Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 71.04
Liaison Natalie Hayes
Submission Date Oct. 19, 2023

STARS v2.2

Bentley University
IN-14: Food Bank

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Natalie Hayes
Associate Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution host a food bank, pantry, or equivalent resource focused on alleviating food insecurity, hunger and poverty among students?:
Yes

A brief description of the food bank, pantry, or equivalent resource:
Swipe Out Hunger is a program designed to provide support to Bentley students who are experiencing food insecurity and educate our campus community about food insecurity.

This program was designed using best practices provided by Swipe Out Hunger, a national non-profit that supports colleges in developing programs to meet the needs of food insecure students. To find out more about the organization, please visit swipehunger.org.

The Swipe out hunger program application is active from the second week of the semester until the end of finals week each semester. Any Bentley student experiencing food insecurity is eligible for this program. Students can request meal swipes by completing a simple form.

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