It’s hard to focus on excelling in college when one is not sure where their next meal is going to come from. As food insecurity swells into a silent epidemic, a BYU sponsor in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints (LDS) has stepped in a major way.

Jackson Payne of Deseret News reported Friday that, LDS, with its 27,000-pound food shipment delivered at the University of Cincinnati, features as the single largest donation in Bearcats Pantry history.

The donation comes at a critical time when nearly 30 percent of college students across the country are experiencing food insecurity. Many students in Cincinnati alone have been struggling with rising grocery prices, skipped meals, and increasing living costs. Additionally, the dried-up pipelines that once ensured SNAP benefits and th

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