As student hunger persists at colleges, higher education tries out providing free food
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Jerseyville and Columbia high schools team-up for final week of Tackle Hunger sponsored by Neighbors Credit Union
ST. LOUIS — Oct. 25 marks the end of Tackle Hunger III, the St. Louis-area high school football collection effort for Operation Food Search. It’s all made possible by Neighbors Credit Union. Wednesday, 5 On Your Side traveled to Illinois for Columbia High School, last year’s Tackle Hunger...
CT university steps up free food game. How new tactics are fighting hunger among students.
Every college student has a story about living on inexpensive Ramen noodles, but that’s not always necessary anymore as many university’s now have a food pantry. At Western Connecticut State University in Danbury they’ve recently upped their game at addressing food insecurity among students. The university as expanded a food pantry by putting it in a larger space, setting it up like a traditional grocery store with aisles, refrigerators and expanded food choices. Formerly WCSU Food Pantry, they’ve also renamed the space Wally’s Cupboard, after the school’s wolf mascot, to eliminate the stigma associated the word “pantry,” said cupboard coordinator Sara Risko, a 5th year student in Public Health with a focus on nutrition and sustainability.