Aydin Nazmi’s life revolves around food. Not only does he teach food science at Cal Poly, but he also works as a coordinator for CalFresh, a federal program that provides people with a monthly grocery stipend. Nazmi is on the front lines of fighting food insecurity. “When you’re hungry or stressed about affording food, it […]
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Students with dietary restrictions ‘struggling to get a good meal’ at Cal Poly Dining
Cal Poly students with dietary restrictions have expressed dissatisfaction with the limited dining hall options, resulting in students compromising healthy meals to attend class and others facing food insecurity. Biochemistry junior Maile Gardner follows a vegan diet and has found that the lack of options has made it difficult to find consistent meals. “I feel […]
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Food Pantry provides more to community amid “unprecedented” use by students
Siga aquí para leer este artículo en Español. As a first-generation student at Cal Poly, now-graduate student Oscar Velasco never knew about the food resources, such as the Cal Poly Food Pantry, available to him as an undergraduate struggling with food insecurity. “I just felt that eating Top Ramen was a rite of passage, and that […]
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Cal Poly University Housing and Campus Dining are asking for donations in honor of World Hunger Day
Nearly a quarter of Cal Poly students experience food insecurity, according to a 2018 California State University (CSU) Basic Needs Initiative Report. To combat this, Cal Poly University Housing and Campus Dining are asking students, staff and faculty to donate to the Mustang Meal Share program or any other student support resources on campus in […]
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SLO Food Bank adapts holiday fundraising to pandemic as food insecurity grows
The month of November in San Luis Obispo County would typically mean refrigerated trucks stationed outside grocery stores and San Luis Obispo (SLO) Food Bank volunteers gathering turkeys from holiday shoppers willing to donate. “Really, the excitement of the Turkey Drive is going to your store, purchasing the frozen turkey, taking it out to the […]
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Need cash for groceries? You might be eligible for CalFresh
Students can qualify for up to $194 a month to spend on groceries through CalFresh, a federally funded program run by students and nutrition professor Aydin Nazmi. The application process only takes about 30 minutes with about a 30-day approval period, according to the CalFresh website. Students can meet with an outreach coordinator over Zoom […]
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Low income students can now pay for groceries at Campus Market using food stamps
Campus Market is now accepting CalFresh payment on approved items.
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Campus Health and Wellbeing renovates food pantry, opens additional location
White cage-like doors, dim lighting and narrow walkways that made students feel trapped in a corner — that was the Cal Poly Food Pantry before April 2019. “It was literally just a cage, storage closet that was converted into a food pantry,” Director of Wellbeing and Health Education Genie Kim said. One year after receiving […]
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Campus organizations host ‘Open House Day of Action’
Cal Poly students are planning a protest, “Open House Day of Action” at Cal Poly’s Open House Friday at 8 a.m. at the parking lots behind the Recreation Center to continue voicing their frustrations with President Jeffrey Armstrong’s and the university’s decisions. The protest is co-sponsored by the Cal Poly Democrats, Cal Poly MEXA, Cal […]
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Hungry and Homeless: New survey shows some Cal Poly students lack basic living necessities
Video by Sydney Brandt A study conducted by California State University (CSU) systems in January 2018 found that 41.6 percent of students reported food insecurity and 10.9 percent reported homelessness. These results are also reflected in a recent survey of Cal Poly students that yielded similar results. It was found 26.9 percent of Cal Poly […]
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15-Minute Update: Find out how Cal Poly’s proposed Opportunity Grant can affect students and a survey shows that hunger is a growing problem
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