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STUDENT HUNGER IS REAL.
WE CAN HELP END IT.
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HOW WE WORK
Swipe Out Hunger partners with
universities to end student hunger

We establish programs that give food

insecure students access to free, healthy
meals at their very own dining halls. Dining Hall Cam
Credits Food
 1 Establish New Programs

THREE KEY
ACTIVITIES 2
Help existing programs
become more effective.
(evaluation to awareness campaigns)

Voice of student hunger to the public.

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Where university leaders add their voice.
OUR
IMPACT
23 STATES WITH
CAMPUS PARTNERS

400 CAMPUS INFLUENCERS


NATIONWIDE

MEALS SERVED
100,000+ IN 2017-18
IT’S ON
EVERYONE’S “The public’s will to act has never
MIND. .been so present.
..If you turn on Google alerts for the
...phrase ‘hungry college students’
....you’ll get several articles a day.”
- testifying before CA legislators, May 2018
(THAT WASN’T THE CASE IN 2010)
 PUBLIC VOICE

April 3, 2018

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BEYOND MEAL SWIPES

• Authored successful $7.5+ million in legislation to support CA

campuses with anti-hunger efforts. Just renewed at $15MM.
• Online resource + community hub
• Design reports that advise on gaps and opportunities for partners to
address
• Fight stigma associated with college student hunger through
campaigns
• Conduct program evaluation for our university partners
• Grow SNAP outreach
SWIPE OUT HUNGER
AT ITHACA COLLEGE
 CRITICAL CONTEXT
OUR THEORY OF CHANGE
After an effective campus
meal share program is adopted…
Students will experience improved health
and nutrition, less stigma and isolation,
and increased academic wellbeing
The campus will achieve higher retention and graduation
rates and become more inclusive as a whole
The movement to support college students’
basic needs will gain greater momentum
The Higher Ed space will move closer
towards becoming a true platform
for equity and equality
What We Serve
Our programs provide students between 3 and
90 swipes for warm, nourishing dining hall
meals over an academic term.
The variation reflects availability of
resources against the need
on a campus.
The Effect of Stigma
Approximately 15% of campuses end the term with unredeemed meal
passes. From more positive, tailored marketing materials to changing
the campus culture by educating and training staff on how to support
food insecure students, we can push back on stigma and encourage
students to effectively utilize supportive services.
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OUR IMPACT
“After moving out of the dorms, I found myself
eating more meals at home by myself since it was
the only option I could afford. A free dining hall pass
makes it easy to connect with friends over a meal.”

Jonathan,
Fourth Year, UCSB
 WHO WE SERVE*
RECEIVED FREE

48% 59%
ARE FIRST OR REDUCED
GENERATION PRICED MEALS
STUDENTS WHILE IN K-12

9% 51%
HAVE TAKEN
LACK STABLE
LEFTOVERS

HOUSING IN

FROM CLUB
COLLEGE
MEETINGS

*In the Spring of 2018 Swipe Out Hunger conducted its first ever comprehensive
pilot evaluation. 800 students from private and public universities who have
received SOH meal passes responded.
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IMPACT ON STUDENT
64%
of respondents agree
meal swipes helped

ACADEMIC
them stay in school

SUCCESS 52%
of respondents agree
meal swipes helped
improve their grades

“I got my first dean’s honor list because I was able to have my nutritional needs met”
- Marcos, Third Year Student, UC Irvine
“I will stay at school longer because I can eat there and I am not distracted by being hungry in class.
- Deena, Second Year Student, College of St. Scholastica
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IMPACT ON STUDENT free meal swipes cut these factors by more than half

HEALTH & reliance on a diet of processed food

need to skip meals

NUTRITION worries food would run out

weight loss from lack of food

“By receiving free dining hall passes, I have been able to nourish my body
as needed instead of skipping meals or resorting to a ramen diet.”
Sonya, Second Year Student, UC Santa Barbara

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 IMPACT ON CAMPUS

INCLUSIVITY
“This program made me feel like the college
really cares about me, beyond academics.“
79%
of respondents agree that
meal swipes have made
Lucy, Third Year Student, Cal State Monterey Bay
them feel like the campus
“They helped me to build a community of environment is more
inclusive & supportive of
support. I had regular dining partners and students like them.
that strengthened our relationship.”
David, Third Year Student, Cal State East Bay

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 FEEDBACK FROM
OUR CAMPUS Swipe Out Hunger’s support in starting and
maintaining meal share programs was rated
PROGRAM LEADERS 6.69 out of 7 by campus leaders.

71% of campus leaders agree that since joining

"Thank you so much for taking the time to speak
with me. It is so refreshing to have external
support to give us all the information needed to
support our work."
Campus Case Manager in California
the SOH movement, their campus has experienced
an improvement in students’ experience on
campus.
Campus leaders rated Swipe Out Hunger’s
knowledge on how to address campus hunger
as 6.65 out of 7.

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