Rising numbers of local university students experiencing food insecurity

The number of university students experiencing food insecurity is increasing due to soaring rent, tuition, and food costs. Some students are struggling to make ends meet and local students are no exception.
Bishop’s University noticed this trend among their students and responded with the Bishop’s Community Cupboard. What started as a shelf of non-perishable food items in Chaplain Jesse Dymond’s office has become a program offering multiple different services to students in need. “With the introduction of the BUnited Peer Support Centre in the fall of 2020, it made sense to move it there where it was more accessible, there was more space and peer-to-peer service,” says Amie Godward, a Bishop’s student who was involved in the program’s conception.
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