📍Pantry Collaboration Expands Mission to Fight Food Insecurity📍
Enfield Food Distribution, a vital resource serving over 600 people weekly and distributing 2 million pounds of food annually, has become a lifeline for families, seniors, and individuals in Tompkins County. But operating out of a 1948 firehouse presents significant challenges.
To help address this, a multidisciplinary Cornell team is supporting Jean Owens, director of Enfield Food Distribution, in her vision for a safer, more welcoming facility. Experts and students from the Brooks School, Cornell, Engineering, and Cornell AAP, with generous support from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement at Cornell, are collaborating to develop strategic plans, designs, and fundraising strategies.
Among the team members is Courtney Braun ‘25, a second-year MPA student concentrating in nonprofit and public management. Braun is helping Owens with fundraising and coordinating the university collaboration led by Laurie Miller, senior lecturer at the Brooks School and the MPA Program’s associate director for public engagement.
Together, they’re working to create a space that will not only provide food but also empower the community through resources like gardens, nutrition classes, and more.
➕Special thanks to all current MPA students and alumni who contributed to this collaboration and Laurie Miller for her immense impact and leadership.
🎥 Watch a 5-minute video and read more about the project below.
To meet a growing need, Enfield Food Distribution is working with a multidisciplinary team featuring Cornellians from Cornell Engineering, Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and Cornell University: Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy to design and raise funds for a larger, more welcoming facility.
The team's work is made possible thanks to a grant from David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement.
More at https://lnkd.in/gaWJBwip.
What a great way to support the Tampa Bay Community!