WOW

36-57% Students surveyed FOOD INSECURITY OCCURRED IN NEARLY

HALF OF THE GRADUATE STUDENTS
experienced some
level of food SURVEYED, AND VERY LOW FOOD
insecurity within SECURITY WAS ASSOCIATED WITH

ACT
the last 12 months ELEVATED LEVELS OF
Kozak, 2019. DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND STRESS.

ION
FINDINGS HIGHLIGHT THE NEED TO
ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY
AND ASSOCIATED ELEVATED MENTAL
HEALTH PROBLEMS PRESENT AMONG
GRADUATE STUDENTS. COFFINO, ET AL.
2021
Students are suffering
Higher education should be an
exciting time in a student's
journey, not one of poverty &
hunger

Fresno State's Amendola Family

Student cupboard offers its students
free food & hygiene products. Visit
https://studentaffairs.fresnostate.edu/f
oodsecurity/student-cupboard.html
for more information
 What can we do?
All college & university campuses across the nation should have a
student food & hygiene pantry. Additional campus pantries should be
added dependent on campus size
Financial aid, grants, scholarships, & emergency aid need to be increased
for those students who have an increased level of financial need.
Textbook vouchers should be disseminated to students with increased
need, so that financial aid can go towards food & living expenses,
rather than textbooks
Free childcare to student parents to help alleviate the cost of living
Travel Reimbursement for commuting students based on need