Food, Equity, and Education: An Advocacy Workshop

Event Details

This session explores the realities of food insecurity among college students and its impact on academic success and well-being. Participants will learn about FoodShare SC’s work on college campuses, including efforts to increase food access, build partnerships, and support students experiencing hunger. The discussion will then segue into college food insecurity advocacy, highlighting how campus-based initiatives connect to broader policy and systems-level change.

Drawing from shared experiences in this work, the session will demonstrate how engaging in advocacy can strengthen food access efforts and empower students, staff, and community members to create lasting change.

Meet The Presenter

Ashley Page Bookhart currently serves as the Director of Programs and Rural Outreach for FoodShare South Carolina, an initiative of USC’s School of Medicine. Ashley has worked in food access in a higher education setting for over a decade. As a member of the Columbia Food Policy Committee, Ashley spearheads the College Food Insecurity Subcommittee that has participation from five colleges and universities in the city of Columbia. For almost two years she has also spearheaded the Carolinas College SNAP Workgroup, which contains over 100 members from North and South Carolina. Ashley is passionate about making sure all individuals regardless of their age, zip code or income have access to quality healthy food.

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Food, Equity, and Education: An Advocacy Workshop

Event Details

Meet The Presenter

Past Virtual Series

South Carolina Women in Higher Education