UT Campus
A vulnerable window for the emergence of food insecurity and hunger
What is transition to college?
Income group with higher odds of being food-insecure in terms of earnings bracket
Who are those who make under $25,000?
The US Government replaced the term "hunger" with "food insecurity" in the year
What is 2006?
The most efficient way to fight hunger
What is donating to food pantries
The most requested item in food pantries
What is peanut butter?
The free food pantry for students facing food insecurity on campus
What is UT Outpost?
Rural residents of the Austin community
Who is more likely to face food insecurity in Austin?
The percent grocery prices increased over the past 12 months due to inflation
What is 13.1%?
The most commonly donated item of food
What is a canned good?
The most nutritious item you can donate
What are canned beans?
UT students can purchase fresh produce on campus here
What is UT Farmstand?
Factors associated with a higher odds ratio of food insecurity in Austin
What are: being a first-generation college student; Hispanic ethnicity; third-born child or later in the family; and less confident about financial management skills?
What is mass unemployment and the pandemic
Giving your time to the food bank on UT Campus
What is volunteering at the UT Outpost
Containers not accepted by food banks
What is glass?
UT Student Government Community Food Distribution
What program provides free snacks and drinks for students monthly?
This many locals from Austin face food insecurity each year
What is 1 in 5 austinites?
22.2% of food-insecure students utilitze the food pantry on campus
What percent of food-insecure students actually use the food pantry?
Open conversations about needing help getting nutritious food
What is ending the stigma around getting food from a local pantry
This is crucial to fighting food insecurity in public schools
What are lunch programs?
Organization works to improve the food environment on campus through partnerships and advocacy
What is Forty Acres Food Alliance (FAFA)?
One-fifth of households classified their food insecurity experience as
What is frequent or Chronic?
Today there are 50,000 of these across America
What are emergency food programs?
Central Texas Food Bank (or any food bank near you)
How can you contribute to providing meals for people in need?
Amount of food wasted annually
What is 40%?