University Dining Services
http://www.dining.umn.edu
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COMMUNITY
We're dedicated to enriching the communities where we live and work because when the community flourishes, we all benefit. University Dining Services works with organizations like Urban Ventures and others to enrich lives at University of Minnesota and beyond.

Urban Ventures


UDS partners with South Minneapolis non-profit organization Urban Ventures. Urban Ventures works to build a better community by providing youth leadership programs, education, training and work opportunities for those in need.
 

Food Donation


UDS donates nutritious meals to Urban Ventures’ Peoples Exchange Program which feeds over 400 people in the South Minneapolis area each week.

CityKid Java


CityKid Java Coffee is a business endeavor designed to fund social programs for Urban Ventures. All CityKid Java coffees are “true trade;” meaning, they’re purchased at or above fair trade industry cost. Every dollar Urban Ventures earns from CityKid Java sales funds their community programming. UDS serves CityKid Java coffee in residential restaurants, Bistro West Restaurant and the Arboretum Restaurant at University of Minnesota's Landscape Arboretum. In 2010, we purchased 2,278 pounds of CityKid Java coffee.

CityKid Java Café


UDS opened CityKid Java Café in West Bank’s Carlson School of Management in spring 2009. CityKid Java Café give students, staff and faculty an opportunity to support the community while enjoying a cup of coffee. CityKid Java Café also serves as a living learning lab for high school youth from Urban Ventures and University of Minnesota students by providing hands-on work experience and mentoring opportunities

 

UDS Green Fact

CityKid Java coffees are "true trade," meaning, they are purchased at or above fair trade industry cost.