KSU Owls Against Hunger

Read caption from original post for more information about when and where you can help! Let's do our part! 🦉🍊

KSU Dining has tables set up in both of the dining halls Monday- Thursday from 11am-1pm to accept donations. Students can donate 2 swipes or a max of $9.75 Dining Dollars per day.

Yesterday was a success!!! Thank you to all who helped out! Don't forget: our final meeting is next Thurs 4/25 @ 6:30 in Student Center 301! 🦉🧁

LAST WEEK TO DONATE!!! The food pantry needs all the cereal, grits, oatmeal, and jelly it can get!

that our food drive started yesterday and will last until the 29th? You do now! We ask that everyone who sees this flyer donates at least one item to one of the drop off locations on the flyer!!! The requested items are cereals, oatmeal, grits, and jelly. More locations to be added soon.

NEW LOCATIONS ADDED FOR THE FOOD DRIVE!!! Check out our donation stations in the student center: on the first floor near the LGBT Center, on the second floor next to the SGA office, and on level 3 in the student lounge. Get your donations in soon! There's only a week and a half left! 🍊🦉

Thank you all for your submissions! The Owls Against Hunger officers for next year are as follows:

President- Monique Allen
VP- Christopher-Robin Millican
Secretary- Aniyah Laudat
Marketing Officer & Reservation Delegate: Chanelle Johnson

Congrats to all! We're glad to have you on our team!

Never on campus? Not sure what to donate to the CARE Center? Want to help out? We've got you covered! Click the link below to shop CARE's Amazon wish list!

https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/G7V5EVMMCZKR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_ws_cuuDCbY7F9BN1

Owls Against Hunger is here to help! If you are being denied for and qualify based on the flyer below, contact us! Know your rights to food! 🦉🍊

CARE Sevices opens pantry on Marietta campus, helps with growing demand of students – The Sentinel KSU CARE Services opened a new pantry on the Marietta campus on Feb. 5 as a response to the growing demand from food insecure students on the Marietta campus.

that our food drive started yesterday and will last until the 29th? You do now! We ask that everyone who sees this flyer donates at least one item to one of the drop off locations on the flyer!!! The requested items are cereals, oatmeal, grits, and jelly. More locations to be added soon.

This is the news you all have been waiting for!!! We will start picking up donations from the Commons TOMORROW! Every Friday, we will start at 9:30 AM behind the Commons at the loading docks. Please email us if you'd like to help this week!

In need of some volunteer hours? We've got you! Sat, 4/20 @1-4 PM, we will be volunteering at Open Hands ATL! A carpool will be organized, so don't worry about transportation. Please send us an email by 2/28 to RSVP! 🦉🍊

UPDATE: Event is cancelled due to low demand. Stay tuned for the replacement event announcement!

Officer applications for AY 2019-2020 now open until MARCH 4TH!!! All positions are open! Please email us to request a form and to submit your form!

Hello? Remember us? We haven't heard from you all in so long! Are you receiving our (nearly) weekly emails? Have you joined our GroupMe? Our most up-to-date information is shared through both GroupMe and email. If you would like to be added to either, please DM or email us! 🦉🍊

What can you do about hunger? First of all, always raise awareness through word of mouth! Then, get involved! Read the article below for more information on how you can give money to local organizations like the Atlanta Community Food Bank. (The dates mentioned have passed, but it is still worth the read!)

https://www.ajc.com/events/fundraisers/charity/ways-help-fight-hunger-atlanta/UiweGCwPAleZTGP1Tb3XKI/

7 ways to help fight hunger in Atlanta In Atlanta 80,600 people are served each week by programs supported by the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB). The faces of hunger in Atlanta...

Not the good news we want, but here's an important article about the Farm Bill and how it affects hunger.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/us/politics/food-stamps-trump-administration-snap.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FFarm%20Bill%20(U.S.)

Trump Administration Moves to Restrict Food Stamp Access the Farm Bill Protected Critics accused the administration of circumventing Congress by finding another route to put work restrictions in place.

Tomorrow marks the opening of the walk-in food pantry on the Marietta campus! Come by JMW Student Center Room 184 starting at 11 AM! 🎉

For more information: https://care.kennesaw.edu/services/campus-pantry/index.php

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I hope you all are enjoying these informative posts! I've got another one for you this morning:

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/food-insecurity-on-college-campuses/

GAO report reviews studies on student hunger New report says federal agencies should improve public awareness of food assistance programs to help combat hunger among college students.

Reminder: General body meeting tomorrow @ 6:30 PM in SS 2026!

Did you read our post on the GAO's recognition of hunger on campuses nationwide? Here's another interesting article!

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/01/10/gao-report-reviews-studies-student-hunger

GAO report reviews studies on student hunger

The GAO recognized hunger on college campuses! What does that mean? How bad is hunger on campus? Read more here:

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/10/683302685/report-college-students-are-hungry-and-government-programs-could-do-more-to-help

Report: College Students Are Hungry And Government Programs Could Do More To Help A federal report finds many undergraduates are too hungry to learn and don't have enough information to access the federal resources available to help.

Welcome back for the semester! Our first general body meeting to discuss events will be on 1/31 at 6:30 PM in Social Sciences 2026! Be there or be square! 🦉🍎

Thanks to everyone who came to our event on Wednesday evening! It was a great first event. Shout out to all the OAH and the Student Board for Charity Activities officers! They put in a lot of hard work to make the Food Insecurity Fright Fest happen. And thanks to Carrie Lynn for that amazing testimony!!! This was our first and last official event this semester, so I look forward to seeing you all in the Spring, when we'll start doing more events!

***Have a sweet tooth, we can help you! Come out tomorrow afternoon and indulge in some mouth watering strawberries & creme cookies🤤🍓 If sweets aren’t your thing, we accept donations as well and will display your name at our Food Insecurity Fright Fest next week!!!

Don’t be frightened just be aware of the issues surrounding food!!! Owls Against Hunger along with Student Board of Charity Activities is hosting a fall festival highlighting food insecurity awareness.***FREE FOOD~LIVE PERFORMANCES~ SPEAKERS~ ACTIVITIES & more🍂 Can’t wait to see you there👀👻

Good evening everyone! We have an event on the evening of 10/24 and absolutely no money for it! PLEASE consider donating, or at the very least, sharing our GoFundMe page! Read more about the event below:

https://www.gofundme.com/food-insecurity-fright-fest

Click here to support Food Insecurity Fright Fest organized by Owls Against Hunger & SBCA Owls Against Hunger is a student organization at Kennesaw State University. Their mission is to unite students at Kennesaw State to fight food waste and hunger by recovering food that would have otherwise have gone to waste and donate it to people in need. However, they are just starting up and h...

Welcome to the NEW Owls Against Hunger! If you are interested in joining this club again, please contact us via our new email address or OwlLife! If you are interested in helping us, check the VKSU page for the CARE Center! We now transfer food from the Commons to the CARE food pantry every Friday from 9-10 AM on the Kennesaw campus!

KSU Owls Against Hunger updated their business hours.

KSU Owls Against Hunger updated their website address.