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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Biola basic needs committee makes plan for a new permanent food pantry

Simulation shows what the permanent food pantry could look like.
A potential donor stepped forward to fund a new space to make the pop-up pantry permanent.
Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer • February 26, 2020

The Biola basic needs committee is planning a new permanent space for the Pop-Up Pantry, allowing greater access to food for students who need it. Since 2016, the committee has worked to provide meal swipes, pantry shares in the Mosaic Cultural Center and the Collegium, the lending library, and most...

Biola Shares combats food insecurity

Students stop by the Pop-Up Pantry located in the Student Union Building every Tuesday in order to pick up groceries.
Students can give meal swipes to students struggling with food insecurity during donation week.
Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer • February 6, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 6, 2020). According to a 2019 national survey by the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, 41% of students at four-year institutions experience food insecurity. At Biola, 68% of students experience food insecurity, according to a survey...