Student Parent Association for Recruitment and Retention (SPARR) Food Donations Program

Student Parent Association for Recruitment and Retention (SPARR) Food Donation Program

Project Lead: Natali Ruiz

Project Sponsor: Student Parent Association for Recruitment and Retention

TGIF Grant: $11,691.20

Application Submission

Project Description: This project aims to combat food insecurity while promoting a zero waste policy, by implementing, via SPARR, a Food Donations program that delivers donated food items to student parents 4 times weekly at the UC Village. Since 2012, this program has revealed the astonishing amount of families struggling with food insecurity, as well as the emotional, psychological, and academic impacts this issue creates.