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🥦 Reid State Food Pantry: Supporting Students Every Step of the Way! 🫑 Don't let hunger stand in the way of your success. Visit the Reid State Food Pantry today and take advantage of this valuable resource designed to support you on your journey to achieving your academic goals. Together, we can ensure that every student has access to the nourishment they need to thrive. #ReidStateCares #SupportingStudents #FoodPantry 🌟

📷 Share this to spread the word and help fellow students in need! Did you know any CUNY student can pick up food from any CUNY food pantry? With over 20+ campuses offering this support, no student should go hungry. Before heading to a pantry, make sure to check the hours on the CUNY website. Staying informed ensures you get the help you need when you need it. Remember, it's okay to ask for help. We're all in this together! #CUNY #FoodPantry #StayInformed

Let’s talk about Food Security 🥦🫐🍓 1 in 5 kids experience food insecurity at home. School breaks can be a time of uncertainty and stress for some families. This Spring Break, over 8000 meals will be distributed across seven school sites. KidSafe aims to fill the gaps by providing daily nutritious meals, take-home groceries, and unlimited snacks. Food security forms one of the core focuses of our programming. We believe every child deserves the nourishment and opportunities they need so they can thrive. Learn more at kidsafe.ca Source: I Can For Kids (January 24th, 2024). 1 in 5 kids lives in a food-insecure home with too little income to buy enough to eat. https://lnkd.in/gBrGkxbs. #KidSafe #FoodInsecurity #unlimitedsnacks #foodsecurity

It's Friday Food Program Fact Day! If you have young children throughout the day and schoolagers who only attend after school, can the whole grain-rich item be provided earlier in the day (breakfast, AM snack, or lunch)? The answer is YES. However, it’s a best practice is to plan and serve a whole grain-rich item at the meal or snack where the most children are in care. #FoodProgramFacts #CACFP #ProvidersChoice #WholeGrain-Rich

Food insecurity, which the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food,” is an important public health problem and an underrecognized social determinant of health. It places a substantial burden on our society through health care and social costs. People experiencing food insecurity often consume a nutrient-poor diet, which may contribute to the development of obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. People who live in food-insecure households also have difficulties in managing diet-related chronic conditions. For ECU students experiencing food insecurity, the Williams-Ross Purple Pantry is an invaluable resource. #ecu #foodinsecurity #foodpantry #highereducation

🍲 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗 = 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 👨🎓 Our food & wellness programs form the very backbone of support that disadvantaged students need in order to attend school. For many families living with food insecurity, this program makes the difference between sending their children to class, or out to work to help put food on the table. In the next few posts, we’ll examine the impact of this crucial program, from daily school meals to food banks that have been developed with a laser focus on families living with the direst food insecurity. In total across all our food programs last year ... 🍚 66 tons of rice 🍗 13 tons of meat 🥕 17 tons of vegetable ... were consumed. That’s a whole lot of nutrition going where it’s needed most! Watch the video to see where our food program first began: daily meals, available to the +700 students at our rural school locations. Because with full tummies, kids can stay in class and focus on the lesson. Because Food = School … and #schoolistheanswer 💛

Non sibi, sed suis While resources are provided for food on-campus, there are still segments of students that experience difficulties with accessing food. As a result, a trio of students formed Students Against Food Insecurity (SAFI), which has partnered with various organizations and departments to distribute over 3,500 pounds of food to the Tulane community. Learn more about the efforts and positive changes SAFI has brought to Uptown. 📰: bit.ly/4clvvgz

❔Did you know that: 🔹1 in 5 students do not know that bacon is an animal product. 🔹2 in 3 students do not know that cotton found in jeans comes from a plant.* It’s common for children to get confused about where food comes from. 🌱It’s because they’re learning. That’s why we’ve joined forces with Bakers Delight Healthy Solutions range 🍞 through Growing Good Grains Grants to encourage kids to ask more questions, and grow their critical thinking skills to make healthier choices into the future. 🎁PLUS schools have the chance to win one of 25 school garden grants, valued at $1,000 each. AND the first 50 submissions will receive a $100 e-gift card, to use at their local Bakers Delight! Find out more: https://bit.ly/4aEKwbU #Schoolgarden #schoolgrant #gardengrant #LifeEdxBakersDelight *According to the Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia’s Food, Fibre and Our Future 2020 Report: https://lnkd.in/gevQUBfd

“When all students are able to have healthy meals before and during school, they can spend their day focused on learning.”” In the year since Michigan implemented universal school meals, data shows that in “October 2023, over 6 million more breakfasts and lunches were served than in October 2022, over 11 million more breakfasts and lunches have been served this school year, on average, more than 74,000 more students are eating breakfast daily, on average, more than 122,000 more students are eating lunch daily.” Learn about the benefits of expanding USM and Solving Hunger's impact at solving-hunger.org.

Learn how to assist EMU's Swoop's Food Pantry in providing for students during inflation and increases in students' cost of living. #TruEMU To learn more, see the Current Magazine article: https://true.mu/3UiOi4P