Swipe Out Hunger

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, we will have more meals to 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.

Learn how to request free meals or donate meals here.