Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week kicks off on Monday, Nov. 27 with the opening of The Exchange, an on-campus food pantry. The Exchange is part of Bods Feeding Bods, a student-driven initiative developed to alleviate hunger and educate about health and nutrition on campus.

Kelsey Rose, senior psychology major, came up with the idea after discovering the number of Washburn students that are hungry.

“I knew some poeple were struggling, but not at the magnitide that we found,” she said.