In [academic year], Fort Lewis College's Student Well-Being office distributed 66,645 pounds of food, provided housing assistance to 111 students, and handled 173 SNAP cases. Student Well-Being helps students meet basic needs, find stable housing, and connect with the benefits and resources they're eligible for.
[Data from the academic year. Last updated: date.] [One line on how numbers are counted, such as what a "visit" and a "case" mean.]
Food assistance
- 16,528 visits to take pantry items (up 107% from AY22)
- 66,645 pounds of food distributed (up 145%)
- 20,000 hot meals served (up 600%)
- 1,040 meal swipes awarded
- 130 fruit and vegetable bucks redeemed
Where Grub Hub's pantry food comes from
- 44% was purchased directly from producers, and 56% was donated.
- 80% was produced in Colorado.
- Grants and donors funded 81%, and 19% by institutional funds.
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Housing assistance
Student Well-Being served 111 students. Of those, 72 asked for housing search guidance, 38 needed temporary housing, and 40 requested financial assistance. [Students may have needed more than one kind of support.]
The office closed 96 cases:
- 73 students were stable and no longer needed assistance.
- 8 withdrew from FLC due in whole or in part to finances.
- 5 transferred elsewhere due in whole or in part to finances.
- 10 were unresponsive.
Temporary housing
- 100% of students who needed temporary housing were housed within 24 hours.
- Students needed an average of 20 nights.
- 96% moved out of temporary housing within two months.
Financial assistance
- The average total award was $1,596.
- 34 students requested help with rent.
- 7 students requested help with utilities.
Learn more about Case Management & Early Intervention.
Resource navigation
- 173 SNAP cases (up 861% from AY22), with a 66% approval rate (up 32%)
- 33 Medicaid cases, with a 100% approval rate
- 26 community referrals
Community outreach
- 5 SNAP navigators and 2 Medicaid navigators
- 49 outreach events
- 4 satellite pantries
- 10 local, state, and national coalitions
Grub Hub and local producers
Grub Hub buys food from producers near campus. Student Well-Being defines “local” as within 100 miles as the crow flies, which covers all four neighboring states and numerous tribal lands.
- Grub Hub spent 4.2 times as much on local food in 2024 as in 2023.
- After hiring a Cultural Food Access Coordinator, spending on culturally relevant foods tripled in 2024.
Share of Grub Hub food purchasing by fiscal year
| Fiscal year |
Local producers |
Culturally relevant foods |
USDA socially disadvantaged farmers |
| FY23 |
62% |
16% |
22% |
| FY24 |
57% |
10.7% |
32% |
| FY25 |
62% |
6.5% |
30% |
The USDA defines socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers as farmers who are Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latino, or Asian or Pacific Islander. The category also includes women.
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