Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 78.00
Liaison Katie Maynard
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of California, Santa Barbara
IN-14: Food Bank

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Jewel Persad
Sustainability Manager
Administration
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Does the institution host a food bank, pantry, or equivalent resource focused on alleviating food insecurity, hunger and poverty among students?:
Yes

A brief description of the food bank, pantry, or equivalent resource:
Students have several options to access staple items, fresh produce, and other necessities for a healthy, nutritious diet, including the A.S. Food Bank, Miramar Pantry, and the Halal and Kosher Grocery Program.

AS Food Bank is an organization working to eliminate food insecurity at UCSB by providing UCSB students with an easily accessible food resource on campus. The Food Bank is dedicated to raising awareness on food issues, and they offer a variety of services/programs to help students that are in need. https://foodbank.as.ucsb.edu/

The Miramar Food Pantry provides free healthy food to all qualified UCSB students to ensure UCSB students have nutritious food to eat. Students can visit the pantry each day it is open. https://www.dining.ucsb.edu/miramar-food-pantry

The Halal and Kosher Grocery Program provides weekly no-cost grocery bags to students keeping Halal or Kosher diets who live in the UCSB area. https://basicneeds.ucsb.edu/pantries/halal-kosher

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Website URL where information about the food bank is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This information was pulled from https://basicneeds.ucsb.edu/resources/food/groceries-and-pantries

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