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2022 – 2024 Strategic Plan
At the end of 2021, we completed our three-year strategic plan to support Swipe Out Hunger in achieving its mission. Informed by our staff, board members, and community members, we’re ecstatic to share our goals to end student hunger with you!1. Deliver equitable… Read More
Swipe Out Hunger Announces Microgrants to 17 Campus Pantries
February 3, 2022 – The leading national nonprofit working to end college student food insecurity, Swipe Out Hunger announced today that $3,000 microgrants will be distributed to 17 colleges to support their campus food pantries.This is the first cycle of Swipe Out Hunger’s… Read More
Win a Case of Tampons for Your Campus Pantry!
Why get perishables for your campus pantry this Thanksgiving week, when you could support women with a basic need with Swipe Out Hunger? TOP the organic project’s mission is to increase access… Read More
Chobani and Swipe Out Hunger Partner to Help College Students Experiencing Food Insecurity on 23 Campuses
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. – October 22, 2021 – Food insecurity is one of the most pervasive and devastating afflictions nationwide, impacting one in 10 Americans. College campuses are among the most affected, yet overlooked, communities, where one in three students faces hunger.Costly housing,… Read More
Swipe Out Hunger Acquires the College and University Food Bank Alliance
Campus pantries can fill out this interest form to gain access to Swipe Out Hunger resources under this acquisition. Swipe Out Hunger Invites 800+ New Members to Its Network October 21, 2021 – Today,… Read More
Transact Partners with Swipe Out Hunger to Address College Student Food Insecurity
Transact to Share Swipe Out Hunger Information, Donate Meals at National, Regional, and Virtual ‘Food for Thought’ Events (Phoenix, AZ) — Today, Transact, the leader in innovative payment solutions for a connected campus, and Swipe Out Hunger, the leading nonprofit addressing hunger among… Read More
Announcing the Nachman Justice Award
When I began building the Swipe Out Hunger national team, I knew I had to hire someone capable of growing a small idea into a nationwide movement– and friends, I got just that and so much more in our former Vice President of Programs, Marissa Nachman… Read More
The Power of Community: Recap on Swipe Session Series
What’s the best way to learn? In community. To share the wealth of knowledge about sustainable food security resources for college students with our network, we launched our Swipe Session series! These monthly meetings bring together our nationwide community to learn about relevant… Read More
Maryland Could Become Just Third State to Establish Fund Against College Food Insecurity
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — In one of the richest states in the country, nearly 100,000 Maryland college students were fighting food insecurity even before the pandemic added more financial strain. State Sen. Mary Washington is presenting the Hunger-Free Campus Act to the Education, Health,… Read More
Swipe Out Hunger Testifies before California Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance
Emily Hinton is the Policy Fellow at Swipe Out Hunger. Emily Hinton is the Policy Fellow at Swipe Out Hunger, where she assists with research and analysis around anti-hunger policies and legislation. In early February, Emily submitted this written testimony to the California Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education… Read More
