Colleges nationwide are stepping in to support students after disruptions to SNAP benefits, launching emergency food distributions, expanding pantry services, and creating short-term grant programs to cover meals and housing. Campus leaders told administrators they are redirecting institutional emergency funds and partnering with local nonprofits to prevent students from dropping out amid benefit uncertainty. The Education Department and campus aid offices are coordinating to track SNAP developments while institutions bolster on-campus safety nets. Student-affairs and financial-aid teams are adjusting outreach to identify students most affected by the freeze and to triage basic needs rapidly. Administrators warn that while some supports mitigate immediate hunger, longer-term solutions—such as federal fixes to SNAP or expanded campus Pell strategies—are required to stabilize student retention and well-being. Source: reporting on campus responses following the SNAP freeze.