Universities are having to address hunger, too

It's key to remember that colleges and universities are filled with students who are "food insecure," meaning that they don't have a stable source of food and sometimes don't actually have meals to eat. There are a number of universities that are finding ways to do something about this. My previous university, the University of North Dakota is one. This video shows what my current university, Virginia Tech, is doing to help students, and it shows well what it means to the students who use the services.

World Food Programme wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Congratulations to the World Food Programme on its winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020. It is a deserving organization, one that has made its way into many conflict areas all over the world that many others could not gain access to. A key part of the organization is its work in school feeding. It does amazing work to set up programs that are not just handout events, but they work to put infrastructures in place for nations and localities to take over school feeding themselves, creating stable food systems for both children and, often, their families as well. It's a wonderful reminder, in this time of pandemic, that peace and human rights are a major aim of feeding kids in schools. For more info on the WFP's school feeding mission, see https://www.wfp.org/school-meals.