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Rising Tuition and Growing Food Insecurity Make Free Food Pantries Vital for Some Students

Finding one nutritious meal a day, let alone three, is becoming an ever more difficult task for many college students who face rising tuition and growing food insecurity. The Westside Food Bank in Santa Monica provides canned food, fruits, and vegetables to the free food pantry at UCLA. Val Zavala talks to the food bank's director of development, Genevieve Riutort, to find out just how essential their services have become.