Data collected from the last Hope survey conducted before COVID-19 hit the US indicated that 30 percent of college students experienced food insecurity at some point. In the 2020 Hope survey, 38 percent of two-year and 29 percent of four-year college students experienced food insecurity within the last 30 days. That’s a staggering number. Colleges and universities have come up with some unique ways to help combat this growing epidemic. A university gardening program is one o

You’re at the grocery store, strolling along the aisles in search of your weekly items. Your body goes through the usual motions of plucking them from the shelves and tossing them into your cart. So entrenched is this routine that it feels like you’re on autopilot. You could probably do it in your sleep. You check out, transport your goodies home to the family ... and end up wasting more than you anticipated. You’ve been here before. Something doesn’t taste the way you imagin

Food Insecurity among college students is a growing problem on many campuses in the US. About 40% of college kids don’t have consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle, and many don't know where they’ll get their next meal. When times are especially tight, they’re forced to face a harsh choice: tuition, or food? Downstream problems created by food insecurity range from the obvious, such as hunger and malnutrition, to the less evident, like poor academi

LOS ANGELES, CA November 1, 2021: — Student LunchBox is excited about its recent partnerships in Los Angeles County to rescue and distribute food to college students facing food insecurities. SLB’s new partnerships are equally inspiring as they are unique. Earlier this summer, SLB partnered with a local business owner to solicit donations by placing a drop-off donation bin at the front entrance of his neighborhood grocery store. Store patrons donate canned foods, lightly used

Student Lunchbox Seeks to Facilitate Uninterrupted Academic Achievement and Increase College Graduation Rates. LOS ANGELES—Feb. 20, 2021— With estimates that nearly half of students attending colleges and universities do not have the financial means to afford balanced meals. A new organization, Student Lunchbox (SLB), has formed to deliver meals and boarding essentials to low-income college students to reduce the hardships of hunger. The startup Los Angeles-based Student Lunc

Across California’s colleges and universities, a quiet struggle with hunger continues. Thousands of students at community colleges and four-year institutions face food insecurity while trying to stay enrolled and succeed academically. This crisis reaches far beyond missed meals. It affects concentration, class attendance, and the ability to persist toward a degree. As the cost of living rises and financial aid fails to keep pace, many students are left with impossible choices