Every day, more than 16,000 children
die from hunger-related causes--one
child every five seconds.
852 million people across the world are
hungry, up from 842 million a year ago.
Campus Kitchen has served over 7,188
meals in 9 months to the Mankato
Community
Poor nutrition and calorie deficiencies
cause nearly one in three people to die
prematurely or have disabilities,
according to the World Health
Organization.
Campus Kitchen at MNSU strives to
combat hunger and its effects through
nutrition education of our volunteers,
students, clients, staff and community
each week.
World hunger organizations estimate
that nearly 1 BILLION people around the
world are chronically hungry.
Over 26,100 pounds of food was donated
by students, faculty, staff, MSU
classes and the Mankato community.
The number of people who die from
hunger every 3 ½ days is the same
number of people who died from the atom
bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World
War II.
Over 3,000 volunteers are the driving
force behind Campus Kitchen at MNSU.
In the United States, 14 million
children live in households where
people have to skip meals or eat less
to make ends meet. That means one in
ten households in the U.S. are living
with hunger or are at risk of hunger.
Campus Kitchen MNSU is the first
affiliate and rural Campus Kitchen in
the United States.
The U.S. Administration on Aging
estimates that 1 out of 4 seniors in
the U.S. has an inadequate diet.
“I totally believe in the concept. I
have enough food, others don’t. It is
about sharing.”
~Campus Kitchen at MSNU volunteer
Undernourishment negatively affects
people’s health, productivity, sense of
hope and overall well-being. A lack of
food can stunt growth, slow thinking,
sap energy, hinder fetal development
and contribute to mental retardation.
“Campus Kitchen changed my life. It
will also help many people in the area
and change the way volunteers live
life.”
~Linzy Ramaker
Leadership Team
Socially, the lack of food erodes
relationships and feeds shame so that
those most in need of support are often
least able to call on it.
“Campus Kitchen at MNSU is involving so
many different people in the Mankato
area and on campus bringing everyone
together to help do something great for
those less fortunate.”
~Campus Kitchen at MNSU volunteer
There are an estimated 1.08 billion
poor people in developing countries who
live on $1 a day or less
8.5% of families in Mankato Live in
poverty
“It is really a rewarding feeling to
make sure that I am helping the ‘war
against hunger’. I realize that there
is so much that is wasted and taken for
granted and I only wish to give what is
not given.”
~Meredith Lemiso
Leadership Team
18.3% of families with children in
Mankato live in poverty
“I love working with the people and the
children that we deliver to!”
~Michelle Hansen
Leadership Team
A projected number of 1.7 million
visits were made to food shelves in MN
in 2004
“I love working with the clients and
cooking with the awesome people that
work and volunteer at Campus Kitchen @
MSNU.”
~Allie Houfer
Leadership Team
World agriculture produces 17 percent
more calories per person today than it
did 30 years ago, despite a 70 percent
population increase. This is enough to
provide everyone in the world with at
least 2,720 kilocalories (kcal) per
person per day (Food and Agriculture
Organization 2002, FAO 1998).
In every meal that Campus Kitchen @
MNSU provides, we include a protein,
starch, vegetable, and fruit or
dessert.
Around the world the most vulnerable to
hunger are: children, pregnant and
nursing women, single mothers, the
elderly, the homeless, the unemployed,
ethnic and racial minorities, and the
working poor.
Campus Kitchen @ MNSU receives food and
support from the campus dining halls
which are then stored, cooked, and
placed in individual meal containers,
and delivered to those individuals and
families in need
36.3 million American people live in
households that experience hunger. This
means that one in ten households in the
United States is hungry. (USDA,
Economic Research Service, 2003)
“Campus Kitchen @ MNSU is a great
opportunity for people in the community
to get involved and a great asset to
those who need it.”
~Campus Kitchen @ MNSU Volunteer
30,000 children die every day of
hunger or diseases resulting from
hunger.
“Campus Kitchen @ MNSU helps feed
people in the Mankato community that
need it and maybe even save lives.”
~Campus Kitchen @ MNSU Volunteer
Take a Hunger Quiz at
http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org/
quiz.htm
Every 3.6 seconds someone dies of
hunger
“I like the thought. For just a few
hours a day, we make food and then
deliver it; I’m changing a life for the
better. Then looking at the program as
a whole, it is amazing to see there are
so many college students that make an
effort to change the world! I love to
know that I’m a big part of it!”
~Jasmine Valentine
Campus Kitchen Volunteer
One out of every eight children under
the age of twelve in the U.S. goes to
bed hungry every night.
“Campus Kitchen is a great way to help
others. Helping with nutrition, which
will impact kids education, is very
beneficial in our town.”
~ Jacly Fishman
Campus Kitchen Volunteer
Gamma Phi Beta
To satisfy the world's sanitation and
food requirements would cost only US$13
billion- what the people of the United
States and the European Union spend on
perfume each year.
“It’s not a random act of kindness –
it’s intentional. It’s sharing in
abundant life for all, so that kids can
learn; adults can work; and all can
have hope.”
~Anne Hokenstad
MSU Staff
Campus Kitchen Volunteer
World hunger organizations estimate
that nearly 1 BILLION people around the
world are chronically hungry.
The number of people who die from
hunger every 3 ½ days is the same
number of people who died from the atom
bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World
War II.
