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Campus Dining takes pride in community involvement.
As part of our commitment to the Chicagoland community we participate in the MWBE, Minority and Women Business Enterprise, program. Campus Dining's support provides nationwide services to Minority and Women Businesses to educate, mentor, and help leverage their capabilities to maximize opportunites and promote sustainability. Locally, Campus Dining uses the following MWBE businesses for suppliers:
Cristina Food, Inc.
Asia Provision
Robinson's Ribs
Tastefullife Inc.
World's Printing
Campus Dining recently hosted an MWBE MatchMaker Event to help pair local businesses with potential MWBE suppliers. Pictures of this event are below:
For more information visit www.mwbe.com
Chicago Campus Dining partners with the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) to employ local Chicagoland high school students. This opportunity allows the students to gain valuable culinary experience.
Schools involved include:
Curie Metropolitan Academy
George Collins High School
Englewood Technical Preparatory Academy
Hyde Park Academy
Tilden Career Academy
Richards Career Academy
Founded in 1990, C-CAP's mission is to promote and provide career opportunities in the culinary arts for inner-city youth through education and apprenticeship. In partnership with the public schools, business and professional cluinary organizations, C-CAP offers training, mentoring, career counseling, scholarships and job placement.
More information can be found at
www.ccapinc.org
Currently Chicago Campus Dining employs six C-CAP students. The students work side-by-side other campus dining employees to gain hands on experience. Pictured below are (l-r) Ayrelle (C-CAP student) and Maritza (Campus Dining employee)
Back Row (left to right):
Anthony Cattage, Oliver Malcolm, Christopher Smith, Jamal Thompson, Wendell Kemp
Front Row (left to right):
Bertha De la Luz, Ivy Cox, Amanda Butler, Jocelyn Figueroa, Macenia Mitchell, Dominique Brown, Angelica Holman, Victoria Green, Wendell Kemp, Amanda Martinez, Veronica Linares, Joanna Juarez
Note: Damien Brunner is missing from this photo
Chicago Campus Dining supports the Fair Trade movement through Pura Vida Coffee. With their motto: "Changing the world, one cup at a time", Campus Dining believes in supporting their mission to help at-risk children in coffee-growing countries. For more information visit www.puravidacoffee.com
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