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Resources for CUNY Students Amidst COVID-19 Closings
On Wednesday, March 11, CUNY announced that after a 5-day transition recess period, all CUNY classes will resume in distance-learning mode and will remain so through the end of the spring semester. In the words of the CUNY Chancellor, “By transitioning to distance learning,… Read More
Introducing our 2020 – 2023 Strategy
How do you build a strategic plan within an evolving landscape? In recent years, the higher education basic needs movement has been gaining traction unlike ever before. Not only is there growing data… Read More
REPORT: The Hope Center: #RealCollege 2019: Five Years of Evidence on Campus Basic Needs Insecurity
R&D Lab: Resource Hub Today, the Hope Center released its annual #RealCollege report, which culminated in five years of data on campus basic needs insecurity. As the leading research center on the higher education basic needs movement, the Hope Center report marks a significant… Read More
Student Leader Spotlight: Austin Fergusson, University of Connecticut
Lived experiences can drive and inform social change. It is those with first-hand knowledge and familiarity of the issue that can often be the most effective messengers and program designers.For Swipe Out Hunger Student Leader Austin Fergusson, his experiences inspired him to tackle social… Read More
Swipe Out Hunger Testifies Before Joint Committee on Higher Education
Swipe Out Hunger was recently invited to testify before the Joint Committee on Higher Education in Albany, NY. Our newest hire, Advocacy and Organizing Manager Robb Friedlander (pictured left) represented the Swipe Movement at the February 4, 2020 hearing with the following testimony:… Read More
What Happens When Students & Administration Co-Create Food Security Programs
Katie Zimmerman is in her fourth year at the University of Delaware and is the Co-Founder of the Swipe Out Hunger program, which started in Fall 2018. After launching and implementing a successful program, Katie shares how she worked with administrators to make… Read More
Student Leader Spotlight: Esha Mishra, University of Delaware
Like a tree, our programs start with something small. Oftentimes, it can be a student concerned about the lack of food security options on campus or a university administration professional who notices far too many students experiencing food insecurity on their campus. Over time,… Read More
Reaching 100: A Year-End Reflection from our VP of Programs
Three years ago, I interviewed at a small start-up called Swipe Out Hunger. At the time, there was just one other employee — its Founder and CEO, Rachel Sumekh. And I’ll be honest — I didn’t know much about college student hunger when I… Read More
PepsiCo Joins the Fight to Address Student Food Insecurity
Swipe Student Leaders Betty Zamora and Keilyn Rubio stand at the Arbor, the active and bustling heart of University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) campus, asking their peers “Got extra swipes?” This quarter stood out as we partnered with PepsiCo… Read More
Rounding Up at Linn-Benton Community College
Jessi Walker is a Student Success Specialist and co-founder of the Swipe program at Linn-Benton Community College. We invited her to write a blog about how she made a Swipe Out Hunger program operate within a community college model. Read More
