CAROLINA PARENTS COUNCIL: 2016-2017 GRANT
APPLICATION PART I
Contact Information:
Name/Title of Department/Program Director: Tarah Burnette, Department of Housing and
Residential Education
Name of Organization: Carolina Cupboard: Community Food Pantry
Name of Division/School/Department Unit: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Address, CB#: 295 Ridge Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Email Address: [email protected]
Name of Contact Person: Jashawnna Gladney
Address, CB#: 2216 Granville Towers Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Email Address of Contact Person: [email protected]
Others Participation on the Application: Nathanael Jones and Sarah Schneider
Name of Department’s Financial manager: Nathanael Jones
Email Address: [email protected]
A. Expansion of Carolina Cupboard: Community Food Pantry to include perishable food items
B. As soon as possible after the awarding of grant money (July 11, 2016), orders would be
placed for the needed refrigerators, shelving, bins, and freezer. Currently planning is taking place
in order to transition from our current location in Avery Residence Hall into a larger space. Due
to this relocation, this equipment will be necessary to assist Carolina Cupboard with expanding
our pantry inventory to include perishable food items, store more food, and to supply food for
more students during the 2016-2017 school year and subsequent years.
C. The mission of Carolina Cupboard is to provide food assistance to individuals of the Carolina
community be they student, staff, or faculty by acquiring and distributing food to those in need
on campus. Currently, our initiatives focus on serving undergraduate and graduate students;
however, it is our full intention to expand to the communities intended as outlined in our mission
statement. Carolina Cupboard’s multidimensional purpose seeks to provide hunger-relief as well
as educating, empowering, and engaging the community on issues related to food insecurity,
poverty, and health & nutrition. Carolina Cupboard is seeking to purchase refrigerators, shelves,
donation bins and deep freezers to allow the pantry to expand and act as a fully functioning
pantry to assist UNC students in obtaining all food items to provide food security. Lastly, one of
Carolina Cupboard’s long-term goals includes establishing partnerships with food assistant
programs and organizations in an attempt to reach a larger amount of students, staff, and faculty
on the campus.
D. Students will benefit from this expansion in a multitude of ways. This expansion allows
Carolina Cupboard to truly combat food insecurity in the proper manner. For example, the us of
a freezer and refrigerators will allow storage of proteins, dairy products, and fresh vegetables.
Essentially, this allows Carolina Cupboard the means to provide healthier food alternatives and
all food options for the community. These new resources will allow us to cut down on the lack of
consistent access to nutritious food students have that is limited by lack of money, transportation
and other reasons. More importantly, given the expansion to include perishable food items, the
pantry will serve as a one-stop resource, thus allowing students in need to obtain all the
necessary ingredients for a complete, nutritious meal. Although, Carolina Cupboard currently
declines all donations of any perishable foods, given our focus is nonperishable boxed and
canned goods, this grant will allow Carolina Cupboard to serve many individuals and to be more
cognizant of the foods we provide, their contents and nutritional value.
E. Carolina Cupboard opened its doors for service for the 2015-2016 academic year on August
26, 2015. Since this time, in which Carolina Cupboard is open three days a week, 75 visitors to
the pantry have been recorded. During a 7-month period last academic year, Carolina Cupboard
served 82 individuals, thus the increase in numbers we’ve seen within the past 2 months is
reflective of the need for Carolina Cupboard on this campus. With freezers, refrigerator units,
and new storage in the forms of bins and shelves, this number is sure to increase. The Carolina
community has an extensively diverse population when it comes to dietary classifications and
needs. As of now, the needs of some members of the community are marginalized due to the
limited nonperishable foods we supply. Expanding the pantry to include perishable food tiems
would open the doors for Fruitarians, Veganism, gluten-free diets, and numerous other dietary
needs. Additionally, certain healthy, protein-filled foods can only be stored in colder units; thus,
providing these units would allow us to focus on distributing balanced meals that cover all bases
of the food pyramid. Alternatively, balanced frozen entrees that could be prepared in little time
would be provided and would be sought out by students to accommodate those bust busy
schedules who lack the time to cook. This expansion would theoretically increase the visitation
in the pantry. Moreover, there is no defined type of person who visits the Carolina Cupboard;
there are various narratives for each person who utilizes the resource. Given the location of the
university in relation to its nearest grocery stores, the difficulties that arise for students who need
to purchase groceries must be acknowledged. Individuals who access Carolina Cupboard may
lack the financial means to purchase groceries, lack the time to travel to a grocery store and/or do
not have the transportation to visit a grocery. Thus, Carolina Cupboard is not a resource only for
the poor or impoverished, but serves as a resource for any student who cannot obtain the
ingredients to prepare a meal because of their individual circumstances, whatever those may be.
F. The overall success of the proposed program will be measured via the Carolina Cupboard’s
visitors’ log and inventory records. Prior to obtaining any nonperishable items within the pantry,
each person is required to document their PID and email address. Along, with this information,
volunteers within the pantry explicitly document what visitors obtain. The visitor’s log allows
the executive team to determine who visits the pantry, when they visit, how frequently they visit
and the items obtained. Moreover, by carefully documenting each item visitors receive from the
pantry, we are able to track what individuals who visit the pantry are most in need of and how
much food we give away per month and on an annual basis. It is the hope of Carolina Cupboard
that inventory will reflect a demand by community members for perishable food items that could
be stored in freezer and refrigerator units obtained by this grant. An increase in visitation and
utilization of the newly accessible goods will be the barometer for success.
