach to cultivating leadership capacity across Iowa and beyond at …