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...first, I was like, 'Oh, man, I hope no one sees me here, it's embarrassing,'" says Jessica Makolin, 21, an advertising major who will graduate from Michigan State in December. Makolin says she eventually grew more comfortable patronizing Michigan State's Student Food Bank, the only food bank in the nation run for students by students. The Lansing organization experienced a nearly 15% increase in traffic this past school year, with the number of visits topping out at more than 4,000 in 2007-2008. Students' need for food assistance is on the rise around the country. For example...
...past couple of years, Moretto says, have seen a growing number of undergraduate customers. Makolin, for one, says she started going because of the economy and a tough situation at home. She drives home to Ann Arbor every weekend, which takes an hour each way, to help her mother care for her father, who has Parkinson's disease. Even with a paid internship, Makolin says, it's tough to pay for ever-pricier food on top of an increasingly expensive commute as well as her own housing and utilities bills. "My dollar box of mac and cheese...
...matter how much it may help, though, using a food bank is an adjustment for many students like Makolin. Back in 2004, when she was a senior in high school, Makolin was named Ann Arbor News Young Citizen of the Year - in large part because she volunteered at multiple food banks. "I find somewhat ironic that I am now on the other side of the counter," she says...
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