Apply for meal swipes

The Basic Needs Center, in collaboration with Campus Dining Services, collects meal swipes to distribute to ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· students who are experiencing food insecurity.

Students experiencing high-need food insecurity should apply for assistance throughÌý. Applications are reviewed by the Basic Needs Center on a rolling basis.

ÌýÌýEligibility requirements:Ìý

  1. Must be a current undergraduate or graduate student at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·.
  2. Must not have donated swipes remaining from previous year.
  3. Must not currently have a campus meal plan.

ÌýÌýSelection processÌý

  1. Applicants are reviewed by the Basic Needs Center. Students will be asked to report their SAI from their completed 2024-2025 FAFSA. Where no EFC is available, other means of financial assessment, including application responses, will be taken into consideration.
    1. An applicant's level of food insecurity will be reviewed by the Basic Needs Center.
  2. Students will be selected to receive meal swipes based on their demonstrated level of need in the order of applications received.

ÌýÌýAllocation processÌý

  1. Students who are selected to receive meal swipes will receive 5-20 meal swipes. Meal swipes will be loaded directly onto the student's Buff OneCard and can be used at any ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· dining location.
  2. Allocated swipes must be used by May 7, 2025.
  3. If a student uses all their allocated swipes before the end of the semester, they may contact the Basic Needs Center for consideration for additional swipes.
Swipe it forward

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The Swipe it Forward Program is available for the duration of the spring 2025 semester, or until donated swipes have been fully allocated.Ìý

For questions about this program, please email basicneeds@colorado.edu.Ìý