UBC Meal Share

Supporting student food security at UBC

For some students, a lack of financial access to nutritious food adds an additional layer of worry and challenge to their lives. This can have significant impacts on wellbeing and academic success. If you’re a UBC student experiencing food insecurity, you can apply for non-repayable funds to access food through the UBC Meal Share program.

Consider applying to the Meal Share program if you are:

  • worrying about running out of food before there is money to buy more
  • cutting the size or skipping meals because there isn’t enough money for food
  • going a whole day without eating because there isn’t enough money for food


UBC Vancouver students – An additional round of applications for those who have not received any Meal Share support in Term 2 was open February 14th, 2023 at 8:30am and has now CLOSED. Applications will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis until the term 2 funding allocation has been reached. Funds will only be provided through the  UBCcard (no other options). Applications will be processed and communicated by approximately February 28th.

UBC Okanagan students –  Applications will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis until the monthly funding allocation has been reached. It may take up to 14 business to process your application.

Monthly application opening dates:

  • February 9, 2023, at 7am
  • March 9, 2023, at 7am
  • April 10, 2023 at 7am
  • Program will resume September 2023 – come back for updates!

What is UBC Meal Share?

The program provides students experiencing financial barriers to accessing adequate food with non-repayable funds to access food up to once each academic term. The UBC Meal Share Program is a program made possible through the generous support of the UBC community. Explore UBC Meal Share program supports at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan here.

 

Program Details

The program is confidential*- when accessing food from the options above, no one will know you received support from the UBC Meal Share Program. Your personal information will only be viewed by Meal Share Program administrators.  

*Privacy Notification: Your personal information is collected under the authority of section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). This information will be used for the UBC Meal Share Program. Questions about the collection of this information may be directed to sara.kozicky@ubc.ca.

 

How do I apply?

Vancouver: Students at UBC Vancouver campus can apply to the UBC Meal Share program online here.

Okanagan: Students at the UBC Okanagan campus can apply to the UBC Meal Share program online here.

 

Questions?

If you have questions about the UBC Meal Share  program, please email sara.kozicky@ubc.ca (Vancouver campus) or campushealth.ubco@ubc.ca (Okanagan campus).