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Students and nonprofits press Regents to fund campus food-recovery and basic-needs programs
Summary
Multiple student leaders and members of Swipe Out Hunger urged the Regents to fund food-recovery programs, expand basic-needs staff, and adopt models like Aggie Fresh or Bruin Fresh across UC campuses; speakers cited campus food-insecurity statistics and state law on food recovery.
Students and nonprofit partners asked the Board of Regents to invest in campus food-recovery programs, hire full‑time staff for basic‑needs centers and expand successful campus models systemwide to address student food insecurity.
Victoria Tong, an undergraduate at UCLA, described the local effort RuinDine and said, "Last…
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