The INNOHUB@PGCC is partnering with the Good Food Consortium to provide students an opportunity to design solutions to combat food insecurity, which could ultimately impact the disproportionate rate of diet-related illness in the Prince George’s County, Maryland.

our Approach

Implement a competitive design model that impacts attitudinal and behavioral changes linked to diet-related illness by challenging teams to establish strategies, services, and best practices.
Provide faculty/staff mentors digital literacy, collaborative, and interdisciplinary training
Utilize digital platforms to learn/collaborate/design concepts.
Implement the design challenge winning prototype.

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our Results

Recruited 20, high school, middle college and community college students.
Created five blended design teams, with each team comprised of high school and college students.
Faculty/staff mentors and external entrepreneurs in residence (EIRs) led the teams through a design thinking process that required research, prototyping and exhibition.

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Eliminating Food Insecurities Challenge

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