Coalition Spotlight: South Plains Hunger Solutions Kids Farmers Market

by Zane Peng Inspired by the Kid’s Farmers Market model from West Virginia, South Plains Hunger Solution Coalition has been operating Kids Farmers Markets since 2019. After running some small markets from individual funding, the South Plains Hunger Solution coalition applied for and received a grant for $900 from the Lubbock Mayor’s Fitness Council in […]

Cherry Award Professor’s Students Take a Deep Dive into Food Insecurity Work at Baylor and in Waco

As the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, Dr. Jennifer Cognard-Black knows her way around a classroom. As a distinguished professor of English at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and author of numerous books, essays, and articles, she has a way with words. And one of her greatest passions is food. Each of these […]

Solutions to Texas Food Insecurity is Located Right in Baylor’s Backyard

by Becca Muncy and Matthew Fendt _______ For many Americans, it takes a worldwide pandemic or a snowstorm knocking out our power to make us think about where we’ll get our next meal. Yet here in the U.S., food shortage is a daily reality for many. It is projected that, in 2021, 42 million Americans […]

The Fight Against Food Insecurity: The Fridge

by Rebekah Carter and Michael Nakaoka _______ You would never guess that the person next to you could be struggling to find their next meal, counting down the days until they can buy groceries, or wondering how they can afford makings of a basic sandwich. Food insecurity runs rampant throughout college campuses. Some wrongly believe […]

SNAP: Food within Fingers’ Reach

by Nicole Salama and Megan Thiesfeld ______ For many of us, trips to the grocery store are a weekly occurrence. We pick up a shopping cart and stroll through the aisles, picking out food that will sustain and nurture us through the triumphs and trials of everyday life, at least for the next week. Whether […]

The Store: A Free Food Pantry for All Baylor Students

by Bridget Chagollan and Lucy Newbold ___ (Editorial Note: In late Spring 2021, the Student Success Initiatives (SSI) Department at Baylor began operating under the new title “Center for Academic Success and Engagement.”) Asking someone their personal opinion on which grocery store chain is the best can be a great indicator of who they are […]

Practice What You Peach: Baylor’s Free Farmer’s Market Provides Fresh Produce to All

by Katie Groves and Annie Huntington ____ The perfect Texas day cannot be ignored. It’s sunny, a light breeze brushes your hair into your face, and the general demeanor of the entire Baylor University campus is more joyful than usual. A few spikeball players are scattered across fountain mall, intensely focused on the game at […]

Hungry for Hunger Relief: The Farm for the Waco Family

by Brayley Payne and Cole Sutton ___ World Hunger Relief, Inc. (WHRI) is a well-known and beloved farm in Waco, Texas for the production of locally grown and organic fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meat products. Put simply, WHRI is “a Christian organization committed to the alleviation of hunger around the world.” The WHRI’s mission is […]

Growing and Giving with Campus Kitchen at Baylor University

by Peyton Robinson and Austin Gould ____ The Campus Kitchen at Baylor University (CKBU) is one of several student groups that aim to reduce food waste and hunger on both Baylor’s campus and in the local Waco community. Campus Kitchen also works in collaboration with the Baylor Community Garden. We recently visited the Garden, located […]

BCHP Press Release: Smart Act 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2021 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Everett Jeremy_Everett@Baylor.edu Baylor Collaborative Expresses Support for Layered Approach to Summer Hunger Waco, TX – As children around the nation approach the end of a historic school year marked by change and adaptation, the return of summer carries the return of heightened food […]

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Month: May 2021