Efforts to fight student hunger were discussed Thursday at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Campus leaders, nonprofits and advocates from across the state gathered for the fourth annual Arkansas College Hunger Summit.
The event focused on sharing ideas, stories, and strategies to address food insecurity among college students. Sylvia Blain, CEO of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, said Arkansas now faces the highest rate of food insecurity in the nation.
“We certainly need to focus on strengthening our local community organizations so that they can themselves be strong enough to rise to meet the need. When we see the federal government backing out – or even the state government, in some cases – backing out of this work, we’re going to have to step up and do it at the local level,” Blain said…