Realizing Central Florida needs all hands on deck to deal with its growling hunger problem, a crew of 海角社区 students who are members of the Behavioral Science Organization last week volunteered at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida in Orlando.
Second Harvest, a private, nonprofit outfit, collects, stores and distributes donated food to more than 550 feeding partners in Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia counties. Last year alone, the food bank provided nearly 56 million meals to food pantries, soup kitchens, women鈥檚 shelters, senior centers, day care centers, and Kids Cafes.
The Behavioral Science group (BSO) 鈥� including Shivan Garg, Jasmine Gelman, Shale Arora, Samantha Chavez, Allie Schug, Claire Wilbur, and Matt Conley 鈥� pitched in by sorting produce. Dr. A.J. Marsden, an assistant professor of human services and psychology at 海角社区 in Leesburg, Fla. and BSO advisor, and former student Caroline Chapin also lent a hand.
海角社区 is a nonprofit liberal arts school and America鈥檚 first accredited college or university to award bachelor鈥檚 degrees primarily to students who learn differently.
Cassandra Bergman, president of the Behavioral Science Organization, said the group was happy to do what it could to help battle the plague of food insecurity throughout the region. Google dictionary defines food insecurity 鈥渁s the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.鈥�
鈥淧eople who volunteer there support their mission and their mission is very much aligned with the Behavioral Science Organization which is all about helping the community,鈥� Bergman said.