CAL fresh on the horizon Pierce partners up with CSUN for student food program

NOAH GOLDBLOOM Reporter @noahgoldbloom

Calfresh is a new program looking to expand on what food stamps can do for students at pierce.

Financial Aid Director Anafe

Robinson is heading the project on campus. Robinson said that CalFresh is a rebranding of food stamps. The program started at the California State Universities after a study that was done.

“Based on that study they found that a lot of students at the CSUs are food insecure,” Robinson said.

The Pierce College program for CalFresh is partnering with California State University Northridge to start the program.

Robinson said that this is partly due to CSUN being a school that many Pierce students transfer to.

“If a student is eligible for

CalFresh here then when they transfer to CSUN they can already connect to the CalFresh program there,” Robinson said.

The CalFresh program will be more than just food stamps though. Anafe is looking to expand the program into having a food pantry on campus. Anafe said that there is Students Against Student Hunger, a food pantry club on campus, she is looking to make an expanded one.

“We have secured a location. We will stock it and staff it,” Robinson said.

Robinson said that StASH is still a good resource on campus for students and the CalFresh program

“Maybe StASH can help us secure food through donations, and we are securing funds to stock the pantry.” Robinson said.

CalFresh is new on campus and this has brought a challenge of getting the word out. Anafe said that two CSUN interns are helping with setting up the program and helping