Local Initiatives are our way of serving our community at home. While a large focus of Global Brigades is working internationally, we recognize that there is also a huge amount of good that can be done right within our own backyard. Global Brigades currently offers two local initiative committee opportunities, with each committee consisting of a small groups of students dedicated to working on a specific project within the State College area.

We are also always open to new local initiative ideas to incorporate into our organization. If you have an idea for a new local initiative for Global Brigades, please contact our campus chairperson at PSUGlobalBrigades@gmail.com.

Food Bank Farming Committee

During planting and harvesting seasons, students work with a retired businessman/farmer to grow food products such as corn, potatoes, melons, strawberries, cabbage, carrots, berries, and more. The farm has a total of 3 acres, and all food grown goes towards stocking the State College Food Bank.