Master plan for student basic needs: food, housing, childcare and more March 23, 2022 UH News Reading time: 3 minutes More than half of UH students, and nearly 60% of college students nationwide, experience some type of basic needs insecurity.
Helping ʻohana with the 2022 UH Hawaiʻi Foodbank drive March 14, 2022 UH News Reading time: 2 minutes The Hawaiʻi Foodbank's state employees food drive’s goal this year is to raise $147,000 and 39,000 pounds of food.
Assistant professor encourages students to embrace help for basic needs November 3, 2021 UH News Reading time: 3 minutes UH West Oʻahu Assistant Professor Xóchitl Mota-Back shares her struggle with food and finances.
$10M food systems project to prevent chronic disease among Pacific children October 7, 2021 UH News Reading time: 2 minutes The Children’s Healthy Living Center of Excellence will lead the five-year project.
$4M to improve maize breeding, food production September 17, 2021 UH News Reading time: 3 minutes The NSF-funded project aims to address food security.
$1.6M for agriculture education for Native Hawaiian, underrepresented students September 13, 2021 UH News Reading time: 3 minutes USDA grants to UH support food and agriculture education.
Value-added product development center planned for Wahiawā June 23, 2021 UH News Reading time: 2 minutes The center will provide tools and skills to local farmers and entrepreneurs.
UH West Oʻahu student battled hunger, housing insecurity June 21, 2021 UH News Reading time: 3 minutes Single mom strives through education and sustainable agriculture.
58% of surveyed UH students hit with hunger, housing problems June 21, 2021 UH News Reading time: 2 minutes The assessment found that 39% of UH students surveyed experienced food insecurity last year.
Help with food, housing, childcare, counseling available to UH students May 10, 2021 UH News Reading time: < 1 minute A series of summer webinars helps students find critical resources.