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Food Pantries
« on: March 17, 2014, 11:01:03 am »
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/15/food-pantries-college_n_4971139.html

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Carll got the student some food from her dorm room and later volunteered at Stony Brook's new food pantry — one of dozens cropping up at colleges across the country in recent years as educators acknowledge the struggles many students face as the cost of getting a higher education continues to soar.

Some students have opted to hand back some of the items in the bag, telling volunteers they only need a can of soup or other item to get them through the night.

Support from the college community has been overwhelming; a food drive organized by student varsity athletes brought in more than 100 pounds of food last semester. The pantry has actually had to turn away some donations.
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2014, 08:38:37 pm »
Sad statement of our times but glad to see fellow students stepping up!