{"id":20773,"date":"2021-08-04T12:06:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T17:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycareprod.wpengine.com\/?p=20773"},"modified":"2024-02-08T01:27:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T07:27:29","slug":"food-insecurity-college-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/food-insecurity-college-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Insecurity Among College Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/food-insecurity-college-students\/#statistics-on-college-students-facing-food-insecurity\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Statistics on college students facing food insecurity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/food-insecurity-college-students\/#the-impact-of-food-insecurity-on-college-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">The impact of food insecurity on college students<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/food-insecurity-college-students\/#what-higher-education-leaders-can-do-to-support-food-insecure-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">What higher education leaders can do to support food insecure students<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/food-insecurity-college-students\/#resources-for-food-insecure-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Resources for food-insecure students<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/food-insecurity-college-students\/#1-college-and-university-food-bank-alliance\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">1. College and University Food Bank Alliance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/food-insecurity-college-students\/#2-national-student-campaign-against-hunger-and-homelessness\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">2. National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/food-insecurity-college-students\/#3-feeding-america\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">3. Feeding America<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/food-insecurity-college-students\/#4-flip-national\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">4. FLIP National<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/food-insecurity-college-students\/#5-not-rich-guides\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">5. Not-Rich Guides<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/food-insecurity-college-students\/#how-telehealth-supports-food-insecure-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">How telehealth supports food-insecure students<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20773\" class=\"elementor elementor-20773\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ab1e27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6ab1e27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf5c6aa ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cf5c6aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80df69a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80df69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Living on pizza is considered a part of college life, but some students may not be able to afford even that small luxury. Feeling insecure about where your next meal is coming from has psychological and academic effects on college students. Research shows that students who experience food insecurity are less likely to earn As and more likely to earn Bs, Cs, or below. And, college food insecurity is associated with stopping and starting school and taking longer to graduate. It can be tough to concentrate on academics when you\u2019re hungry.<\/p><p>The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/topics\/food-nutrition-assistance\/food-security-in-the-us\/measurement.aspx\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">defines food insecurity<\/a> as \u201cthe limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food, or the ability to acquire such food in a socially acceptable manner.\u201d Of course, it exists on a continuum from mild to severe and can be chronic or transitory based on various factors. But one thing is clear, food insecurity is a problem for a large number of undergraduate students.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"statistics-on-college-students-facing-food-insecurity\"><\/span>Statistics on college students facing food insecurity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/hope4college.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RCReport2021.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">2021 #RealCollege Survey<\/a> of basic needs insecurity, led by the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University, was completed by more than 195,000 students at 202 four-year and two-year colleges and universities in 42 states. It found that 38% experienced food insecurity in the 30 days prior to the survey. One essential item to factor in is that the makeup of college students has changed in recent decades. In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/GAO-19-95\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">less than one-third of students<\/a> enroll full-time in college directly after high school and remain financially dependent on their parents. Instead, seven out of 10 college students are considered \u201cnontraditional,\u201d meaning they possess the following characteristics:<\/p><ul><li>Financial independence from parents<\/li><li>Enrolled part-time<\/li><li>Work full-time while in school<\/li><li>Caretakers for dependents<\/li><li>Didn\u2019t receive a high school diploma<\/li><\/ul><p>Additionally, college students are entering school later than students in the past. The average age of college students is 26. As such, many students balance school work with parenting, with 22% of students caring for child dependents and 14% doing so as single parents. Overall, the share of college students with low household incomes has increased. When these factors are combined with the rising cost of education, many adult students look to financial aid to help make ends meet.<\/p><p>Sadly, college students of color are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19650961\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">more likely to experience food insecurity<\/a> than white students. Research shows that minority students who receive multiple forms of financial aid or experience housing insecurity are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5552435\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">more likely to be food insecure<\/a>. The association between <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/ijcs.12110\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">student food insecurity and financial aid<\/a> suggests that typical aid packages and work-study programs fail to meet students&#8217; basic needs.<\/p><p>What\u2019s more, the same student groups that struggle to cover the essentials also struggle to make it to graduation, with <a href=\"https:\/\/nscresearchcenter.org\/signaturereport12-supplement-2\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">low-income, Black, and Hispanic students<\/a> dropping out at steeper rates. And without a degree, these students become more likely to experience food insecurity in the future.