The LA Times recently published this article, “UC Irvine opens expansive food pantry as more college students struggle with hunger”: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-uc-irvine-food-pantry-20170927-story.html

For the next 83 days (as of 10/4), a ZotFunder “Zot Out Hunger!” campaign to raise money is under way:

It’s hard to imagine that some of our students go hungry but for various reasons this is the case.  Because you are loyal supporters of UCI I would like to share with you a new ZotFunder campaign that is launching this morning: Zot Out Hunger! Hoping to battle – and eliminate – food insecurity on campus, “The Swipe Squad” is a collaboration of the ASUCI Food Security Co-Commissioners (students) and the FRESH Basic Needs Hub team to raise $10,000 to provide 1,000 meals to students who cannot afford it. This is a student organization-run campaign supported by the Student Outreach and Retention Center (SOAR).

This fundraiser ends on Dec. 27, but why wait until then?