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Swipe Out Hunger

Swipe Out Hunger is open for the fall semester Sept 21- Dec 8, 2026.
Visit the Cornell Dining site to request free meals, donate meals or learn more.

Cornell Dining helps in the fight on Food Insecurity

Cornell Dining has partnered with Swipe Out Hunger to fight food insecurity on campus. Cornell students have the opportunity to donate one of their bonus meals to provide access to nutritious meals to food insecure classmates. The program is administered by the Office of the Dean of Students through First-Generation and Low-Income Student Support. As more students donate bonus meals, the more meals we can allocate to students in need.

Food Insecurity on Campus:
Food insecurity is on the rise among college students. A person who is food insecure has at times run out of money to buy food, or they sometimes run out of food before they can get more money. It has been estimated that 1 in 3 college students faces food insecurity. With that in mind, Cornell Dining and the Peggy J. Koenig ’78 Associate Dean of Students for Student Empowerment and Director of First-Generation & Low-Income Student Support have partnered with Swipe Out Hunger to provide temporary support to students who are food insecure.

If you have an urgent or emergency food need, we encourage you to contact the First-Generation and Low-Income Student Support (FGLI) Office, open M-F 9am-5pm in Barnes Hall, Room 200. You can also email FGLI at FGLIEmpowerment@cornell.edu.