{"id":86407,"date":"2018-11-30T09:38:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T19:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=86407"},"modified":"2020-01-15T15:58:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T01:58:07","slug":"manoa-food-pantry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/11\/30\/manoa-food-pantry\/","title":{"rendered":"Food pantry available to UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa students facing food insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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College students constitute a vulnerable population that endures the effects of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s high cost of living. The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> is aiming to reduce food insecurity, a situation where consistent and reliable access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources, through a new food pantry on campus.<\/p>\n

Food Vault Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, a new food pantry at UH<\/abbr> Mānoa, is a free service available for students without reliable access to affordable food. All registered UH<\/abbr> Mānoa students with a valid student ID<\/abbr> can access the food vault.<\/p>\n

The Associated Students of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> (ASUH<\/abbr>), Office of Student Life and Development<\/a>, Campus Center Board<\/a> and Student Activity and Program Fee Board<\/a> collaborated to create the three-year pilot program to address food insecurity at UH<\/abbr> Mānoa.<\/p>\n

A survey by Joannie Dobbs<\/strong><\/a>, assistant specialist in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition<\/a>, raised the issue about student food insecurity on the UH<\/abbr> Mānoa campus with ASUH<\/abbr>. The survey indicated “that about 50 percent of UH<\/abbr> Mānoa undergraduate students who completed the survey have experienced food insecurity and about 37 percent of UH<\/abbr> Mānoa undergraduate students who completed the survey are experiencing moderate to severe hunger.”<\/p>\n

ASUH<\/abbr> representatives Maggie Hinshaw<\/strong>, Jessica Chen<\/strong>, Clinton Ng<\/strong>, Jungha Kim<\/strong> and Nicole Hortizuela<\/strong> began working on Food Vault Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> with faculty advisor Bonnyjean Manini<\/strong> to address food insecurity on their campus.<\/p>\n

“I envisioned the food pantry to be a readily available resource open to all UH<\/abbr> Mānoa students through the efforts of the campus community,” said Hinshaw. “I hope that Food Vault Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> will be able to help students in need while illustrating the importance of community-based giving.”<\/p>\n

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Food Vault Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is next to Ba-Le on campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The pantry is stocked with non-perishable items and equipped with a student ID<\/abbr> scanner. Students need to swipe to enter, but the food vault will not collect their personal information. Food Vault Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> will receive regular reports from the ID<\/abbr> office that include student status (undergraduate or graduate) and number of visits to help with the development of the service over the next three years.<\/p>\n

“We are committed to protecting anonymity and will not receive student names or full ID<\/abbr> numbers from the ID<\/abbr> office,” said Kim. “To those who are experiencing food insecurity, please come to use our service.”<\/p>\n

The Food Vault Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> pantry is open three days a week in Hemenway 111.<\/p>\n