Will Virginia fund college food pantries or leave students struggling?

A half-million-dollar budget proposal could be a game-changer for Virginia college students struggling with food insecurity. Advocates are urging House lawmakers and Gov. Glenn Youngkin to follow the Senate’s lead and support the funding, which would establish a food pantry grant program to help students in need. “This is a budget amendment where, if D.C. […]

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During a House subcommittee hearing, college students hold up “Pass Hunger Free Campus in Virginia” signs. (Photo courtesy of Swipe Out Hunger)
A half-million-dollar budget proposal could be a game-changer for Virginia college students struggling with food insecurity. Advocates are urging House lawmakers and Gov. Glenn Youngkin to follow the Senate’s lead and support the funding, which would establish a food pantry grant program to help students in need.

“Thisisabudgetamendmentwhere,ifD.C.ripspublicbenefitsawayandVirginialegislatorsarenotfundingbasicneedsworksontheircampuses,we’regoingtohaveanexponentialgrowthinthenumberofVirginiastudentswhoaredroppingoutofschool,”saidRobbFriedlander,directorofadvocacyatSwipeOutHunger,a

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