Panther Pantry
Thank your your generous donations to the Panther Pantry. We exceeded our goal of $2,500 and raised $3,231. Your donations will be used to purchase food and much needed necessities for the pantry. Our UNI students and volunteers thank you!
Amazon Wishlist
We now have an Amazon wishlist of necessity and food items that are needed on a regular basis. The Amazon list includes items that are in high demand. All you have to do is click on this link, add it to your cart, and select "Panther Pantry's Gift Registry Address" when selecting the shipping address!
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Panther Pantry is to ensure that UNI students are able to get their basic food and necessity needs met. We recognize that in order to succeed in the classroom, and here at UNI, students need to have access to food.
WHAT IS FOOD INSECURITY
Food insecurity refers to USDA's measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active healthy life. Food-Insecure households are not necessarily food insecure all the time. It may reflect a household's need to make trade-offs between important basic needs, such as housing, medical bills, and purchasing nutritionally adequate foods (Feeding America, 2018). For our students these trade offs also include tuition, books, and other school expenses.
High food security means that a person has no limitations gaining access to the food they need. Very low food security means there are multiple reasons why a person is unable to access the food they need, resulting in inconsistent eating patterns and reducing the amount of food they eat.
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