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Survey Findings Spotlight Food, Housing Insecurity Among College Students

The Hope Center for College, Community and Justice released its 2019 #RealCollege survey findings which found that 39 percent of student respondents were food-insecure within the prior 30 days of taking the survey. It also found that 46 percent of respondents were housing-insecure in the previous year and 17 percent were homeless at some time during previous year.

February 18, 2020

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Some College Students Facing Homelessness, Hunger Around the Holidays

This month, home for the holidays will be a much-anticipated destination for many college students as they wrap up finals, look forward to family celebrations and their long winter break. But as the semester grinds to a close and the holiday break nears, for some students, their only concern is finding a place to stay and making sure that they have food to eat.

December 11, 2019

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New Coalition Highlights the Need For Student Voices in Higher Education Policy

Today’s Students Coalition, a group of higher education advocacy organizations born in August, released a set of policy recommendations and held a panel event featuring nontraditional student perspectives. The coalition advocates for policies that expand supports for underrepresented students.

September 29, 2019

Brown University Implements New Measures to Improve Food Security

Brown University will provide meals to students during spring break at no additional cost starting in the 2019-20 academic year, and require all sophomores to enroll in a meal plan in order to strengthen food security across the campus. The new measures at Brown – developed from recommendations of a working group launched by provost […]

May 24, 2019

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IHEP Summit Spotlights Financial Struggles of Low-Income, Working-Class Students

Achieving equity for low-income students in post-secondary education requires getting down to the nitty-gritty of what they need, and the Institute for Higher Education Policy provided a forum for that Tuesday with a summit featuring game-changing institutional leaders, the release of a special report and in-person perspectives of students who have overcome major finance-related obstacles on their way to a degree.

May 21, 2019

ACT to Provide Complementary Breakfast to Test-Takers in Florida, Texas

The ACT has announced that it will provide free breakfast to thousands of ACT test-takers at 11 test centers in Florida and two in Texas on April 13, kick launching the next step in the organization’s long-term plan to certify that hunger does not affect students taking the test. This action will affect about 1,000 […]

April 11, 2019

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Survey Spotlights Food and Housing Insecurities at CUNY

A survey that encompassed 19 CUNY campuses shows that the vast majority of students are not receiving support from public assistance programs.

March 27, 2019

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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

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

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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

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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

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At ATD, Focus is Put on Meeting the Needs of Students Outside of the Classroom

Community Colleges have to be more proactive in tackling the financial, housing and food insecurities that their students face. That was the message throughout this year’s Achieving the Dream (ATD) conference, which brought together faculty, administrators and students to discuss some of the most pressing problems facing community college students across the nation.

February 21, 2019

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