When you think of college students, you probably envision smart young people full of energy and ideas. Their lives are filled with possibility. They’re hungry to learn and hungry for opportunity.
Many, however, are simply hungry.
When you think of college students, you probably envision smart young people full of energy and ideas. Their lives are filled with possibility. They’re hungry to learn and hungry for opportunity.
Many, however, are simply hungry.
HSU students say that it is often or sometimes true that they run out of food they bought and that they don’t have money to get more.
HSU students say that they have regularly skipped meals because there wasn't enough money for food.
HSU students say that at least once in the last year, they didn’t eat for an entire day because there wasn’t enough money for food.
Initial data from an ongoing study as well as an earlier student-led research project.
Faced with the rising cost of tuition, rent, and groceries, these students may not eat for days in order to cover expenses or to help support their families. Or they’re getting by on cheap, unhealthy fare. The result is a group of students focused on questions of survival rather than their studies. Not surprisingly, many end up dropping out of school.
Student hunger is a growing concern at colleges around the country. Here at Humboldt State, we’re working to fix it through Food for Thought, a project that attacks the problem from all angles.
Working together, we can take on college hunger and make sure students here and across the country are able to thrive.