Swipe it Forward
What is Swipe it Forward?
The Swipe it Forward program is a collaboration between NYU Dining, Student Government Assembly, and the Office of the Dean of Students, that enables meal plan members to donate meal swipes to fellow food insecure students in need.
The program relies on donations; thus, students with meal plans are encouraged to donate even one meal swipe to support the program.
Eligible dining halls to donate meal swipes:
- 18 Below
- Downstein
- Jasper Kane Cafe
- Kimmel Marketplace
- Kosher Eatery
- Lipton
- Palladium
- Third North
- University Hall
Eligible dining halls to redeem meal swipes:
- Lipton
- Downstein
- Third North
- Kosher Eatery
- Jasper Kane Cafe
How it Works?
Food insecure students without a meal plan or a zero balance of meal swipes and dining dollars are eligible to use the Swipe it Forward program.
Donations (opens Tuesday, January 24th): Beginning this term, meal plan members can donate swipes at any of the following dining halls: Kimmel, Lipton, Downstein, Kosher Eatery, Third North, U-Hall, 18 Below, Palladium and Jasper Kane, by simply letting the cashier know that they would like to donate and swiping their NYU ID card (up to 3 swipes per day).
Redemptions (opens Tuesday, February 7th): Eligible students—students without a meal plan or a zero balance on their meal plan and dining dollars—can redeem a swipe by simply informing the cashier that they would like to use a Swipe It Forward swipe and then swiping their NYU ID card at any of our residential all-you-care-to-eat locations (Lipton, Downstein, Kosher Eatery, Third North, Jasper Kane). Cashiers will check for the student’s balance, and then admit the eligible student.
For more resources, please visit Nutritional Support Initiatives