Swipe Out Hunger

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Swipe Out Hunger

Swipe Out Hunger at South Dakota State University is a food insecurity program where students can apply for meal blocks that can be used at Larson Dining at Yeager Hall. The Swipe Out Hunger program is open all year to currently enrolled SDSU students.

The Swipe Out Hunger application process is closed for winter break. Applications will reopen the first week of spring classes.

  • Please note the requirements below before completing the application.
How to Apply
  1. Students experiencing food insecurity can request meals by submitting a meal block request application.
  2. The following things are required before applying:
    1. Have you exhausted your meal plan?
    2. Have you exhausted all resources available through FASFA, including all federal student loans?
    3. Have you completed the Cash Course module Understanding the Basics of Budgeting through the Miller Wellness Center? Information and access code are found below.
  3. Applications are reviewed by SDSU's Swipe Out Hunger team every Monday. Upon approval, meal blocks are added to the student's account, and the student is notified via email.
  4. Students who receive Swipe Out Hunger meal swipes can use them until the end of the semester at Larson Dining at Yeager Hall.
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Our goal is to alleviate food insecurity among SDSU students by providing food and personal care items to Jackrabbits who need them.

Learn More About Jack's Cupboard

Food Recovery Network is a nationally affiliated organization that recovers leftover food from campus partners and donates it to nonprofits fighting food insecurity, diverting this food from the landfill. Since the organization’s founding in 2019, Food Recovery Network volunteers have saved over 1,500 pounds of fresh food and transported it in reusable containers to nonprofits at SDSU.

Meals are available for pick up at Jack’s Cupboard during operating hours (Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m.).

If you are interested in fighting food waste and improving campus sustainability by volunteering with SDSU Food Recovery Network or have questions, contact our Instagram: @sdstatefrn.

Contact Us
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Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
Physical Address
1015 Campanile Ave.
Brookings, SD 57007
Mailing Address
SAD 312, Box 2201
Brookings, SD 57007
Hours
Mon - Fri: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.