Frances Wolf is the First Lady of Pennsylvania. She has worked tirelessly to fight to end food insecurity on college campuses throughout the state she represents. For our second bonus episode, Wolf shares her experiences with talking to people, advocating for the cause, and where she sees legislation going in the future ..read more

David Koppisch is the Associate Director of Community Engagement for the Hope Center for College Community and Justice. The organization researches and advocates around the issue of food insecurity on college campuses. For our first bonus episode, Koppisch discusses what is happening on college campuses, where we can go from here, and whether or not there is "hope" for an end to campus food insecurity ..read more

Food insecurity can come in many different shapes and sizes. One group of people that is often forgotten are Indigenous Tribes in Indian Country. Indigenous Tribes have been especially hit during the pandemic, and policy applications are not helping. Today, we talked to Joel ..read more

Food pantries are great. They help students immediately with food when they do not have the support or resources. That said, it’s not long term support. Food insecurity solutions need to head in a better direction to solve the solution from the get-go. Food pantries can also provide other basic needs resources. The response needs to extend further. Today, we talked to Charlotte ..read more

Food insecurity can come into play in many forms, such as the way classes take up time and energy in different ways for people. This then affects the availability for jobs, meal prep, shopping, and just social life in general. Today, we talked to Peter ..read more

School counselors or an advisor can help, even just by saying the right thing. Juggling academics and life can be tricky, but it all comes down to whether or not you can eat. Today, we talked to Chris ..read more

Research both through fellowships and on your own can truly shine a light as to who is most affected by food insecurity and what changes need to be made. This is especially important since the onset of COVID-19. Today, we talked to Max ..read more

The pandemic has created new needs for food delivery and access, especially for seniors and those who are immunocompromised. Inventive students have found solutions, like creating a new organization called Deliver Together to distribute food in New Jersey. Today, we talked to Maurice ..read more

Looking at the system at different levels allows for us to tackle the issue of food insecurity in different ways. Things have changed for college students, yet the policies haven’t caught up. There needs to be more than one solution. One option to solving food insecurity is not going to be enough for everyone. Today, we talked to Rebecca ..read more

People may be private about their situations but that doesn’t mean college campuses cannot have solutions for them. Social media and word of mouth can spread the message and advocacy. Today, we talked to Sarah ..read more