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Tag: Food Pantry
Community Colleges
Cuyahoga Community College Opens Food Pantry for Student Needs
Cuyahoga Community College has opened a food pantry for students needing basic items, Cleveland.com reported. The pantry is located in the south concourse adjacent to the Metro Campus Center. It will give eligible students up to 15 pounds of food, toiletries and necessities each week. The pantry is funded by $1,020,000 from Char and Chuck Fowler of […]
June 15, 2021
Students
On Being Told to Manage Money That I Don’t Have
I’ve been a saver ever since I can remember. The skills of bargain hunting and money management were ingrained in me from an early age by a coupon-collecting mother and a father who did his best negotiating in garage sale driveways – not skills developed for fun but for survival, not unlike many students who have grown up in households with little-to-no income.
September 30, 2019
News Roundup
University of Houston-Downtown Expands Food Scholarship Program to All Students
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) has announced it has expanded its existing partnership program with the Houston Food Bank to provide food scholarships for fresh and healthy meals to all UHD students. Students can apply for the food scholarship by visiting the Food for Change Market in UHD’s One Main Building and filling out the […]
March 19, 2019
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HBCUs Address Food Insecurity through Community Collaboration
The University of the District of Columbia’s Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education (CUAGE) has taken a collaborative approach to addressing food deserts in the surrounding metropolitan area. Through community programs and the launch of several urban food hubs, the university has empowered thousands of residents with the knowledge and gardening techniques to improve their food and water security.
March 13, 2019
Community Colleges
At Innovation Conference, Poverty Among Issues Discussed
The League for Innovation in the Community College—an international nonprofit focused on student success and institutional excellence—used their annual conference to encourage college administrators, staff and faculty to think outside of the box in developing bold new initiatives for their students.
February 26, 2019
Opinion
Theft, Shame and Guilt in Order to Get By
Over the past few years there has been increasing exposure to the harsh reality of what it is like to be in college while facing financial hardship.
February 26, 2019
News Roundup
The College of New Jersey Opens Food Pantry for Food Insecure Students
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) has launched the opening of a food pantry for students who may be experiencing food insecurity. Colleges and universities across the country have previously launched similar food pantries in the past few years to help combat the epidemic. TCNJ’s new food pantry will also open to the surrounding community. […]
February 25, 2019
News Roundup
Marshall University Food Pantry Offer Services to Federal Workers
Marshall University’s Department of Dietetics food pantry has opened its doors to federal workers struggling as a result of the government shutdown. “We are deeply committed to providing nutrition education and programming to not only our students, but to those we serve in our community as well,” said Dr. Kelli Williams, chair of the university’s […]
January 23, 2019
Students
CUNY’s ‘Single Stop’ Program Provides Holistic Support
With more than 46 million Americans living in poverty, the City University of New York (CUNY) has continued a nearly decade-long effort to holistically support student success through its Single Stop Program initiative.
December 9, 2018
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New York Governor Proposes Legislation to End Hunger at all Public State Schools
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will introduce legislation this year that would require all State University and City University of New York system schools to establish food pantries or other “stigma-free” arrangements for food-insecure students to have access to food.
January 3, 2018
Health
Cal State, San Bernardino Joins Fight Against Student Food Insecurity
CSUSB is one of a growing number of higher education institutions nationwide that houses a food bank on campus in response to the prevalence of food insecurity among today’s student body.
December 22, 2015
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