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The Quaker Cupboard in King 122 provides free access to snacks and food for Guilford College students.

Guilford’s Quaker Cupboard combats food insecurity across campus

Conrad Boone, Social Justice Editor September 22, 2023

Did you know that over a third of college students across America struggle with food insecurity? According to a 2019 survey by Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, 39%...

Letter to the editor: Quaker Cupboard

Anna Honer and QC Staff, Guest Writer December 20, 2019

Dear Editor and Student Body, Food insecurity is a crisis running rampant both on the national level and right here at home. Food insecurity on college campuses ranges from nine to 50 percent. In 2016,...

The Early College at Guilford and STEM Early College have used various methods to publicize the event, such as the flyer.

Early College students host food drive

Ethan Santana, Managing Editor December 3, 2019

Greensboro is currently ranked number 14 on The Food Action and Research Center’s list of food insecure areas, which has moved down from being the No. 1 food-insecure city in America in 2015. “But...

Quaker Cupboard in King Hall during reclaimed breakfast // Photo by Elanna Reber // The Guilfordian

Quaker Cupboard continues reclaimed breakfast program

Elanna Reber, Staff Writer October 12, 2019

Guilford's Quaker Cupboard has long been known for their program known as reclaimed breakfast. They will be serving free breakfast in King Hall, room 122, from 10:30 to 12:30 a.m. every week day. It is...

Guilford tackles food insecurity

DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Managing Editor April 20, 2018

A study conducted by the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness reported that 44 percent of students cut the size of their meals or skipped meals altogether because there was not enough...

Guilford community members gathered on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2018 to discuss combating food insecurity.//Photo by DaeQuan Fitzgerald/The Guilfordian

Food Justice lecture builds positive discussion

DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Managing Editor February 9, 2018

North Carolina is ranked the No. 8 state in terms of food insecurity. The Greensboro-High Point metropolitan area continuously ranks as one of the areas with the most difficulty securing food based on...

Out of the Garden Project Feature

Project combats county hunger one meal at a time

DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Sports Editor November 3, 2017

A hero, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is “(a person) of superhuman strength, courage, or ability…” but some of the biggest heroes of the Greensboro community are everyday people. Take...

Diane Davis poses near the bread and desserts section of the Fresh Mobile Market.//Photo by Julia Martins de Sa/The Guilfordian

Davis shares her experience

Julia Martins de Sa, Assistant Photo Editor November 3, 2017

Guilford County, North Carolina has gone from being the most food insecure county in the nation to being the ninth, and organizations like the Out of the Garden project have helped make this jump possible. Diane...

Guilford College Farm

Students fight food insecurity in Quaker Cupboard program

Derek Nguyen, Staff Writer November 3, 2017

In a study done by the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness in 2016, 48 percent of college students reported having food insecurity in the past month. As demonstrated in this study,...

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