Oral Presentations
Wheels of Wellness
Presentation Type
Presentation
Faculty Mentor’s Full Name
Kaetlyn Cordingly
Faculty Mentor’s Department
Davidson Honors College
Abstract / Artist's Statement
We are students at the Davidson Honors College who are working with the Missoula Food Bank and Community Center (MFB&CC) to form a QUEST (Questions For Undergraduates Exploring Social Topics) proposal that would impact the greater Missoula area. Our current proposal is to elevate the Kids Eat Free bus system that the MFB&CC already has in place.The bus would work as a mobile food bank that would travel to areas that qualify as food deserts, and proposed satellite pantries to deliver bulk orders of food. This would help reach food insecure areas such as the Chief Charlo School District as well as the DeSmet School District. The steps of our proposal begin with expanding the current bus route, followed by implementing bulk food rations, then a community engagement program and additional transportation as needed. We hope to share our research around the topic of food insecurity as well as this proposed aid for the food bank that would benefit the greater Missoula area.
Category
Social Sciences
Wheels of Wellness
UC 330
We are students at the Davidson Honors College who are working with the Missoula Food Bank and Community Center (MFB&CC) to form a QUEST (Questions For Undergraduates Exploring Social Topics) proposal that would impact the greater Missoula area. Our current proposal is to elevate the Kids Eat Free bus system that the MFB&CC already has in place.The bus would work as a mobile food bank that would travel to areas that qualify as food deserts, and proposed satellite pantries to deliver bulk orders of food. This would help reach food insecure areas such as the Chief Charlo School District as well as the DeSmet School District. The steps of our proposal begin with expanding the current bus route, followed by implementing bulk food rations, then a community engagement program and additional transportation as needed. We hope to share our research around the topic of food insecurity as well as this proposed aid for the food bank that would benefit the greater Missoula area.