{"product_id":"9781421437729","title":"Food Insecurity on Campus","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eAs the price of college continues to rise and the incomes of most Americans stagnate, too many college students are going hungry. According to researchers, approximately half of all undergraduates are food insecure. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFood Insecurity on Campus - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ethe first book to describe the problem'meets higher education's growing demand to tackle the pressing question \"How can we end student hunger?\"\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eEssays by a diverse set of authors, each working to address food insecurity in higher education, describe unique approaches to the topic. They also offer insights into the most promising strategies to combat student hunger, including\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e utilizing research to raise awareness and enact change; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e creating campus pantries, emergency aid programs, and meal voucher initiatives to meet immediate needs;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e leveraging public benefits and nonprofit partnerships to provide additional resources;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e changing higher education systems and college cultures to better serve students; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e drawing on student activism and administrative clout to influence federal, state, and local policies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eArguing that practice and policy are improved when informed by research, \u003cem\u003eFood Insecurity on Campus\u003c\/em\u003e combines the power of data with detailed storytelling to illustrate current conditions. A foreword by Sara Goldrick-Rab further contextualizes the problem. Offering concrete guidance to anyone seeking to understand and support college students experiencing food insecurity, the book encourages readers to draw from the lessons learned to create a comprehensive strategy to fight student hunger.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eContributors: Talia Berday-Sacks, Denise Bevly, Katharine M. Broton, Clare L. Cady, Samuel Chu, Sarah Crawford, Cara Crowley, Rashida M. Crutchfield, James Dubick, Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, Sara Goldrick-Rab, Jordan Herrera, Nicole Hindes, Russell Lowery-Hart, Jennifer J. Maguire, Michael Rosen, Sabrina Sanders, Rachel Sumekh\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43415165435949,"sku":"9781421437729","price":89.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/1298\/2317\/files\/9781421437729.jpg?v=1782635830","url":"https:\/\/lioncrest.com.au\/products\/9781421437729","provider":"Woodslane Education","version":"1.0","type":"link"}