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Learning To Thrive:: Providing Food Security To The University of South Carolina Community
Learning To Thrive:: Providing Food Security To The University of South Carolina Community
Thrive:
Providing Food Security to the University
of South Carolina Community
College’s • Approximately 3/4 of
students are nontraditional:
• 59-72% employed
• More prevalent among those who are racially minoritized, non-binary, LGBTQ,
first generation, financially independent, and/or formerly in foster care
• Frequently combined with housing insecurity
• Negative impacts on academicHunger on achievement
Campus: The Challenge of Food Insecurity for College Students (2016)
Hungry and Homeless in College: Results from a National Study of Basic Needs Insecurity in Higher Education (2017)
Still Hungry and Homeless in College (2018)
Food Insecurity at