A World Without Hunger Is Possible

Baylor University's Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty takes a collective impact approach to pioneer research, test and evaluate innovative models for ending hunger, and collaborate with leaders to scale those ideas for maximum impact.

LIVE: New Data Dashboard for Texas School Districts!

The Baylor Collaborative believes the ability to access and understand school meal data is a key contributing factor to implementing successful hunger interventions. We are proud to announce the launch of our newest dashboard - the School Meals Dashboard for Texas School Districts!

Our Hunger Data Lab team has worked tirelessly over the past several months to bring to you these online, interactive hunger data tools made especially with you in mind.

School Meals Dashboard for Texas School Districts School Meals Dashboard for Texas Counties

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Apr. 15, 2025
One of the Most Effective Programs to Reduce Child Hunger Is Caught in DOGE Limbo

School nutrition efforts are widely recognized as one of the most effective ways to alleviate child hunger around the world. Data from the Urban Institute show that the Meals-to-You program was just as effective as the federal free and reduced-price lunch program, if not more so. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Meals-to-You reduced child hunger in rural areas by an estimated eight times more per meal than the National School Lunch Program.

The program that’s now languishing in a bureaucratic morass is one of the most efficient solutions to rural child hunger the country has ever seen.

Apr. 6, 2025
Hungry Texans Lose Access to Millions of Pounds of Food as USDA Cuts Deliveries to Texas Food Banks

Recent cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture have forced the cancellation of 396 food deliveries to Texas food banks, putting at risk nearly 12 million pounds of food valued at $19 million and intended for emergency food assistance.

“That means we have simply chosen not to prioritize food insecure households when we have all the resources available to us to ensure that no one goes hungry,” he said. “The issue isn’t production. The issue is access.”

Feb. 26, 2025
Gone in a SNAP: Experts Weigh in on Proposed Junk Food Ban for Food Stamp Users

Removing junk food from Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program benefits has been on the chopping block for years, but now there seems to be a growing momentum to get this done.

Dr. Craig Gundersen, a professor of economics and chair of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, is an expert in SNAP and food insecurity with his work cited and used across the country. One of his many reasons for supporting SNAP comes from the fact that the program gives "dignity and autonomy" to its struggling users. The core issue at hand with these proposed junk food restrictions is that they challenge SNAP users' autonomy.

Feb. 26, 2025
NEW Student Food Security Council to Launch On-Campus Food Recover Initiative

Fall 2024 marked the launch of the Student Food Security Council, a student-led and student-focused group housed within the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty. In just a few months, this group is partnering with Chartwells Higher Education and the Food Recovery Network to directly address campus food insecurity through a food recovery initiative.

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