Food resources

What is food insecurity?

The Basic Needs Center defines food insecurity as experiencing a lack of access to affordable, nutritious and culturally relevant food in a quantity that supports the active and healthy lifestyle students need to be successful. 

Food insecurity can be caused by:

• Financial barriers
• Schedule challenges (out of class/work too late, other responsibilities impact availability)
• Lack of resources (no food banks close by, transportation or knowledge of resources)