Goal 2: Zero Hunger
Current estimates show that nearly 690 million people are hungry, or 8.9 percent of the world population—up by 10 million people in one year and by nearly 60 million in five years. Learn more at un.org
What We’re Doing
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Purchase Offers Food Pantry to Address Food Insecurity
Purchase joins all SUNY and CUNY campuses in offering students stigma-free access to free food. -
Food Recovery Network
Recovering food that would otherwise go to waste. -
Neuberger Museum Partners with Wide Awakes’ Mobile Soup Kitchen
ConnectiveCollective will feature works related to the artist collective Wide Awakes’ Mobile Soup Kitchen that brings free hot meals, music, and joy to local communities -
Mobile Food Pantry
Once a month, in partnership with Feeding Westchester, a Mobile Pantry will visit campus to bring fresh protein, dairy, produce, and grains to campus community members in need.
Ways to Get Involved
- Donate items to the Food Pantry
- Donate funds to the Make an Impact Food Insecurity Fund
- Join the Food Recovery Network
- Volunteer at the monthly Mobile Food Pantry
- Get involved with student organizations such as: Civic Actions Committee, FreeStore, NYPIRG, UNICEF, and others
Academics
- Purchase offers classes related to hunger reduction. Check out courses in Liberal Studies to learn more*
*Contact us if you want your department course page listed
What Else We’re Doing
- The Office of Residential and Student Life hosts a Food Drive at the end of the semester to collect unused pantry items from student residences to help fill the Pantry and eliminate food waste
- EOP/MAP provides a $300 food stipend for students involved in their summer program
- The Advising Center works with students to ensure they have time in their academic schedules for meals
- Chartwells has a nutritionist consultant that comes in regularly throughout the school year for students
- The Health Services Office provides individual eating disorder consulting
- The Office of Residential and Student Life has regular food-related programming (recipe ideas, food market bingo, etc.)
- EOP/MAP provides assistance to students applying for food stamps
- EOP/MAP and the Advising Center have conversations around nutrition, diet, and other food related topics including how student success is related to zero hunger