“Food Pantries on Campus to Address Student Hunger”: How College

Students and Staff View the Wildcat Food Pantry

  

Carlos Marin

“Food Pantries on Campus to Address Student Hunger”: Connecting College Students and

Staff to Our Research on Wildcat Food Pantry

UNIV101

Nate Millard

October 17th, 2021

 Annotated Bibliography: “Food Pantries on Campus to Address Student Hunger”: Connecting

College Students and Staff to Our Research on Wildcat Food Pantry

Cady, C., & White, C. C. (2018). Food Pantries on Campus to Address Student Hunger. New

Directions for Community Colleges, 2018(184), 73–82. https://doi.org/10.1002/cc.20329

The article “Food Pantries on Campus to Address Student Hunger” was written by Cady,

Clare White, Carol Cutler. This article goes into detail about food insecurity and provides

percentages/surveys about student achievements and their academic success. Students and staff

who experience food insecurity are likely to experience some level of housing insecurity as well, as

stated from the passage “Seventy-three percent of students reporting low or very low levels of food

security also report housing insecurity, and 23% report being homeless” the authors use this

information to inform readers, that students and even peers who attend college are or can be

struggling for financial needs for food and even housing. Since students are struggling to find food

or provide food for their families they tend to struggle with their academic achievements, from the

article the authors state “ Food insecurity can negatively impact the academic success of students

studying at community colleges”, also “ community college students that experience food

insecurity have a 22% lower likelihood of having a 3.5-4.0 grade point average than their food-

secure counterpoints, placing students at a potential risk for being unable to complete a credential

(Maroto et al, 2015”. The quote provided goes to show that students who struggle with food

insecurity can have a deficiency in their academic achievements which can lead to unachievable

degrees.

Relating the following article “Food Pantries on Campus to Address Student Hunger” to

my research question which is “How does the wildcat food pantry help student success?” discusses

multiple ways students and peers who attend any college can be struggling with food insecurity can
also be struggling with academic success. The answer to my question would be yes, the wildcat

food pantry does benefit student success not only in the classroom but as a community, and an

environment. The interview that was held for the wildcat food pantry provided resources that

would help students financially, food insecurity, and housing. Something that the wildcat students

are most likely not aware of, is that the wildcat food pantry can benefit student success and the

community just by applying for a financial grant based on the grants and needs that you receive as

a student. In conclusion, the wildcat pantry is very beneficial for students and staff on campus and

the organization should be advertised more to get more students who struggle to engage with the

community.