Recent research has shown a third of all college students have experienced food and housing insecurity. Teen Vogue interviews 7 activists who are helping their fellow students.
Tag: campus hunger
Otter Eats program alerts students about free food on campus
The Basic Needs Initiative group at CSU Monterey Bay recently introduced another new program aimed to alleviate hunger called Otter Eats. The new mobile-based program invites students to show up to the last 20 minutes of campus events to eat leftover food.
CSU Monterey Bay students can text the word “EATS” to 76626 and they will receive live alerts on their phone when food is available on campus. The live alerts also let students know about other Basic Needs Initiative events happening such as a food pantry day. So far, 353 students have signed up for Otter Eats and it keeps growing.
College students compete to bring hunger awareness
Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) is hosting its 12th Annual Virginia Hunger Symposium this week by partnering with the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank (BRAFB) to raise hunger awareness. On Wednesday, colleges and universities in the area competed in an apple packing competition at the food bank.
New report sheds sobering light on hunger on college campuses
A new report sheds a sobering light on hunger on college campuses.
It finds that 35 percent of students at Temple University have gone hungry in the past year and 56 percent at the Community College of Philadelphia say they have found themselves going without a proper meal.
Can This Chef Solve the Problem of School Lunch?
School lunch is a problem that, so far, no one has really solved. Is it possible to cook for hundreds or thousands of kids, with only about $1.25 per head (after labor and equipment costs), following guidelines that mandate exact proportions of protein, carbs, and sugar, and still make it taste good?
Cuomo: All NY public colleges will have food pantries by end of fall semester
Every State University of New York and City University of New York campus will have a food pantry or similar program by the end of the fall semester, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.
Community in combat with food insecurity
Purdue University’s ACE Campus Food Pantry allows anyone with a university ID to pick up food or other donated goods thanks to volunteers and the student farm.
Nearly four in five teachers say ‘holiday hunger’ is failing to improve
In the UK, children are returning to school ‘looking visibly less well nourished’ according to teachers. Of 657 secondary school teachers surveyed, nearly half confirmed children in their school had experienced holiday hunger.
For Many College Students, Hunger ‘Makes It Hard To Focus’
As students enter college this fall, many will hunger for more than knowledge. Up to half of college students in recent published studies say they either are not getting enough to eat or are worried about it. This food insecurity is most prevalent at community colleges, but it’s common at public and private four-year schools as well.
Public colleges confront student hunger, housing needs over summer
In Massachusetts, local public colleges and universities are ramping up efforts to provide safety net programs to students over the summer break. This year, all four public colleges in Central Massachusetts have launched or plan to launch new on-campus food pantries as a stopgap measure to help students struggling to find meals. Those schools also have introduced or tried to better publicize existing programs aimed at students dealing with hunger, homelessness, or other issues between semesters.
