Baptist college campuses form groups attacking domestic hunger directly (from Associated Baptist Press)

The Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University

The Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University is part of a growing network of student-run food-recycling programs helping to combat hunger, empower individuals, give companionship, and promote growth in communities.

Baptist college campuses form groups attacking domestic hunger directly (from Associated Baptist Press)

Walter Johnson Middle School 024As the new school year begins at colleges and universities across the country, students at two historic Baptist schools are taking Jesus’ command to feed the hungry and quench the thirsty quite literally.  Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., and Baylor University in Waco, Texas, are feeding their local communities through the Campus Kitchens Project. The initiative is an effort by students to keep extra food on their campuses from going to waste — and to challenge the very roots of malnutrition in their communities. Read more…