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 – The Meal Share program for UBC Vancouver is now closed for the 2022-2023 academic year. Stay tuned for updates. Contact wellness.centre@ubc.ca for support.

UBC Okanagan students – The Meal Share program for UBC Okanagan will re-open for applications September 18, 2023. The program will run from September 2023 through to April 2024. see below for more details.  Contact campus.wellness@ubc.ca for support.


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. 

 

How do I apply?

UBC Vancouver students – The Meal Share program for UBC Vancouver currently closed for the 2022-2023 academic year. Please check back in for updates on the 2023-2024 program details.

UBC Okanagan students – The Meal Share program is open each month and accepting applications until the allocated monthly funding level has been reached. Please note that processing time is up to 3 weeks. Applications open:

  • September 18, 2023 at 8am
  • October 10, 2023 at 8am
  • November 8, 2023 at 8am
  • December 6, 2023 at 8am