The COVID-19 crisis has only intensified food insecurity for many students, and it is critical that colleges be proactive in meeting the basic needs of low-income students to help them maintain their physical and mental health during this difficult time. But, with many staple food items vanishing from grocery store shelves, campuses are also feeling the stress of obtaining goods for their most vulnerable populations.

Watch this webcast recording where we facilitate a discussion with Annie Ciaraldi, Associate Dean of Students at University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell). You’ll hear our expert and your fellow attendees share insight around questions like: 

• How are you keeping your food pantry stocked with healthy food options when grocery stores are low on supplies?  
• What is your business plan for the duration of the crisis? Are you continuing with fundraising activities? 
• How can you enlist the support of others across campus?  
• In the absence of student employees, how are you staffing your food pantry?

Who Should Attend  

Anyone involved in campus efforts to combat food insecurity on campus will benefit from this webcast. 

If you are looking for a space to gain ideas and best practices around the current coronavirus crisis, we encourage you to check out our other webcasts in our COVID-19 Critical Response Discussion Series.

A Discussion-Based Format   

As COVID-19 continues to be an ever-evolving situation, we can’t provide you with hard-and-fast answers. But we can make space for open discussion and idea sharing based on both our speaker’s expertise and the experiences of the rest of the audience.   

After watching this recorded webcast, you will have a clearer understanding of how other campuses are responding and ideas for how you might continue to make decisions and move the work forward.