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-impact-of-food-insecurity-on-college-students\"><\/span>The impact of food insecurity on college students<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>There are few formal studies that have definitively linked food insecurity to objective outcomes about academic success. However, one study published in the Journal of American College Health is informative. Its insights and data are based on results from an online survey of nearly 14,000 undergraduates at a mid-sized public university, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/07448481.2019.1600522?journalCode=vach20\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">48% of respondents<\/a> said they were food insecure.<\/p><p>In the study, food-insecure respondents reported lower concentration, energy, test scores, and student retention. Results also suggest a relationship between food security and mental health (e.g., depression, anxiety, disordered eating, suicide ideation \u2014 all of which influence academic performance). And, food insecurity coincides with other factors that hamper student success, like difficulties with housing, transportation, time management, employment, and affording books and supplies.<\/p><p>These results also showed that food insecurity is inversely associated with falling within the upper 10% GPA \u2014 meaning that food-secure students are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6366643\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">three times more likely<\/a> than their food-insecure peers to be among the top academic achievers. Students facing food insecurity are two times more likely than their food-secure counterparts to fall in the lowest 10% GPA. According to the data, the association between food insecurity and academic performance is \u201cclear and persistent.\u201d<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-higher-education-leaders-can-do-to-support-food-insecure-students\"><\/span>What higher education leaders can do to support food insecure students<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>Arguably, college student hunger across America\u2019s university system is a systemic problem. And given the growing economic inequality and diminished funding for higher education, solutions are vital to help those suffering now and to prevent future students from experiencing food insecurity. Here are a few ways educators and administrators can work to reduce the stigma around food insecurity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd36106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd36106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Communicate with all students about these issues to reduce stigma and avoid singling out individuals. Example: include a statement about food resources in syllabi and discuss with students at the beginning of the semester.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ad4cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5ad4cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Expand emergency relief funding for students in need. Student affairs professionals can serve as brokers for students accessing these funds to reduce rates of food insecurity.\n<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201c598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"201c598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Consider enrollment in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/snap\/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)<\/a><\/span> program, and advocate for state and federal level policy changes that expand eligibility and make participation easier for students.<br \/><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b7e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35b7e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Provide students with a basic meal plan guarantee as part of a financial aid plan. 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href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/contact\/?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=contact_blog\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn about telehealth for your campus\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c0433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35c0433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"resources-for-food-insecure-students\"><\/span>Resources for food-insecure students<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>If you\u2019re on the frontlines with students struggling with food insecurity, here are five resources for information on food pantries and realistic lifestyle tips:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb487d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb487d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-college-and-university-food-bank-alliance\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1. College and University Food Bank Alliance<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2710a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2710a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cufba.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">College and University Food Bank Alliance (CUFBA)<\/a> is a professional organization of campus-based programs focused on alleviating food insecurity, hunger, and poverty among college and university students in the U.S.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b50f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b50f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-national-student-campaign-against-hunger-and-homelessness\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2. National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40f94d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e40f94d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/studentsagainsthunger.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness<\/a> is committed to addressing food insecurity and ending homelessness by educating, engaging, and training college students to directly meet individuals\u2019 immediate needs, while advocating for long-term systemic solutions from New York to San Francisco.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f6a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72f6a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-feeding-america\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">3. 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Donors, staff, and volunteers all play an important advocacy role in our efforts to address food insecurity in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6eef8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6eef8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-flip-national\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">4. 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Through the easy-to-use TimelyCare app, students can be connected with free or reduced-cost programs that provide support for services such as:<\/p><ul><li>In-person health care<\/li><li>Food assistance<\/li><li>Housing assistance<\/li><li>Transit support<\/li><li>Paying bills<\/li><li>Childcare<\/li><li>Legal services<\/li><\/ul><p>In response to recent <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/basic-needs-support-for-community-college-students\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">community college student survey results<\/a>, TimelyCare plans to launch basic needs support to help students navigate available resources. Patient care advisors will be available to connect college students with local government agencies, non-profit organizations, and programs on college campuses that will help with their in-the-moment needs. 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