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Join Our First Student Advocacy Cohort, SLAM!
What Is SLAM?In the Fall 2020, Swipe Out Hunger is forming its very first advocacy student network known as SLAM: Student Leaders Advancing Movements. The SLAM network will be a learning and networking group of students from across… Read More
The Green Thumbs of Student Leaders: Reflections from our Virtual 2020 Swipe Student Summit
This blog was penned by National Programs Coordinator Alexa Aburto and Community Engagement Manager Emily Kass. “The power is already yours. Don’t waste any more time understanding if you have it. The question is: how will you wield… Read More
Back to School: How You Can Help College Students
Students are facing a school year like no other. College students are returning to classes during a time of great uncertainty and formidable barriers to success. Swipe Out Hunger has been a trusted partner to students for the last decade and is meeting this… Read More
Coming Together to Respond to COVID-19
Over the last few months, we have been working hard to ensure student basic needs are protected and advocated for amidst so much uncertainty. We continue to be mission-focused, student-centric, and channeling innovation to meet the most imminent concerns. We have launched the following… Read More
Students: We Heard You.
As universities begin to make their plans for what the 2020 – 2021 academic year looks like, there is one thing uniquely missing: student voices. As COVID-19 shifted what higher education looks like for every college student, we asked students to share their experiences… Read More
Leveraging Peer Relationships: Our Student Navigator Network
As colleges and universities around the country began to close due to COVID-19, thousands of students suddenly found themselves in financial, academic, and personal crisis. The pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges that low-income students face. With the economic impacts growing exponentially, we need to… Read More
Michelson Spark Grant Helps Swipe Out Hunger Get CARES Funds to Students
This article was originally published on Michelson 20MM’s website. Even before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic one in three college students regularly experienced food insecurity. The current public health and economic crises have… Read More
Dear Swipe Student Leaders, From Swipe Graduates
As the 2020 academic year comes to a close, we asked some of our incredible Swipe Student Leaders to pass on words of wisdom to the current and future network of students. Here are their letters. Read More
Creating Trauma-Informed Policies in Higher Education
Roshelle Czar is currently a Women’s Studies major at Sacramento State University, advocating to strengthen higher education basic needs and trauma-informed institutions. Pictured above: Roshelle after a meeting with Senator Dodd (CA-D) about AB 705 which requires colleges to use high school performance data—overall GPA, courses taken, or course grades—to… Read More
The Power of Community Care During COVID-19: Mutual Aid & Resource Guides
In a time of unprecedented crisis, we’ve encountered a world of selfless human beings taking action to help their communities. Across the country, hundreds of college students, campus staff, and community members have come to assist their peers, neighbors, and fellow community members in… Read More
Just Keep Swiping, Just Keep Swiping: How Colleges are Leveraging Swipe Programs
Amidst the rapid changes college campuses have been forced to take as a result of COVID-19, we wanted to offer some bright spots of how several universities have continued to leverage the success of their swipe campaigns. Their collective efforts have successfully helped and… Read More
5 Ways Campus Pantries Have Adapted During COVID-19
In the wake of COVID-19, it has been inspiring to see how campus food pantries across the Swipe Out Hunger network have both ramped up and adapted their operations to continue providing vital services to students who remain on campus. Check out these techniques… Read More
Congress Passed $6.28 Billion in Emergency Aid for College Students
To our Swipe Community, Last week, we teamed up with our advocacy partners, Rise, and asked you to show support for a $1.2 billion emergency financial aid proposal from Sen. Patty Murray. You joined students and supporters from across the nation, sending thousands… Read More
Resources for Los Angeles Students Amidst COVID-19 Closings
This is a time of uncertainty for many students amidst the growing COVID-19 outbreak. We know colleges have adjusted their operations in response. Many have introduced remote classes. A handful are asking students to even leave campus. No matter the response from institutions, we… Read More
