Tag: food insecurity
Leo Food Pantry fills critical need
The Leo Food Pantry is open. It’s there for students, with the goal of addressing food insecurity, so students can focus on school.
Commuter meal plans should be reinstated for Fall 2021
The University of La Verne’s dining hall, The Spot, should be open for all students for take-out and outdoor seating options next semester due to high rates of food insecurity among ULV students.
Leo Food Pantry supports students through pandemic shut-down
The University of La Verne is still supporting students in need through food distributions by the Leo Food Pantry.
Biology major addresses food insecurity on campus
More than half of the University of La Verne students who responded to a recent survey on food insecurity said they sometimes skip meals, and two-thirds said they couldn’t afford to buy enough groceries.
Leo Pantry fights food insecurity
Food insecurity is surprisingly high among college students. About 36% of university students in the United States are food insecure, according to a study conducted by Temple University and Wisconsin HOPE Lab.
1 in 3 ULV students is food insecure
One in three students at the University of La Verne is not certain where their next meal will come from, according to a survey conducted by five students in the University’s honors program.