“We’re talking about students who are doing all the things we’d expect them to do and they’re still not able to support themselves while in school,”
Read the full article here:
http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/06/pf/college/college-food-pantry/index.html
Originally published by Clare Cady December 6, 2016
Read this very well written and research backed article here:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/11/22/colleges-open-food-banks-battle-student-hunger
Originally published by Sonal Chauhan November 23, 2016
In a joint effort with the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, Student Government Resource Center, and Student Public Interest Research Groups, CUFBA is proud to release its newest report, Hunger On Campus. This report examines the challenges college students face regarding hunger and food insecurity, ways they are coping, and recommendations to address these issues.
Originally published by Brandon Matthews October 5, 2016
Check out this story from the New York City Food Policy Center on campus-based solutions to food insecurity.
http://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/food-insecurity-on-college-campuses/
Originally published by Nate Smith-Tyge September 26, 2016
Please be sure to update your membership status and contact information to ensure CUFBA members and our resources are able to most effectively serve your site! – https://goo.gl/forms/CoAjbfysP4TfVyPh2
Originally published by Sonal Chauhan August 4, 2016
Originally published by Clare Cady June 27, 2016
The growing trend of student food insecurity across our nation’s community colleges and how it effects our students ability to persist in higher education is discussed in this new research by Dr. Maya Maroto: http://forestoftheraineducation.weebly.com/uploads/3/5/8/2/3582998/dr._maya_maroto.pdf
Originally published by Sonal Chauhan May 25, 2016
We are working to adjust our offerings to include information about capacity-building, sustainability, and growth for our members who are already in operation. We know that while starting a campus pantry is hard, it is even harder to set that pantry up for ongoing success. Our goal is to put out new toolkits each month with best practices, ideas from members, and game plans for successful operations.
These will be included in the CUFBA newsletter, as well as posted on the Resources page. Here is a sample of what we are working on: the Food and Fund Raising Toolkit.
Yes, we know that’s technically a mis-spelling, but come on, we are trying to be fun and catchy 
Originally published by Clare Cady May 18, 2016
Check out the Resources Tab for a link to a resource guide for homeless and low income students from the website Money Geek. There are some great tools and links in the guide that might be of use to your students. The resource guide is authored by Sara Goldrick-Rab (Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Founding Director at the Wisconsin HOPE Lab) and Cyekeia Lee (Director of Higher Education Initiatives with the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY)) and is full of helpful info – so please check it out!
Here’s the link (also available on the Resources Tab): Navigating College: The Resource Guide for Homeless and Low Income Students
Originally published by Nate-Smith Tyge May 4, 2016
With 24% of students in the CSU system identify as going hungry based on a recent report, more than half of the 23 campuses in the system still need sources on campus to address student food insecurity. Resources like the CalFresh enrollment program and food pantry at Chico State are highlighted as current best practices in the CSU system. Upper level administrators have convened to ensure implementation of such practices spread across the CSU system. Full article: http://theorion.com/55011/news/chico-state-takes-the-lead-in-combating-student-hunger/
Originally published by Sonal Chauhan April 8, 2016