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Strategies and Resources for Institutions of Higher Education
Increase access to healthy, nutritious food
Contact your closest regional food bank to explore partnership opportunities.
Regional food banks in Pennsylvania can be found through
Feeding PA
or
Hunger-Free PA
Implement healthy and affordable vending machines.
Provide a variety of meal plans, including an option that provides 10 or fewer meals weekly to avoid interfering with SNAP eligibility.
Increase capacity of food pantries.
Implement a meal-sharing program, such as
Swipe Out Hunger
.
Create or expand a food recovery program to rescue food that would otherwise be wasted.
The following organizations work to recover food across Pennsylvania, some with a specific focus on college campuses:
412 Food Rescue
(serving Greater Pittsburgh)
Chester County Food Bank Food Rescue
(serving Chester County)
Fooding Forward
(serving Greater Philadelphia)
Philly Food Rescue
(serving Greater Philadelphia)
Rolling Harvest Food Rescue
(serving Bucks and Montgomery Counties)
Sharing Excess
(serving Greater Philadelphia and beyond)
FeedShare
(app that can be used anywhere)
Encourage campus stores to become SNAP eligible.
Increase awareness of available supports and resources
Add relevant information or links to the Dining and/or Student Affairs websites to ensure that food supports are easy to find.
Create an informational food security resource website.
Change website and brochure language to help reduce stigma.
Provide an interactive food resource map.
Educate student leaders on campus to create student-centered programming.
Provide educational opportunities for students and staff.
Connect work study and financial aid recipients with SNAP outreach services and other food security support services on campus.
Participate in the #RealCollege Survey and/or other data gathering efforts.
Gather data on the general population not just those who use the pantry or other school resources to gain a better idea of the full scope of the problem
Work with peer counselors to spread information about available assistance.
Partner with school, government, and community organizations to improve services
Register with the Department of Human Services as a
COMPASS community partner
.
SNAP Student Eligibility Meeting Webinar
(YouTube)
Make food pantries the hub for other campus resources.
Partner with organizations that help with benefits screenings.
Create a student organization to address food insecurity.
Conduct regular staff meetings that focus on food security.
Pre-screen for SNAP eligibility and refer likely eligible students to application assistance during registration.
Train financial aid staff on eligibility for food assistance and other benefits.
Offer training and information to general staff to promote awareness of basic needs resources.
Partner with the college's food service provider
Partner with local County Assistance Offices to offer on-campus supports.
Partner with organizations who specialize in food security efforts, such as:
Swipe Out Hunger
The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice
at Temple University
Nazun
(Previously Challah for Hunger)
Food Security Network Resources - Partners for Campus Community
Enhance affordable foo
d offerings that include nutritious options:
PA Eats — Celebrating Food + Fighting Hunger in Pennsylvania
Nourish PA Archives — PA Eats
PA.SpEnterprise.Tiles - ImageTiles
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