Source: AUBURN UNIVERSITY submitted to NRP
HUNGER FREE HIGHER ED FORUM
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
AFRI COMPETITIVE GRANT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1031276
Grant No.
2023-68015-40708
Cumulative Award Amt.
$49,666.00
Proposal No.
2023-04803
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2023
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2024
Grant Year
2023
Program Code
[A1344]- Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Disease
Recipient Organization
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
108 M. WHITE SMITH HALL
AUBURN,AL 36849
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
Is being a starving college student a rite of passage? We can end college student food insecurity. Thisconference grant is designed to present evidence of effective strategies that decrease college student food insecurity.Hunger Free Higher Ed is a network of state-wide (Alabama and Kentucky) post-secondary colleges/universities with efforts to implement strategies to decrease college student food insecurity.The conference will explore tools, best practices, and strategies used to address student food and nutrition needs. Poster and oral presentations from Alabama and Kentucky coalition partners will highlight campus-specific impacts/outcomes regarding strategies, policies, and systems to decrease food insecurity. The conference will also train partners on the new online platform for the Hunger-Free Higher Ed approach, which is a 6-step community-based guide toimplement strategies to decrease college student food insecurity. Additionally, coalition partnerswill have the opportunity to network with food industry partners (Dairy Council, Aramark, Ed approach, which is a 6-step community-based guide to implement strategies to decrease college student food insecurity. Additionally, coalition partners will have the opportunity to network with food industry partners (Dairy Council, Aramark, Nature Made) and community food-aid stakeholders (SNAP, WIC, Farmer's Market, and East Alabama Food Bank). The conference will be hosted on the campus of Auburn University (Auburn, AL) on November 2-4-5, 2023. In addition to the Alabama and Kentucky coalition members, attendees will include; Alabama Community College System administrators, Auburn University administrators, Alabama state officials, select Alabama County Extension Coordinators, nutrition students enrolled in Public Health Nutrition at Auburn University, student representatives from campus coalitions, and community food-aid stakeholders. The conference also offers opportunities for non-member coalitionstudents to attend breakout sessions. The conference has the potential to increase awareness and knowledge of college student food insecurity, increase food-aid resources for college students in Alabama and Kentucky,and increase inter-organizational collaborations.?
Animal Health Component
33%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
33%
Applied
33%
Developmental
34%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
70450101010100%
Knowledge Area
704 - Nutrition and Hunger in the Population;

Subject Of Investigation
5010 - Food;

Field Of Science
1010 - Nutrition and metabolism;
Goals / Objectives
The goals of the conference are to provide practical, research-based solutions to understand andaddress food insecurity on college campuses in Alabama and beyond. To accomplish these goals, we will complete the following objectives:1. Provide a platform for members of the Alabama Campus Coalition for Basic Needs (ACCBN) to presentpolicy, systems and environmental initiatives and corresponding impact/outcome data through oral and poster presentations;2. Extend and expand membership to ACCBN, with a particular focus on other states to develop statewide coalitions, food organizations, restaurants, food councils, and grocery stores;3. Increase knowledg and practice of evidence-based strategies included in the Hunger Free Higher Ed Approach; and4. Provide a workshop to train partners on the Hunger Free Higher Edonline platform;5. Connect students to and maintain the state-wide college student centered movement supporting hunger-free higher education.The conference will increase awareness of college student food insecurity in Alabama and Kentucky and support strategies to ensure access to healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate foods on college campuses and in surrounding communities. The conference will also further extend the strong statewide network of universities to key community stakeholders seeking to eliminate college student hunger. Extending membership to community stakeholders with an interest in food insecurity increases available resources, increases opportunities to create organizational relationships and partnerships, and increases state-wide impact. Community stakeholders such as; Food Banks, Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Auburn Fisheries, Auburn Community Gardens, Auburn Poultry Science, Nature Made, Southeast Dairy Council, and Farmers Market.
Project Methods
1. Develop and send save the date.2. Open registration August 1, 2023. 3. Develop, collect and analyze conference surveys.4. Report conference results.

Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24

Outputs
Target Audience:The target population included food industry partners, food security community stakeholders, Alabama Campus Coalition for Basic Needs (ACCBN) state-wide members, ACCBN Coalition Champions, Alabama Community College State administrators, Auburn University administrators, Alabama County Extension Coordinators and Regional Agents, and students enrolled in Public Health Nutrition at Auburn University. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? The following goals were accomplished: 1. Fourteen (14)ACCBN members presented campus-specific food security policies, systems, and environmental change initiatives. 2. University of South Carolina attended the conference and expressed interest in developing a state-wide coalition in South Carolina. 3. Conference evaluation results concluded that attendees learned from the sessions. 4. Twenty conference attendees attended the platform workshop. 5. Forty students joined together to form a student-based movement in Alabama to decrease food insecurity on college campuses.

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