ERIC Number: ED628059
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Sep-28
Pages: 12
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Campus Food Pantries: Insights from a National Survey
Goldrick-Rab, Sara; Cady, Clare; Coca, Vanessa
Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice
This report examines the first-ever national survey of campus food pantries, with 262 participating institutions, 217 of which currently operate pantries. We find that most campus pantries have a designated space on campus, serve exclusively the on-campus community, and are run by staff, students, and faculty. Very few campus pantries have sizable budgets, but most employ some paid staff, often undergraduate or graduate students, and volunteers provide additional support. Awareness of campus pantries may be limited because common outreach strategies are informal, but barriers to support are low--just 5% of campus pantries require proof of financial need. The most common challenges faced by campus pantries are insufficient funding, food, and volunteers.
Descriptors: Food, Colleges, College Environment, Financial Support, Volunteers, Hunger, Institutional Characteristics, Student Needs, College Students, Privacy, Budgets
Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. Jones Hall, 1316 West Ontario Street, 6th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19140. e-mail: hopectr@temple.edu ; Web site: https://hopeforcollege.com/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Temple University, Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice
Identifiers - Location: California; California (Fresno); Nevada (Reno); Missouri; North Carolina (Durham)
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