Baking to End Hunger
Written by Meg Aprill Photography by Erica Legaard
Syracuse University students come together to bake for Challah for Hunger and raise money to end college food insecurity.
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ooking and baking has always had a special way of connecting with people, but did you ever think that cooking with others could be a way to prevent food insecurity? Through a program at Syracuse University called Challah for Hunger, students are coming together to bake and sell challah to raise money to combat on campus hunger along with other urgant social challenges in their local community. According to an article by the Leadership Conference Education Fund, food insecurity is the limited or uncertain ability to obtain nutritious food due to lack of financial resources. This can impact eating patterns and reduce the amount of food people eat. A study done by Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice found that approximately 45% of college students surveyed deal with food insecurity. On their website it says that Challah for Hunger is an international organization founded by Eli Winkelman in 2004 to take action against campus hunger. Now, there are over 80 chapters of Challah for Hunger at college campuses across the globe and they recently changed their name this year to Nuzan. Food insecurity has remained a prominent issue for college students across America. Jordan Greene, former president of the Syracuse Chapter of Challah for Hunger, says that once a month on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday students from all backgrounds come to Hillel to help prep, bake, and sell challah to raise money for Meals on Wheels and Swipe out Hunger. Anyone
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