JOIN THE MOVEMENT

Thank you for your interest in joining the Swipe Out Hunger network!

Whether you’re an established campus food security or basic needs program, or a group of students looking to advocate for new campus supports, Swipe Out Hunger is here to meet your program where it’s at and make campus hunger a thing of the past.

NETWORK BENEFITS

  • Community Building:

– 450 schools in all 50 states + Canada to connect with and learn from 
– National and regional convenings
– Peer groups to connect with programs and schools in your area
– Virtual roundtables for discussion and connection to other campus leaders 
– The Feed, our online resource and community hub

  • Funding:

– Swipe Grants: $150,000 and counting in direct funding to campuses for staff, pantry infrastructure, and more
– Corporate Partnerships: Discounts on pantry technology through PantrySOFT; Discounts on bulk period products through TOP the organic project; Opportunities for discounted food sourcing

  • Program Support:

– Regular workshops and webinars, from topics ranging from Food Drives and Fundraising to SNAP Outreach and Application Assistance trainings
– Survey assistance and program evaluation through our annual student survey
– 1:1 support with a programs coordinator to start a new program, troubleshoot and existing one, or decide how to grow to support more students on the ground
– Weekly office hours to drop-in for troubleshooting, idea sharing, and connecting with other schools
– Toolkits and guides like the Swipe Drive Toolkit, Pantry Checklist, and more

  • Policy & Advocacy:

– Advocacy webinar training series
– Student coalitions and advocacy sign-ons to advocate for the Hunger Free Campus Bill and access tools for local advocacy
– Advocacy toolkits and resources

HOW TO JOIN

1. Check if you’re a partner already!
– See yourself but didn’t expect to? Check if others on your campus are already working on food security and basic needs initiatives. 
– Didn’t see your school, but thought you were a partner? Email [email protected] to check your campus’s partnership status.

2. Not a partner? Sign our partnership agreement!

3. Have more questions before you sign? Request support from Swipe Out Hunger or email [email protected].

“It has been really helpful to feel plugged into a larger Swipe Out Hunger network of people who are working on the same issues and are passionate about addressing them.”
Ashley Ramsden
Basic Needs Staff at CSU Monterey Bay
“Swipe Out Hunger has been an awesome support system and has an endless toolbox of ways to help assist all programs and initiatives that we are thinking about putting into place.”
Erin Neff
Student Leader at Baldwin Wallace University
“The issue is now more legitimized by partnering with Swipe Out Hunger. And we’re getting a lot more steam behind the initiative of addressing student hunger.”
Lawrence LaJoie
Director of Enterprise Services at Linn-Benton Community College