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Lawmakers consider codifying and funding 'hunger free campus' program to support students facing food insecurity
Summary
Supporters of H1466/S939 told the Joint Committee on Higher Education that 44% of public college and community college students face food insecurity and urged codifying and sustaining the Hunger Free Campus Initiative, which has received ARPA and FY25 funding.
Representative Vargas and Senator Lovely described H1466/S939 as legislation to codify and sustain the Hunger Free Campus Initiative, which sponsors say provides on‑campus meal credits, emergency funds and SNAP/WIC enrollment support.
“Forty‑four percent of students in Massachusetts public universities and community colleges face food insecurity,” Representative Vargas told the Joint Committee on Higher Education, citing a recent study and urging codification so campuses can sustain programs that help students finish degrees.
Senator Lovely and advocates said the initiative has received state funding: they told…
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