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Most of the time, housing insecurity is in conjunction with meals insecurity. In a single research, 59 % of pupils at a four-year university in Oregon experienced meals insecurity, when compared with just 14.9 per cent for the population that is general. Plus it is sensible: on university campuses, affordable choices are frequently restricted. The University of Maryland, the average meal plan costs $2,185.39 a year at my own school. This amounts to $145.69 a week, or roughly the same amount as the average monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit in a 15-week semester. Yet despite high quantities of meals insecurity, students have actually a hard time accessing SNAP at all. Continue reading