Segment 6 – Where’s the AMS? | Part 1: Food Bank

This segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Ian and Janae. This segment features Ethan Lui, a fourth-year International Relations student and a volunteer at the AMS Food Bank. Tune in as Ethan shares his insights on campus food insecurity based on his experience as a volunteer for the Food Bank and as a researcher for similar initiatives. "Food insecurity is always an income problem. It’s not a scarcity of food problem," says Ethan.This segment's cover was retrieved from the AMS Food Bank page, showing one of the volunteers holding food offerings available to student clients. According to the AMS Services Report 2023/24, the Food Bank saw a total of 25,241 visits from May 2023–April 2024, an increase from 16,253 the previous year.To learn more about the AMS Food Bank and the services it provides, click here.