Swipe Out Hunger

At UCLA, Swipe Out Hunger is committed to addressing food insecurity among students and the broader community through advocacy, education, and direct service. Our mission is to ensure that every student has access to nutritious food by organizing the Swipes Drive and administering a meal voucher program, as well as engaging in other initiatives that reduce food insecurity and minimize food waste across the greater LA area. Through the Swipes Drive, held at the end of each quarter, students with meal plans can donate unused meal swipes that would otherwise go unused. These swipes are redistributed to food-insecure students living off-campus. In the past year alone, we’ve collected over 100,000 meal swipes! Our organization also runs various volunteer programs, including gleaning fresh produce from local farmers' markets, organizing large-scale meal preparation events to raise awareness about food insecurity, preparing meals for women's and veterans' shelters, and participating in food justice and activism efforts on and off campus.

swipes@g.ucla.edu

Signatories: Aariana Saunders, Carl Maier, and Chloe Murdock

Advisor: Pamela R Cysner