UNB Saint John program aims to fight student food insecurity: ‘It’s a major issue’ – New Brunswick | 24CA News
Students going through meals insecurity on the UNB Saint John campus can now profit from a student-led initiative offering bi-weekly meals luggage to these in want.
“Without food, students can’t focus on school, it’s hard to work on assignments, to do your best,” Angel Côté, wellness co-ordinator for UNB Saint John’s pupil consultant council, mentioned on Friday.
“We wanted to focus on food insecurity, it’s a major issue students here on campus face.”
Students can join on-line, point out any dietary restrictions and allergy symptoms, and decide up their meals luggage the next week on the Student Resource Centre.
Côté mentioned 30 college students have already signed up for this system, which is paid for by the college’s alumni affiliation.
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Dalhousie University Agri-Food Analytics Lab Director Sylvain Charlebois is engaged on a research about meals insecurity on campuses throughout Atlantic Canada.
“We are aware that there are more and more students visiting food banks nowadays just because of food prices. Food affordability has been an issue across the Atlantic,” he mentioned in an interview on Saturday.
He mentioned past meals costs, entry to reasonably priced meals could be a problem for college students who reside on campus, as they’re unable to get to grocery shops.
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He mentioned worldwide college students could be notably susceptible to meals insecurity.
“They may be coming from a country where their currency is crashing, not doing so well, so the money that they have to spend in Canada is not as much as it used to be,” mentioned Charlebois.
He mentioned his research, which he expects shall be accomplished in June, may even be trying on the effectiveness of student-led initiatives versus ones managed by the college administrations.
Côté is hoping extra college students make the most of this system.
“In the future, we think it could easily pick up — we could get 50 or 100 people … or even more maybe.”
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