CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A local university is doing what it can to help keep food on the table for students and some vulnerable Chicagoans during the pandemic.
When Northwestern University welcomed back students in January and resumed food delivery services, many opted to skip the meals for take-out or food brought from home.
“We were reaching out all over the city to try and find people who were able to recover the food and distribute it,” said Sarah Levesque, Sustainability Director of Compass Group at NU. “So many people and so much time and effort to recover this food and make sure it got to people who really needed it.”
Levesque said the meals really added up.
“The amount of meals that we recovered each day was normally around 500 to 1,000. Over two weeks, that was about 10,000 meals," which were distributed to numerous local nonprofits and food banks, as well as students dealing with hunger and social isolation.
Campus Dietician Lisa Carlson said their work continues to ensure students are fed and healthy.
“Healthy eating, a lot of times, is budget friendly,” she said. “I don’t think many people know that.”
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