{"id":388,"date":"2020-02-11T22:35:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T22:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/first\/?p=388"},"modified":"2021-09-07T17:58:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:58:02","slug":"how-to-survive-college-on-a-budget-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/2020\/02\/11\/how-to-survive-college-on-a-budget-food\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Survive College on a Budget: Food"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>No need to reach for ramen noodles\u2014and never worry about a rumbling stomach again! Below are some resources available to ODU students and those in the community who need a free and\/or affordable meal:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>ODU Mobile App<\/strong>. Download the app to get notified whenever there is free food on campus! Sign-in with your ODU MIDAS account. Then, enable phone notifications from the app before clicking \u201cMessages\u201d at the bottom of the home page and selecting \u201cOpt-in,\u201d \u201cExplore all opt-in channels,\u201d \u201cODU Food Connect,\u201d and finally \u201cOpt-in.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Student Org Meetings<\/strong>. Most student organizations provide free food or light snacks and refreshments whenever a meeting is held. This is a great way to be involved on campus and fill your stomach!&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>IGNITE pantry<\/strong>. All those affiliated with ODU can go to this food pantry to be provided at least one full day of meals each week.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Dollar Tree<\/strong>. Unlike the previously mentioned resources that offer free food, Dollar Tree is where you can go to find snacks and food at a more affordable price.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Hospitals<\/strong>. If you volunteer at hospitals, you usually have the opportunity to get a free meal at the end of every shift. This is a great resource for someone who has transportation, since you are helping your community and can get a variety of meals every single day!&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter your financial status, ODU and the community offer various resources to provide you the meals you need each week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No need to reach for ramen noodles\u2014and never worry about a rumbling stomach again! Below are some resources available to ODU students and those in the community who need a free and\/or affordable meal:&nbsp; ODU Mobile App. Download the app to get notified whenever there is free food on campus! Sign-in with your ODU MIDAS [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14952,"featured_media":124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[9,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14952"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":695,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions\/695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}