In the United States, 14 million
children live in households where
people have to skip meals or eat less
to make ends meet. That means one in
ten households in the U.S. are living
with hunger or are at risk of hunger.
Campus Kitchen MNSU is the first
affiliate and rural Campus Kitchen in
the United States.
36.3 million American people live in
households that experience hunger. This
means that one in ten households in the
United States is hungry. (USDA,
Economic Research Service, 2003)
”I love working with the clients and
cooking with the awesome people that
work and volunteer at Campus Kitchen at
MNSU.”
~Allie Houfer
Leadership Team
The U.S. Administration on Aging
estimates that 1 out of 4 seniors in
the U.S. has an inadequate diet.
“I totally believe in the concept. I
have enough food, others don’t. It is
about sharing.”
~Campus Kitchen @ MSNU volunteer
About 183 million children weigh less
than they should for their age
“I love working with the people and the
children that we deliver to! It is a
rewarding feeling know that I am making
a difference.”
~Michelle Hansen
Leadership Team
Hunger is defined as:
Hun • ger n. – "the uneasy or painful
sensation caused by recurrent or
involuntary lack of food" that, over
time, may result in malnutrition.
“Campus Kitchen is the best thing to
happen to Minnesota State Mankato! It
gets people involved, creates new
friendships, and makes a difference at
a community level.”
~Paul Spangle
Campus Kitchen Volunteer
Poverty is the principle cause of
hunger
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Inc. fasted for
25 hours to raise money for Campus
Kitchen @ MNSU.
The girls raised over $2,000!
According to the last US Census 380,000
people in MN live in poverty
Shane Bowyer’s College of Business
Management class (involving over 330
students) worked on team projects
throughout the semester to help provide
financial and marketing support to
Campus Kitchen @ MNSU.
2 out of 5 seniors will fall below the
poverty line (an annual individual
income of $9,570 or less) at some point
between the ages of 60 to 90.
“I really enjoyed working at Campus
Kitchen. It gets me involved with the
Mankato area and I have learned that
giving back is such a great feeling.”
~Linzy Ramaker
Leadership Team
"The greatest joy of volunteering with
the Campus Kitchen is that the
possibilities are endless."
~Lori Vincent
Campus Kitchen Volunteer
Every day, one quarter of the food
produced in restaurants, businesses,
and our own homes is left to go to
waste.
In 1999, a year marked by good economic
news, 31 million Americans were food
insecure, meaning they were either
hungry or unsure of where their next
meal would come from. Of these
Americans, 12 million were children.
“Campus Kitchen has influenced me by
making me appreciate having food I can
eat and being able to afford things. I
really like being a part of Campus
Kitchen because it is really fun and
its great giving back to the
community.”
~Michelle Hansen
Leadership Team
First Year, First Generational College
Student
Famine and wars cause about 10% of
hunger deaths, although these tend to
be the ones you hear about most often.
The majority of hunger deaths are
caused by chronic malnutrition.
Families facing extreme poverty are
simply unable to get enough food to
eat.
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity volunteers
with Campus Kitchen during 2 shifts
every single week of the academic year!
For the price of one missile, a school
full of hungry children could eat lunch
every day for 5 years
Campus Kitchen @ MNSU serves ECHO Food
Shelf, Partners for Affordable Housing,
The Salvation Army Men’s Shelter,
Welcome Inn, Theresa House, and 25
individuals at 4 different homes.
Nearly one in four people, 1.3 billion
- a majority of humanity - live on less
than $1 per day, while the world's 358
billionaires have assets exceeding the
combined annual incomes of countries
with 45 percent of the world's people.
UNICEF
“Campus Kitchen ROCKS MY SOCKS!”
~Campus Kitchen Volunteer
The World Health Organization
estimates that one-third of the world
is well-fed, one-third is under-fed
one-third is starving- Since you've
read this recipe at least 200 people
have died of starvation. Over 4
million will die this year.
Volunteer opportunities are available
seven days a week. Volunteers assist
with food preparation, kitchen upkeep,
and outreach to residents of local
homeless shelters. Large groups (up to
25) can often be accommodated, but it
is necessary to schedule well in
advance.
3 billion people in the world today
struggle to survive on US$2/day.
“No words can describe the feeling that
you get from volunteering at Campus
Kitchen. I have helped out as much as
I can and I still cannot get enough.
I love Campus Kitchen @ MNSU!”
~Evan Meier
852 million people across the world are
hungry, up from 842 million a year ago.
Of the 57 million people worldwide who died last year, 10.5 million
of them were children less than five years old.
U.N. studies show that the world already produces more than
enough food to feed everyone on the planet and has the capacity
to produce even more, and yet...
World hunger organizations estimate that nearly 1 BILLION people
around the world are chronically hungry.
30,000 children die every day of hunger or diseases resulting from
hunger.
36.3 million American people live in households that experience
hunger. This means that one in ten households in the United
States is hungry. (USDA, Economic Research Service, 2003)
13 million children in the U.S. go to bed hungry. (Bread for the
World, 2004)
The U.S. Administration on Aging estimates that 1 out of 4 seniors
in the U.S. has an inadequate diet.
Every year 15 million children die of hunger
One out of every eight children under the age of twelve in
the U.S. goes to bed hungry every night.