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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
Fall 2019 Advocacy Learnings: Little “P” Policy, Relationship-Building, and Risk-Taking
Pictured above (L to R): Katie Gouge (University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Swipe Social Media Coordinator), Kaylee Sheppard (University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Swipe Vice President), Owen Flomberg (University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Swipe President), and Katie Stapleton (University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Swipe Director of Advocacy)… Read More
Challah for Hunger Announces New National Partnership with Swipe Out Hunger
Students at Temple University hosted a Swipe Out Hunger and Challah For Hunger partner bake during the 2019 Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. The proceeds from the bake sale will go to the Cherry Pantry or Student Emergency Aid Fund in the Division of Student… Read More
REPORT: Trellis Company: Studying On Empty
This report unveils the drivers and intersecting contextual factors of student food insecurity with a working definition as an evolving, rather than stagnant state. Factors range from receiving SNAP benefits to being a single parent to being a former foster youth, as well as… Read More
REPORT: The Hope Center: Guide to Assessing Basic Needs Insecurity in Higher Education, Fall 2019
Campus-specific basic needs data is key to student leaders on the ground in advocating for programs and institutional policies on campus, as well as bringing the issue to the attention of legislators locally and federally. The Hope Center for College, Community, and… Read More
