Chartwells:

Harvest

Program

Murtaza Ali, Daniel Mayes, Tanvi Shah, Nivi Sukumar, Nikita Uppal

1 in 7 people go hungry every day

The Facts● 49.1 million Americans live in food insecure households

(33.3 million adults and 15.8 million children)

● In Texas, 1 of every 6 people suffer from hunger

● DFW Area

○ The National Average

■ 14.9% overall

■ 22.4% in children

○ Dallas County

■ 20.6 % overall

■ 26.6% in children

Hunger On a Daily Basishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBQSCQcfY18

Implications● Physical Implications

○ Chronic Health Conditions

■ Pregnancy/Infants

○ Greater Amount of Visits to the Hospital

● Socioeconomic Implications

○ Low Physical Activity

○ Aggression and Anxiety

■ Children

What can we do? ● Our Core Values

○ Sustainability and Social Responsibility

● Our Plan

○ Unused Pre-Paid Meals→ Food Insecure

Individuals

○ Small-Scale→ Large Scale

● Comet Cupboard

○ Students can go once per day

○ Free service

○ Runs on volunteerism

○ Sponsored by UTD

● North Texas Food Bank

○ Provides 170,000 meals daily

○ Network of more than 1,000 programs

○ Partnered with 262 Agencies

The University of Texas at Dallas

The University of Texas at Dallas ● Why UTD?

○ 2 dining halls (West and Student Union

Dining Hall)

○ 21% of students live on campus

● Local students living on campus

○ Go home

○ Go out to eat

○ Pre-paid meals go to waste

Our Proposal● Count unused meals at the end of each month

● Use 10% of these meals for donation

● Chartwells staff prepare and package these meals

● Deliver meals to homeless via North Texas Food

Bank

Partners

The Effects ● This project will result in:

○ an avenue of fresh hot meals to the hungry in

Dallas

○ the beginning of a program that could

possibly spread across the country

○ continued aid to the hungry and at risk

people

Members of the Harvest Program Team

● The Managing Team

○ Project Manager

○ Assistant Project Manager

○ Accountant

● General Staff

○ Kitchen Workers

● Volunteers

○ Students

How will we recruit these members?

● The managing team will come from our current

employees

● The general staff will be hired

● The volunteers will come from the school

Meal PlansPlan # of Meals per

WeekCost with Tax Cost per Meal (not including

Meal Money)

Comet 19 19 per week with $50 Meal Money

$1973.06 $6.33

Comet 14 14 per week with $100 Meal Money

$1751.57 $7.37

Comet 10 10 per week with $150 Meal Money

$1665.82 $9.47

Green 5 per week with $100 Meal Money

$982.35 $11.03

Orange $750 Meal Money $750 -

Residence Hall Breakdown(these students are required to purchase a meal plan)

● Estimated Rooms in Old Residence Halls (4):

○ 375 rooms x 4 halls= 1,500 rooms

● Estimated Rooms in New Residence Hall (1):

○ 200 rooms

● Number of Students living in University Commons:

○ (1,500+200) rooms x 3 students per room= 5,100 students

Budget Breakdown● Average Cost Per Meal: $8.55

● Average Total:

○ $8.55 average x 5,100 students= $43,605

● Estimated 10% Donation and Business (wastage)

○ $43,605 x 10%= $4,360.50

Projected Budget (yearly estimate)

INCOME

Funding $266,000

10% of Pre-paid, Unused Meal Plan (varies per month; estimate per year) $4,360.50

Total Income $270,360.50

EXPENSES

Staff

Project Manager $60,000

Assistant Project Manager $45,000

Accountant $40,000

4 Kitchen Staff ($30K each) $120,000

Staff Total $265,000

Program Supplies

Food $4,360.50

Supplies $1,000

Total Program Supplies $5,860.50

Total Expenses $270,360.50

Questions?