More than four million students are food insecure across colleges and universities in the United States, according to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study.
Professors Alyssa Anderson and Jennifer...
While social media can connect friends and family, it can also lead to a multitude of mental health problems when used for prolonged periods of time.
Excessive social media usage has been linked to...
Under-utilization of resources
In our three years of existence, the CARES Center has provided support to over 3,300 students via our case management services, Flashes Food Pantry, Swipe Out Hunger and...
The university’s CARES Center on the first floor of the Student Center has been around since April 2021, aiming to help students meet their basic needs.
Each letter in the word CARES stands for...
With finals week just around the corner, many students find it crucial to be in tune with their emotional and physical health to excel to their highest potential in that final stretch.
But it is common...
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have decreased to pre-pandemic levels in March, and Portage County residents are starting to see the effects.
For years, many Ohioans have been...
The MLK commemorative committee celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s mission to achieve a “beloved community” with a lunch and discussion.
“He believed there were three barriers to achieving...
Flashes Fighting Hunger organizes food drives Wednesday and Friday afternoons to battle food insecurity in the community.The food is provided through partnerships and donations from stores and food banks...
The CARES center, which stands for crisis, advocacy, resources, education and support, has been active on Kent State’s campus since fall of 2020. The center provides students with things such as food,...
Kent State University plans to continuously expand its mental health services provided by the Counseling and Psychological Services located in the Deweese Health Center. The university declared on Feb....
