They aren’t places where you’d expect to find food pantries, available to help those people stretching to make ends meet.

But at Michigan State University, there has been a 25% increase since 2008 in the number of students who visit its student-run food bank. Grand Valley State University opened a food pantry in April to help students as they struggle with higher tuition costs and families beset by layoffs and unemployment. [via]

I always thought it was pretty neat that MSU had a food bank. Especially considering the large amount of students with families/children that go there. Not to mention that it was a significant help to a lot of people i knew while going there.