Homeless Community Case Study

Philadelphia, like most cities in the U.S, has a large homeless community that could benefit from our help and we feel that Drexel has the potential to do so. The goal for our campaign is to help our local homeless community while using the dining dollars that would otherwise not have been used. There is always an abundance of meal swipes left over as most students do not end up using all of them. The remaining amount of food that would have been purchased with those meal swipes can be donated to a local homeless shelter or soup kitchen. A program like this would be an excellent addition to Drexel and its students as they would like to know that their school is giving back to its city with their unused meal swipes.
Introducing a program like this would also help Drexel’s appearance, making the University more attractive to potential donors and investors. People would be more inclined to donate to Drexel if they see all of the work that the University does to help out its local community. This means that, in the long run, this program may also help bring in more money for Drexel’s sports and activities.
48.1 Million Americans live in food insecure houses, including 32.8 million adults and 15.3 million children. And in Philadelphia, At a given point in time,the city has around an average of 650 people living on the streets, 300 of whom are in
They state that “ we strive to minimize unsold leftovers, food that cannot be sold but be effectively reused and yet is safe for consumption is donated to those in need”. One way that the University of Maryland enacts this program is by aiming to reduce waste. They partner with the food recovery network. The food recovery network is comprised of students who volunteer and collect excess food and donate it to the people of DC. Mimicking a similar process that the University of Maryland enacted, here at Drexel, would be a way to improve our campus and