G. The expansion to include perishable food items would be an addition to the existing functions
of the Carolina Cupboard: Community Food Pantry. Carolina Cupboard celebrated its opening
ceremony on October 24, 2014, thus the resource is relatively new to campus; however, it has
proven to be a resource of high demand. The mission of Carolina Cupboard is to provide food
assistance to individuals of the Carolina community and it is necessary for Carolina Cupboard to
be a resource that promotes good nutrition and health by offering access to food items of all food
categories. The Carolina Cupboard: Community Food Pantry would continue to exist as long as
there is a need for the resource on campus. Food insecurities and hunger within the state of North
Carolina has been determined to be especially prevalent amongst college students because of the
various financial backgrounds students come from. Moreover, the change in environment,
geographically, socially, and economically, poses a challenge for students and compromises their
food choices and the foods they access. Thus, with Carolina Cupboard’s planned expansion, it is
our hope that Carolina Cupboard will remain open for many subsequent years.
Executive Summary: Carolina Cupboard: Community Food Pantry is an on-campus food pantry
located in the basement of Avery Residence Hall that currently serves undergraduate and
graduate students. Our mission is to provide food assistance to individuals of the Carolina
community by acquiring and distributing food to those in need. Carolina Cupboard currently
provides non-perishable food items, toiletries, and hygiene products to those in need. Carolina
Cupboard is requesting funding to purchase two refrigerator units and a freezer to expand our
resources to include perishable food items. Additionally, Carolina Cupboard is requesting
funding for shelves and bins for storage and transport of donations. With our growth since
October of last year, the need for more supplies to cater to visitors’ needs is evident. Thus,
Carolina Cupboard intends to expand its resources to include perishable food items in order to
function as a full food pantry for students and individuals of the UNC community.
Part II
Section A:
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Section A2:
The supplies we are seeking are 2 refrigerators, 1 freezer, storage bins, and shelving. Carolina
Cupboard is seeking funding for 2-31 inch, 17.7 cubic feet Whirlpool Freezerless Refrigerator in
Monochromatic Stainless Steel. The freezer Carolina Cupboard is seeking funding for is 18 cubic
feet Whirlpool Frost Free Upright Freezer in Monochromatic Silver. The shelving Carolina
Cupboard is seeking funding for is ten edsal 60 inch H x 36 inch W x 18 inch D 4-tier Steel
Freestanding Shelving Units. Lastly, the storage and transportation bins Carolina Cupboard is
seeking funding for are 15 Custom Tilt and Push Megabins with Large Opening Flap Lids –
there bins will be multipurpose and function to transport food within the pantry and serve as
donation bins during food drives.
Section B:
2 - 31 inch, 17.7 cubic feet Whirlpool Freezerless Refrigerator in Monochromatic Stainless
Steel
$
1,698.00 (849.00 each)
10 - edsal 60 inch H x 36 inch W x 18 inch D 4-tier Steel Freestanding Shelving Units
$
629.80
15 - Reclyclingbin.com Custom Tilt and Push Megabin with Large Opening Flap Lid
$
5327.31
1 - 18 cubic feet Whirlpool Frost Free Upright Freezer in Monochromatic Silver
$
849.00
Total Parents Council funds requested
$ 8504.11
(62.98 each)
Section C:
1 - 31 inch, 17.7 cubic feet Whirlpool Freezerless Refrigerator in Monochromatic Stainless
Steel
$
849.00
10 - edsal 60 inch H x 36 inch W x 18 inch D 4-tier Steel Freestanding Shelving Units
$
629.80
15 - Reclyclingbin.com Custom Tilt and Push Megabin with Large Opening Flap Lid
$
5327.31
1 - 18 cubic feet Whirlpool Frost Free Upright Freezer in Monochromatic Silver
$
849.00
Total Parents Council funds requested
$ 7655.11
(62.98 each)
Section D
Without any of these items, Carolina Cupboard’s planned expansion to include perishable food
items in the upcoming year would not occur because of the lack of funds to secure the necessary
items. Additionally, each of the listed items are necessary to shift Carolina Cupboard from
boxed and canned nonperishable items to a food pantry that can provide perishable foods and
food options necessary for visitors with various dietary restrictions.
Section E
Any funds that Carolina Cupboard acquires through fundraising initiatives will be used to
purchase food items for the pantry and ensure a variety of food supply options are accessible by
visitors to pantry.
Section F
Carolina Cupboard has never received Parent Council funding before.
Section G
The UNC community at large as been extremely supportive of Carolina Cupboard and our
mission to alleviate hunger and food insecurities on this campus through constant food donations
and food drives. Provided the Parent Council grant is funded, Carolina Cupboard would continue
to receive donations to maintain the food supply of the pantry. In addition, members of Carolina
Cupboard volunteer at basketball and football games and swim meets to secure funds Carolina
Cupboard receives for volunteering as a group. These funds are used to purchase food items that
the pantry is need of or items that are not frequently donated. Moreover, an increased interest in
monetary donations has been expressed by supporters of the Carolina Cupboard, which could be
used to contribute to the sustainability of this program.
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
This graphic will be printed on the side of the custom bins.
This is an example of marketing material we use to advertise Carolina Cupboard to
students.