The priority deadline for our fall 2022 application has passed... but we will still accept new members on a case-by-case basis. Apply here to shoot your shot.

Home

About Us

UCLA Swipe Out Hunger

Why We Started

UCLA is the trailblazing founding site of Swipe Out Hunger, which initially began with a group of friends. When their grassroots efforts were featured in the campus newspaper because of administrator pushback, a student senator joined the efforts and together, they made Swipe Out Hunger an institution at UCLA. The group continues to be a central voice on all things hunger and nutrition on campus.

At first glance, a college campus might look like a place of equal opportunity – communal dorms, shared dining halls, similar course loads. However, arriving on campus freshman year is not where the college access conversation ends if students’ basic needs are not being met.

A student’s ability to focus in class, stay in school, and feel part of the campus community are threatened by food insecurity. While 1 in 3 college students face food insecurity nationally, the stigma around being low-income and shut out from a communal space like the dining hall have kept the conversation out of mind for many college and dining administrators.

Swipe Out Hunger is committed to addressing this issue through a multifaceted approach. Our team organizes a quarterly Swipes Drive, works with Bruin Dine to distribute leftover dining hall food, and delivers fresh produce to graduate students. Additionally, our team is not limited to serving students; we also seek to positively impact the greater LA community by making sandwiches for the homeless, cooking nutritious meals for shelter residents, and fundraising for trusted anti-hunger organizations. We believe that reliable access to nutritious food is a human right and do all we can to address food insecurity.


Last updated on September 20, 2022.