P.A.’s First Nations University campus introduces affordable lunches
Students whose busy lives or tight budgets don’t allow for lunches at school are getting a solution for their grumbling stomachs.
The First Nations University of Canada Campus in the Gateway to the North is now offering an affordable lunch program. According to Trevor Dubois, a student coordinator, the hot meals fulfill a need for students.
“Many of our students are parents so a lot of them come to school and they’re worried about feeding their kids and they forget to feed themselves,” Dubois said. “We believe with a full stomach, it gives them an opportunity to learn more.”
He said the program was made a reality through a partnership between the First Nations University’s student union, along with the University of Regina’s student union and the Canadian Mental Health Association. Each university pays a quarter of the cost, leaving the students to pick up the remainder.