Making CalFresh information, eligibility more accessible to graduate students
Providing students with access to nutritious and affordable food should be one of the top priorities for every college campus.
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Early life exposure to food insecurity has lasting effects, study finds
A research article published Jan. 2 observed Latinx farmworker children and found that exposure to food insecurity early in life can have a lasting impact on children’s growth.
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Democratic senators propose expanding nutrition assistance for college students
In a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Thursday, three Democratic senators proposed increasing individual assistance for college students facing food insecurity.
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Guest speakers dominate conversation at weekly ASUC Senate meeting
Online classes, community relations with police and possible tuition increases were some of the many topics discussed at Wednesday night’s ASUC Senate meeting.
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Berkeley organizations strive toward food sustainability
For the groups paving the path to a more sustainable food future in Berkeley, food sustainability is about more than just being ecologically friendly — food sustainability means ensuring food access and affordability, and the reform of food distribution structures.
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My relationship with the co-ops as a low-income resident
I came to the realization that I don’t actually want to be affluent or white. I yearn for the privileges that come with it. I want to be taken seriously.
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‘Super clinics’ introduced to fight food insecurity at UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley plans to boost efforts this semester to help an estimated 10,000 food-insecure students enroll in CalFresh, a federally funded nutrition program that helps low-income individuals.
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Berkeley’s Ecology Center receives $240,000 grant from USDA
Berkeley’s Ecology Center received a grant Friday of approximately $240,000 with the aim of enhancing low-income families’ access to healthy foods and helping small farms that grow healthy produce.
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UC Berkeley faculty present research brief on high public costs of low wages in US
The UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education released a research brief this month that presents the high public costs that low wages bring, suggesting higher wages and increases in employer-provided health insurance as a way of lowering these costs.
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Hungry for change
UC Berkeley students turn to community in struggle to feed families and themselves
An incoming student-parent at UC Berkeley, Cynthia Leimbach faced 48 days without food stamps, a holdup caused by her move from Orange County.
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