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Download full textAlan Perez; Sam Ayers; Jennifer Hogg; Johanna Lacoe; Jesse Rothstein – California Policy Lab, 2025
College students are more likely to be food insecure than the general population. CalFresh (SNAP) food benefits can reduce hunger by helping low-income students pay for their food. This is particularly relevant as the rising cost of food is putting extra strain on students' budgets. Unfortunately, the administrative hurdles and time required to…
Descriptors: College Students, Hunger, Food, Low Income Students
Jennifer Hogg; Sam Ayers; Johanna Lacoe; Alan Perez; Jesse Rothstein – California Policy Lab, 2024
Food insecurity is widespread among college students in the United States. Food benefits delivered through the CalFresh program, California's version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), can reduce hunger by helping students pay for groceries but may not reach all eligible students. To date, higher education systems…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Hunger, Food, State Programs
Huizhi Gong; Jennifer Hogg; Sarah Hoover; Johanna Lacoe; Jesse Rothstein – California Policy Lab, 2025
The transition from high school to early adulthood is a time when students must learn how to handle elements of daily life independently, and it is a particularly challenging time to experience food insecurity. Students who previously had access to food benefits in high school, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), may have…
Descriptors: Hunger, Welfare Services, Eligibility, College Students
Jesse Rothstein; Johanna Lacoe; Sam Ayers; Karla Palos Castellanos; Elise Dizon-Ross; Anna Doherty; Jamila Henderson; Jennifer Hogg; Sarah Hoover; Alan Perez; Justine Weng – California Policy Lab, 2024
Food insecurity is widespread among college students in the United States. Food benefits delivered through the CalFresh program, California's version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), can reduce hunger by helping students pay for groceries, but may not reach all eligible students. To date, higher education systems…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Community Colleges, Community College Students, Student Financial Aid
CalFresh Participation among California's College Students: A 2021-22 School Year Update. Data Point
Alan Perez; Sarah Hoover; Jamila Henderson; Jennifer Hogg; Johanna Lacoe; Jesse Rothstein – California Policy Lab, 2024
Food insecurity is widespread among college students in the United States. CalFresh food benefits, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can help students in California pay for food, but may not reach all eligible students. To better measure student participation in CalFresh, the California Policy Lab (CPL)…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Federal Programs, Nutrition, Hunger
CalFresh Participation among California's College Students: A 2020-21 School Year Update. Data Point
Alan Perez; Sarah Hoover; Jamila Henderson; Jennifer Hogg; Johanna Lacoe; Jesse Rothstein – California Policy Lab, 2024
Food insecurity is widespread among college students in the United States. CalFresh food benefits, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, can help students in California pay for food, but may not reach all eligible students. To better measure student participation in CalFresh, the California Policy Lab (CPL)…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Nutrition, Hunger
