U of L: 26% of post-secondary students face food scarcity
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LETHBRIDGE, AB – The University of Lethbridge has launched a new program called Nourish, which is meant to raise the profile of the efforts to combat hunger and food scarcity for local students.
Campus Chaplain Erin Phillips recently conducted a study that found 19.2% of students “sometimes” run out of food and cannot afford to buy any more. Another 7.5% said this happens “often” or “all of the time”.
14.8% have gone entire days without food because they could not afford any, while 28.2% of whom said this happens at least once per week.
“There is a recognition on campus that food security is an issue and, over the years, a number of initiatives have been created to address our students’ needs,” says Phillips. “The research we’ve done in recent years has clearly demonstrated the need is there and Nourish will help pull all these pieces together into one envelope, allowing us to coordinate efforts to reach as many students as possible.”
