"You end up begging people".
Second year DUT student Siphamandla Majola shares how he struggled with food insecurity after NSFAS delays left him without an allowance during his first year last year.
#StudentHunger#NSFAS
Video: Mthobisi Nozulela/IOL
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“It is morally unacceptable that our students’ hunger for knowledge is derailed by hunger in their bellies.” Check out my new op ed with @CSUdrG on how the fed gov’t can help @calstate & @SUNY address basic needs insecurity by simplifying the SNAP rules. insidehighered.com/opinion/v…
🌍 Internationally, 33% of students report feeling hungry when they arrive at school.
👉 Using data from #TIMSS, the latest #CompassBrief looks at the impacts of hunger highlighting the importance of nutrition programs.
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TY @NAICUtweets for inviting @TICAS to talk about #studenthunger! #SNAP is overdue for modernization to improve access to #postsec education that better reflects the needs of students, families, states & the economy.
Read more from our State Fact Sheets: bit.ly/3SzInZH
An extremely important conversation about hunger on campus to close out our 2024 Annual Meeting. As TICAS’ @CarrieRWelton said, it’s not if students will face hunger challenges, it’s when. Thanks to @markhuelsman@Hope4college.
Thanks to bipartisan action by Congress, states now have 2 powerful new tools to fight #SummerHunger. Join us & @fractweets for a conversation w/@USDA on the next steps to implement these programs equitably. Wed., 09/06, 12pm ET. Sign-up: edtru.st/3OTdSut#StudentHunger
Students suggested that you might have to hunt for resources, but not to be embarrassed to ask for help.
⭐️Some Resources:
🔵Food Pantries & Campus Kitchens
🔵Scholarships
🔵Meal Swipe Donations
🔵Georgia Chapters of the Food Recovery Network