Passionate post: Food Insecurity

-

There should not be an issue with food insecurity on college campuses, specifically HBCUs. There is more that the community leaders and college administrators, and the government can offer to the students who need food. This problem should be resolved before students stop attending college because they cannot focus in class, due to hunger and financial issues.  As a student, if I could not afford food while in college, I would seek out resources. If those resources did not offer much support I would start a petition to advocate for students who are suffering from hunger while attending college.

I am very passionate about helping others. The food banks and pantries that are offered on some campuses should be available to all campuses, or offered in a nearby location.  These students who are suffering from food insecurity needs help; however, the resources that are available are not being promoted enough for the students to gain access of the resources.  I believe that the individuals who are responsible for the food banks should start a social media page, pass out flyers, and promote more in order to get the attention of the students.  I have a strong belief that once the students find out about the food resources, they will do much better in their academics.  

I always stress a lot about schoolwork and test, adding on hunger would only increase the stress that I am already feeling. I cannot imagine how students feel when they have a test coming up, but they cannot focus on studying because they are hungry. These students have to suffer because they do not have money to buy anything to eat, and some do not have access to food pantries or resources that offer food. There should be a change in the university system that works in the favor of students suffering from food insecurity.  No student should feel unnoticed while going to college.
While some students express their need for hunger, some students are afraid to come out about suffering from food insecurity. These students feel like they will be looked at differently by their peers as being “broke” if they cannot afford food they need to survive while in college. Not having food can lower a student’s self-esteem. These students may feel less of a person because they cannot provide for themselves. No student should have to feel this way because they are hungry and needs help. However, if food banks and pantries become more prominent on campuses, and administrators and community leaders get involved more; more students will feel more comfortable with speaking out to the university that they are suffering from food insecurity.


Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 7, 2018 at 10:35 AM

    I like that you like helping others. Food insecurities is a problem that I've been noticing. I live on campus and there is not much of a variety in the cafe. Normally, I skip dinner or lunch but thats a problem because I will be hungry. Good post!

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownMarch 7, 2018 at 3:55 PM

    Students often time skip meals do to the choices that are offered. I think students should come together to create a new menu that can address most of their needs so more students can focus on their education.

    ReplyDelete
  3. UnknownMarch 7, 2018 at 8:11 PM

    Great detail and point of view

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Action Post: What can be done in order to Eliminate food Insecurity on HBCU campuses?

-
Food Insecurity on HBCU campuses is constantly going unnoticed.   It is the job of a social worker to transform this problem into a positive outcome. It takes time, hard work, and dedication to make an effective change for the students suffering from food insecurity. There are many things that can be done in order to put an end to this problem. As an emerging social worker I can advocate for the needs of the students suffering from food insecurity, network with different food banks and pantries in the area, and offer snacks during study sessions. Advocating on behalf of the students suffering from food insecurity is a major step in ending this problem. Most of the time students do not like the food offered in the café of the university, so they tend to skip meals; this leads to hunger. As an emerging social worker, I can advocate for better food choices and a variety of foods to pick from for the students. These Students should be able to pick from a variety of foods, due to hi...
Read more

Informative: Resources for food Insecurity on HBCU campus

-
Image
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as a limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable food in socially acceptable ways (USDA, 2015). In the United States, food insecurity on college campuses is a growing problem, and students on some Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ campuses are particularly impacted in a negative way by this problem. According to Cady (2014), African American students on college campuses have higher percentages of food insecurity than the U.S. population as a whole. There are several reasons that account for this reality, including the fact that African Americans are generally among the lowest income and the fact that there are insufficient sources of food on campus (Cady, 2014, p. 268).  This is continuously a problem that needs to be addressed by social workers and other community leaders, and campus administrators. There a...
Read more