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Ithaca College has launched a new program that will start this fall to help students who may be facing food insecurity. The college announced that the “Swipe Out Hunger” program will begin which will allow students to gift their allotted guest passes on their meal plan to those who may be in need of a meal.
“I’m thrilled with the collaborative efforts between students and staff to launch the Swipe Out Hunger program. This is a huge step toward supporting our community,” Jeff Scott, the general manager of Dining Services said, via in a release.
From Ithaca’s announcement:
Under the program, IC students can donate one guest pass per semester to a “bank” created by the Office of Student Financial Services. Those passes will then be provided to students in need, who can access them using their student ID card. The program will begin with a yearlong trial phase, during which Student Financial Services will collect data, including the number of passes donated and the number used, in order to assess its effectiveness.
Any student who wants to participate in the “Swipe Out Hunger” program can sign up to make their donations from August 29 through September 19 at the Campus Center. Any student who wishes to benefit from the program is asked to contact Student Financial Services.
Students who end up receiving a donated guest pass will be known to only the Student Financial Services and the ID Office.
