Dozens of College Students from Across Virginia Join Lawmakers and Swipe Out Hunger to Push for Hunger-Free Campus Act – PR.com

Richmond,
VA,
January
24,
2025
–(PR.com)– On
Wednesday,
January
29,
2025,
lawmakers,
dozens
of
Virginia
college
students,
and
community
partners—organized
by
the
national
nonprofit
Swipe
Out
Hunger—will
gather
for
a
rally
and
press
conference
at
the
Virginia
State
General
Assembly
Building
(Room
400).
The
event
will
advocate
for
the
Hunger-Free
Campus
Act
(HB
2240
and
SB
1016),
a
groundbreaking
piece
of
legislation
designed
to
provide
critical
state
funding
for
campus
food
pantries
and
programs
addressing
food
insecurity
among
college
students.

The
event
will
bring
together
key
voices,
including
Sen.
Danica
Roem,
Del.
Rae
Cousins,
Sen.
Stella
Pekarsky,
Del.
Josh
Cole,
Del.
Marcia
Price,
and
Del.
Shelley
Simonds
alongside
over
30
students
from
six
colleges
and
universities:
George
Mason
University,
William
&
Mary,
the
University
of
Virginia,
Virginia
Commonwealth
University,
James
Madison
University,
and
Virginia
Tech.
Community
partners
and
non-profit
organizations
dedicated
to
fighting
hunger
will
also
participate.

What:
Press
Conference
and
rally
with
state
elected
officials
and
college
students
advocating
for
proposals
to
end
college
student
hunger
across
Virginia.

Who:
•
Sen.
Danica
Roem
(Manassas)
•
Del.
Rae
Cousins
(Richmond)
•
Sen.
Stella
Pekarsky
(Centreville)
•
Del.
Josh
Cole
(Fredericksburg)
•
Del.
Marcia
Price
(Newport
News)
•
Del.
Shelley
Simonds
(Newport
News)
•
Eleanor
Steiner
(UVA
Community
Food
Pantry
Executive
Director)
•
Rebecca
McCann
(JMU
College
of
Education)
•
Allisyn
Lam
(William
and
Mary
Food
For
All
President)
•
Other
Senators
and
Delegates
As
Confirmed
•
30+
students
from
6
different
schools
(GMU,
W&M,
UVA,
VCU,
JMU,
VT)
•
Community
partners
and
non-profits

When:
10
A.M.,
Wednesday,
January
29

Where:
Virginia
General
Assembly
Building
Room
400
Senate
Briefing
Room

Photo/Video
Opportunity:
Legislators,
students,
and
local
partners
will
be
giving
speeches.

About
Swipe
Out
Hunger:
Swipe
Out
Hunger
is
the
national
nonprofit
powering
the
movement
to
end
college
student
hunger.
We
collaborate
with
colleges,
legislators,
and
the
greater
community
to
address
student
food
insecurity
by
championing
hunger
solutions,
building
an
active
network
of
campuses
and
partners,
and
evolving
the
narrative
around
today’s
college
students.
Since
2010,
Swipe
Out
Hunger
has
enabled
20.5
million
meals
across
more
than
850
campuses
throughout
North
America.