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Doing your best in class can be challenging if you have food insecurity. The Dr. Raj Bala Agrawal Care Center at UMKC is here to ensure no Roo goes without. Check out the resources below or contact our Food Assistance Coordinator for more information.

Community Food Assistance

Food insecurity is the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. There are resources at UMKC and in the community to support you if you are experiencing food insecurity.

  • Meal Plan Options – Sodexo, the food services company, offers resident and commuter plans for students, as well as a faculty and staff plan, for on-campus dining at various locations.
  • Swipe Out Hunger – Meal plan meals donated to students by other students.
  • Harvesters – Local food bank that distributes food and resources to a network of more than 760 partner agencies and programs such as food pantries, kitchens, emergency shelters and day programs. Use the food locator to find a pantry, kitchen or food pickup near you.
  • Meals for Kids – Harvesters provides a list of community programs who offer meals for children under 18.
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – Government-funded program providing benefits to qualified persons to purchase food. 
  • Harvesters SNAP assistance – Find out if you qualify and get help with the SNAP application.
  • SNAP application – Learn how to apply (in English).
  • SNAP solicitud - Cómo aplicar (en español)
  • Double Up Food Bucks – Double your dollars for buying fruits and vegetables with your EBT card.