<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/william-james-college-partners-with-the-newton-food-pantry-to-fight-food-insecurity.html" dsn="news"><title>William James College Partners with the Newton Food Pantry to Fight Food Insecurity  </title><item_date>01/25/2024 08:53:01 AM</item_date><author>Staff Report</author><image><img src="/news/images/newton-food-pantry-2024.jpg" alt="Five people smiling and standing in front of shelves with canned food"/></image><image_caption/><thumbnail><img src="/news/images/newton-food-pantry-2024.jpg" alt="Five people smiling and standing in front of shelves with canned food"/></thumbnail><summary>Food insecurity is on the rise around the country and across the Commonwealth, even on college campuses. According to recent studies almost 25% of college students in the US have experienced hunger which can have a long-term impact on their physical and mental health. A new campus-based food pantry, the result of a collaboration between William James College and the Newton Food Pantry, offers a variety of healthy shelf-stable foods and personal care products at no cost to William James College students, faculty, and staff. </summary><category>In the News</category><featured/><tags><tag>Around Campus</tag><tag>In the News</tag><tag>Press Release</tag><tag>Students</tag></tags></item>