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The Pennsylvania Department of Education awarded Penn State a $60,000 grant through its “Hunger-Free Campus” initiative to address student hunger on campus.
Within the first seven weeks of the fall quarter, the Basic Needs Hub—or the Hub—assisted over 200 students with housing insecurities. That’s an average of about six students per day—all with minimal funding from Portland State. The Hub provides students with food, housing and financial relief. Th
THON is the world’s largest student-run philanthropy, and it’s based out of Penn State.
There isn’t enough on-campus housing to accommodate record-breaking enrollment numbers, and off-campus housing is simply unaffordable for most.
In accordance with federal regulations and concerns of food insecurity, the University is removing meal plan Option D for the fall of 2023.