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Compost bins in the George Sherman Union in 2018. Boston University senior Giovanni DiMaggio created the Food for Every Terrier app to partner with the GSU to decrease food waste after winning a seed grant from Innovate@BU last semester. GSU. MIKE REDDY/ DFP FILE

Students question BU Dining’s resistance to Terrier-created sustainability app

Lauren Rowlands October 7, 2021
Student received $500 seed grant to develop app idea but has been met with difficulty from officials.
person picks up a grocery bag off the ground

Nonprofits aim to address worsened food insecurity in Boston

Isabella Abraham April 15, 2021
One year in, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave many Boston residents facing food insecurity.
john lewis mural at food for free in cambridge

Vandalized John Lewis mural finds new home at Cambridge nonprofit

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 15, 2021
A mural of civil rights icon John Lewis found a new home at Food for Free’s volunteer packing center in East Cambridge after being defaced in November.
Due to the financial burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people expected to face food insecurity this year in Greater Boston has increased. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

Despite efforts, food insecurity in Boston reaches a new high

Daily Free Press Staff July 11, 2020
In June, Greater Boston Food Bank served 11.5 million pounds of food, over two-times last year's peak. Still, Boston residents are going hungry.
Institutions of higher learning, such as Boston University, are facing greater expectations to be socially responsible with their funding. 
ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE

Biz Trends: Boston University follows big businesses focused on social responsibility

Amy Pollard January 22, 2019
Boston University has made social responsibility part of its communication strategy.
Daniel Brown and Hannah Sabitoni, program managers of Student Food Rescue at Boston University's Community Service Center, said that they want BU students to address food injustice in Boston. PHOTO BY KATIE GODERE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student Food Rescue fights food insecurity

Maddie Domenichella September 21, 2017

Student Food Rescue, Boston University’s student-run food salvage program, is gearing up for another year of fighting food insecurity and waste in Boston. The program, which is part of the university’s...

CSC and Student Food Rescue partner with BU Food Justice Wednesday evening to discuss food insecurity and poverty. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students discuss how food insecurity, homelessness intersect in Boston

Jamie Clark December 1, 2016

Boston University students discussed homelessness and food insecurity at a panel hosted by BU’s Student Food Rescue and Food Justice BU Wednesday night. The panel, “Where Food Insecurity and...

Ricky Ashenfelter is the CEO of Spoiler Alert, an MIT-based food waste tech company. PHOTO COURTESY TECHSTARS BOSTON

INTERVIEW: Co-founder of Spoiler Alert on the “sweet spot” of Food Waste Management

Lillian Brown October 27, 2016

When Ricky Ashenfelter began working toward his Master of Business Administration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he had no intention of starting a business, and was planning to join...

Students and faculty of Kennedy Longfellow Elementary School in Cambridge participate in the K-Lo market, a program started by the Food For Free organization which provides local families free nutritious foods. PHOTO COURTESY SASHA PURPURA

Food For Free fights poverty in new year

Yasmin Younis January 20, 2016

Food insecurity and poverty affect millions of families across the country, including members of the Greater Boston community. As of 2014, 15 percent of the population was in poverty, with children...

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