1 in 5 Medical Students Experience Food Insecurity

One of my nieces who was on a full meal plan was bringing homeless people as her “guests” to the dining hall on Sunday evenings for dinner, and just swiping them in. It was a sparsely attended meal anyway (the Sunday brunches were popular; dinner not so much) and she observed a lot of food waste so she figured it was a win/win.

Family was upset initially (they were paying for HER to eat) until they came around. Unused swipes going to keep people fed who were living in a city park…. not a great public policy solution, but perfectly legal as far as the meal contract went.