student hunger

Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed funding for a summer food assistance program despite Texas’s high rates of food insecurity, citing concerns over matching federal funds. Advocates want the state to reconsider, highlighting concerns about how food insecurity rates are expected to increase when students are on summer break.

During summer months, children across the county struggle with food insecurity. However, food banks and school districts alike are helping provide meals for young people.

The University of North Texas at Dallas and the North Texas Food Bank teamed up to address food insecurity in the surrounding neighborhood with a mobile food pantry and on campus with a care pantry.

A cooperative initiative in Texas helped bolster the nutrition programs at 5 rural school districts.

A national survey out Wednesday shows that 4 out of 10 college students experienced food insecurity in the past month while about half of them are dealing…