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Cornett, Allyson – Trellis Company, 2023
Although food insecurity is common among college students, they face significant barriers in accessing food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Despite being a proven program designed to ameliorate food insecurity, eligibility requirements and student-specific restrictions have prevented many eligible students…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Nutrition, Hunger
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Alan 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
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Rachel Taniey; Laureen Leyden – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To examine the components of successful food assistance programs for college students. Participants: Focus groups conducted during the fall 2019 semester included undergraduate students who accessed a food assistance program on campus (n = 26). Key informant interviews were conducted with professionals working with campus-based food…
Descriptors: College Students, Hunger, Food, Student Attitudes
Cornett, Allyson – Trellis Company, 2022
When students are food insecure, they often encounter adverse health, social, and academic outcomes, including harm to cognitive functions, mental health, and academic performance. Additionally, compared to food secure peers, students struggling with food insecurity are 43 percent less likely to graduate from college with a two- or four-year…
Descriptors: College Students, Knowledge Level, Food Service, Hunger
Kathryn A. Larin – US Government Accountability Office, 2024
In fiscal year 2023, the federal government spent approximately $31.4 billion dollars on Pell Grants to help over 6 million students with financial need go to college. This substantial federal investment in higher education is at risk of not serving its intended purpose if college students drop out because of limited or uncertain access to food.…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Food, Hunger, College Students
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2024
In its first major assessment of hunger among United States college students, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in 2018 that federal agencies were failing not only to accurately measure the prevalence of student food insecurity, but they were also failing to provide adequate information for students to find help. In response, the…
Descriptors: On Campus Students, Food, Hunger, Security (Psychology)
Kathryn A. Larin – US Government Accountability Office, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Education have taken some steps to connect college students with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to help them pay for food, but gaps in planning and execution remain. Effective July 2024, a new law gave Education authority to share students' Free Application…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, College Students
O'Hara, Ross E. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2019
As higher education becomes available to many who never before had access, more students than ever are forced to choose between meeting their basic needs and the costs of attending college. While institutions devise strategic solutions to avert this burgeoning crisis, one avenue of support that many students are not taking advantage of is the…
Descriptors: College Students, Food, Hunger, Federal Programs
Ladkau, Essie; Ward, James Dean – ITHAKA S+R, 2022
Every year a subset of postsecondary students goes hungry and lacks stable shelter. Recent research has helped raise national awareness of basic needs insecurity on college campuses across the US. States and institutions of higher education have, until recently, been approaching the problem of student food insecurity in separate, sometimes…
Descriptors: College Students, Community College Students, Low Income Students, Federal Programs
Catherine M. Jermany – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify which student groups Black students perceive as needing food assistance, to explore how Black students' perceptions of students in need impacts their decision to utilize the on-campus food pantry at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and to identify the circumstances that…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hunger, Student Attitudes, Student Needs
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Alan Perez; Sarah Hoover; Jamila Henderson; Jennifer Hogg; Johanna Lacoe; Jesse Rothstein – Grantee Submission, 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: Hunger, College Students, Student Participation, Food
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Alan Perez; Sarah Hoover; Jamila Henderson; Jennifer Hogg; Johanna Lacoe; Jesse Rothstein – Grantee Submission, 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: Hunger, College Students, Student Participation, Food
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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
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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
Dahl, Sonja; Strayhorn, Terrell; Reid, Michael, Jr.; Coca, Vanessa; Goldrick-Rab, Sara – Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, 2022
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were established primarily in the post-Civil War era to meet the educational needs of Black Americans. They provide pathways to upward social mobility and have a long-standing commitment to promoting both academic success and students' health and well-being. But persistent funding inequities at…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational Needs, Student Needs, African American Students
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