Food Insecurity in America
In 2024, approximately what percentage of U.S. households experienced food insecurity at some point during the year?
13.7%
This popular breakfast food was once marketed as a health food and was invented by John Harvey Kellogg.
Corn Flakes
What year did the Cavalier Food Pantry, originally called the Community Food Pantry, begin?
2018
UVA shares this designation with landmarks like the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China, making it the only university in the United States with the distinction.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
In 2024, about how many million Americans lived in food-insecure households?
47.9 million
Despite its name, this fruit is not actually a berry
Strawberry
In the 2024 New Student Survey, what percentage of incoming UVA students said they were concerned about food insecurity?
38.9%
UVA's Rotunda was inspired by a famous ancient Roman building. What is it?
The Pantheon
What percentage of U.S. households experienced “very low food security” in 2024, meaning that people sometimes had to eat less or skip meals?
5.4%
This candy was accidentally invented when a pharmacist was trying to develop a treatment for sore throats.
Lollipop
CFP visits increased from 2,315 in 2021–2022 to 11,196 in 2023–2024. About how many times more visits did CFP have in 2023–2024?
About 4.8 times more
What year did the University of Virginia open its doors to its first students?
1825
Which state had the highest rate of food insecurity from 2022–2024?
Arkansas — 19.4%
This expensive spice comes from the dried stigmas of a flower, and it takes roughly 75,000 flowers to produce one pound.
Saffron
Which group makes up the largest percentage of CFP visitors: first-years, third-years, fourth-years, or graduate students?
Fourth-years — 43.23%
What is the oldest surviving student organization at UVA?
The Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, founded in July 1825
Food insecurity was 10.5% in 2019. What was the rate in 2008, during the Great Recession?
14.6%
This food can remain edible for thousands of years when properly stored. Archaeologists have even found examples in ancient Egyptian tombs.
Honey
Approx how many visits (and bonus unique vistors) did we have last AY (25-26)?
Over 24,000 visits and 2,800 unique visitors
What was UVA’s first official revenue-producing sport and holds the distinction of being the university's oldest intercollegiate athletic program
Baseball