National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness

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It's Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week! Voluneer. Donate. Educate. Join the conversation with and find events in your area online at http://hhweek.org!

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is next month! Now is the time to start planning your events. Learn more and sign up at https://hhweek.org/

Please join us today for an online panel event discussing homelessness with Student PIRGs and National Coalition for the Homeless. RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlA5xnncQ6neBlDvmfs3Y8neZbsUzLyJzxfwNDCZb0ygbwEw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR26N_GJ2pa84zIQTnMF_yFkVNUzZK2JzagDizwYkpuRgewb_U2ft9QbYfc

Join us on Monday November 21 to close out for an online panel discussion on homelessness! RSVP HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlA5xnncQ6neBlDvmfs3Y8neZbsUzLyJzxfwNDCZb0ygbwEw/viewform

National Coalition for the Homeless MASSPIRG Students Student PIRGs National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness

Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week Volunteer. Donate. Educate.Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is an annual program where people come together across the country to draw attention to the problems of hunger and homelessness. Participating groups spend the week holding a series of educational, service, fundraising, and advocacy e...

It's Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week! Participate this week by volunteering in your community. Find an event at https://hhweek.org/events/

Legislators introduced The College Student Hunger Act on Wednesday that would enable more low-income college students to access the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and increase awareness of the program.

Warren introduces bill targeted at food insecurity on college campuses Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Al Lawson (D-Fla.) introduced legislation Wednesday to tackle food insecurity on college campuses.

“If we look at student success, and we focus on student success and graduation, our number one goal is to get them across the finish line – and if we cannot get them nourishment, we can't help them succeed and across the finish line. For many of our students, the question is, do I buy a textbook or food?”

The new battlefront in food insecurity fight | Downtown newsmagazine | Birmingham Bloomfield Spending 10 or 12 hours on University of Michigan-Dearborn's campus each day isn't unusual for Sara Alqaragholy, a senior studying urban and regional studies.

Bay Area homeless students ask community, officials to stop stigmatizing them Studies estimate nearly 400,000 California community college students are homeless.

“While hundreds of universities have opened food pantries since 2009, made it into the national conversation much more recently. A reckoning that began with student activism has now led to policy changes, due in part to national attention from lawmakers—and increasing demand for programs that go beyond establishing food pantries for hungry students.”

Half of College Students Are Food Insecure. Are Universities Doing Enough to Help Them? As more students search for their next meal, there's increasing demand for programs that go beyond the food pantry.

“Tuition, fees, and other costs associated with attending college exceed the financial means of many students. As a result, students have to prioritize their available budget for rent, tuition, and utilities, while using the remaining insufficient balance for food.”

UF Study: Hunger and Food Security May Impact College Student Health and Academic Performance | Newswise: News for Journalists About 19 percent of respondents were identified as food insecure, lacking consistent access to nutritious food, while another 25 percent experienced anxiety about food shortage. Through this work, UF/IFAS researchers found that food insecure students are also at a higher risk of experiencing stress,...

With the rising cost of college, college students are having to choose between tuition or a meal.

Tuition or Dinner? Nearly Half of College Students Surveyed in a New Report Are Going Hungry Many routinely skip meals and take ‘poverty naps’ because they cannot afford groceries. Campus food pantries are helping, but are they enough?