Fall 2017
Committee:
Regional Affairs Committee
WHEREAS, Food insecurity and hunger, which is not always linked to income, has been shown to have a negative impact on student success and learning, which in turn has a negative impact on the quality of their education;
WHEREAS, If students are provided with equitable resources that address food insecurity and hunger, more students will receive a better quality education;
WHEREAS, a large number of students have EBT, but their campuses do not accept EBT, a widely used payment method for low income individuals that addresses food insecurity and hunger; and,
WHEREAS, Reducing and eliminating food insecurity and hunger among students is directly in line with the Student Senate for Community Colleges mission, vision and beliefs.
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for all cafeterias/food vendors on a California Community college to implement EBT payment methods;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for all California Community Colleges campuses to establish and promote a food pantry that any student in need can use regardless of income; and,
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges also advocate for dissemination of information addressing food insecurity at campus food pantries; and,
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocates for more counties to participate in the Restaurant Meals Program.
Dubick, J., Mathews, B., & Cady, C. (2016, October). Hunger On Campus: The Challenge of Food Insecurity for College Students (Rep.). Retrieved March 13, 2017, from http://studentsagainsthunger.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Hunger_On_Campus.pdf CDSS Programs. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2017, from http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/calfresh EBT Project (n.d.). California Restaurant Meals Program. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from http://www.ebtproject.ca.gov/clientinformation/calfreshrmp.shtml FOOD PANTRY. (n.d.). Retrieved March 13, 2017, from http://www.miracosta.edu/StudentServices/servicelearning/foodpantry.html
WHEREAS, If students are provided with equitable resources that address food insecurity and hunger, more students will receive a better quality education;
WHEREAS, a large number of students have EBT, but their campuses do not accept EBT, a widely used payment method for low income individuals that addresses food insecurity and hunger; and,
WHEREAS, Reducing and eliminating food insecurity and hunger among students is directly in line with the Student Senate for Community Colleges mission, vision and beliefs.
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for all cafeterias/food vendors on a California Community college to implement EBT payment methods;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for all California Community Colleges campuses to establish and promote a food pantry that any student in need can use regardless of income; and,
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges also advocate for dissemination of information addressing food insecurity at campus food pantries; and,
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocates for more counties to participate in the Restaurant Meals Program.
Dubick, J., Mathews, B., & Cady, C. (2016, October). Hunger On Campus: The Challenge of Food Insecurity for College Students (Rep.). Retrieved March 13, 2017, from http://studentsagainsthunger.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Hunger_On_Campus.pdf CDSS Programs. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2017, from http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/calfresh EBT Project (n.d.). California Restaurant Meals Program. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from http://www.ebtproject.ca.gov/clientinformation/calfreshrmp.shtml FOOD PANTRY. (n.d.). Retrieved March 13, 2017, from http://www.miracosta.edu/StudentServices/servicelearning/foodpantry.html