{"product_id":"food-insecurity-on-campus-9781421437729","title":"Food Insecurity on Campus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hidden problem of student hunger on college campuses is real. Here's how colleges and universities are addressing it.   As the price of college continues to rise and the incomes of most Americans stagnate, too many college students are going hungry. According to researchers, approximately half of all undergraduates are food insecure. Food Insecurity on Campusthe first book to describe the problemmeets higher education's growing demand to tackle the pressing question How can we end student hunger? Essays by a diverse set of authors, each working to address food insecurity in higher education, describe unique approaches to the topic. They also offer insights into the most promising strategies to combat student hunger, including utilizing research to raise awareness and enact change;  creating campus pantries, emergency aid programs, and meal voucher initiatives to meet immediate needs; leveraging public benefits and nonprofit partnerships to provide additional resources; changing hig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, by Sara Goldrick-Rab\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eKatharine M. Broton and Clare L. Cady\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Food Insecurity in Higher Education\u003cbr\u003eKatharine M. Broton\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. If Not Us, Who? Building National Capacity to Address Student Food Insecurity through CUFBA\u003cbr\u003eClare L. Cady\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. The American Federation of Teachers Local 212 \/ MATC FAST (Faculty and Students Together) Fund\u003cbr\u003eMichael Rosen\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Channeling Student Idealism and Energy through Campus Organizing\u003cbr\u003eTalia Berday-Sacks and James Dubick\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Student Action and Nonprofit Partnership: The Swipe Out Hunger Story\u003cbr\u003eRachel Sumekh\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The Trampoline of Public Benefits: Using Existing Resources to Fight Food Insecurity\u003cbr\u003eSarah Crawford and Nicole Hindes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Transformational Change for Student Success: The California State University Basic Needs Initiative\u003cbr\u003eDenise Woods-Bevly and Sabrina Sanders\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Research as a Catalyst for Positive Systemic Change\u003cbr\u003eJennifer J. Maguire and Rashida M. Crutchfield \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Amarillo College: Loving Your Student from Enrollment to Graduation\u003cbr\u003eRussell Lowery-Hart, Cara Crowley, and Jordan Herrera\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Addressing Student Hunger through Policy Change: Leveraging Federal Food Benefits to Support College Completion\u003cbr\u003eAmy Ellen Duke-Benfield and Samuel Chu\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eKatharine M. Broton and Clare L. Cady\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408137625943,"sku":"9781421437729","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421437729.jpg?v=1730501724","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/food-insecurity-on-campus-9781421437729","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}