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Swipe Out Hunger Welcomes New Board Members
Today, Swipe Out Hunger announces two new members — Ashray Reddy and Sean Tierney — who are joining its Board of Directors. These new Board members come to the organization with unique expertise and knowledge to support Swipe Out Hunger in an… Read More
Insights from the Trellis 2023 Student Financial Wellness Survey
This guest blog is written by: Allyson Cornett, CPH, MPH: Allyson is a Research Manager at Trellis Strategies, a leading strategic non-profit research and consulting firm. As a former food and housing insecure student, Allyson is committed to using research and data… Read More
A Student Advocate’s Guide to Sustaining a Movement Through Self-Care
This blog is written by: Lauren Kater: Lauren Kater (she/her) is a Ph.D. candidate in the Justice Studies program at Arizona State University and a member of the 2023-2024 SLAAC cohort. Her research is on college students’ civic engagement, using a critical… Read More
A Student’s Perspective On The Impact of SNAP Incentive Programs
This blog is written by: Ariana Kemeny: Ariana Kemeny (she/her) is a recent graduate of Florida State University. She is passionate about food security work and based in Tallahassee, Florida. She has presented on SNAP Outreach efforts at the University Fighting World… Read More
A Day in the Life of A Nursing Student Fighting Hunger in Rural Arkansas
This blog is written by: Cassie Jankowski Jones: Cassie is a registered nurse, full-time student at Arkansas State University, and intern at the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas. She lives in the heart of the Ozarks with her husband and four… Read More
Our Campus Survey: More of Your Questions Answered
On March 20, 2024, we launched a new public paper and interactive dashboard at our virtual Town Hall: Insights From Our Campus Survey. The data about our campus food pantry partners sparked incredible conversations and brought up some… Read More
3 Key Takeaways From Our National Campus Survey
On March 20, 2024, we published our public paper and interactive dashboard and launched these resources at our virtual Town Hall: Insights From Our Campus Survey. This report focuses on key aspects of higher education food justice programming… Read More
Swipe Out Hunger Awards Over $420,000 in Grants to More Than 100 Campus Pantries
December 21, 2023 – Today, Swipe Out Hunger — the leading national nonprofit working to end college student food insecurity — announced that 102 colleges will be awarded more than $420,000 to support campus food pantries, with each receiving between $3,000 and… Read More
4 Things To Know About Leading An Anti-Hunger Movement
This blog is written by: Aditi Kulkarni (she/her/hers): Aditi is the co-founder of the Spartan Food Security Council at Michigan State University (MSU), a student-run organization focused on feeding MSU’s community and ending localized food insecurity. She graduated from MSU in December… Read More
Introducing the Inaugural Swipe Out Hunger Student Leadership and Advisory Council (SLAAC)
Swipe Out Hunger is thrilled to launch its new Student Leadership and Advisory Council (SLAAC), a cohort of 15 college student leaders representing 15 campuses and 11 states. During a season of organizational strategic planning, SLAAC represents the collective student voice leading Swipe’s… Read More
