College food banks step up for students struggling to pay bills

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.

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