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CCN has created a series of sample templates for faculty to give to students to contribute local news to their community. Faculty are welcome to use any and all of these and amend them as they see fit for their classes. For questions about this template, contact CCN Program Manager Sarah Gamard at [scbgamard@gmail.com](scbgamard@gmail.com).  \nNotes for Faculty  \nWHAT: This is an assignment template for students covering food assistance programs in community-centered ways. They will track changes to federal funding and legislation on these programs, document their impacts on the residents who rely on food assistance, and effectively share news and resources with these communities  \nWHY: This an opportunity for students to build rapport within and identify the information needs of communities around food assistance programs, while gaining hard news experience on angles like national-to-local impacts. It will also challenge them to explore the ripple effects on issues like funding cuts — for example, if grocery stores will experience revenue loss and if food banks will struggle to meet increased demand.  \nHOW TO USE THIS TEMPLATE: This assignment is best for students who are experienced and/or comfortable with establishing new sources and building trust in communities, particularly around issues like food insecurity, which can be traumatic. This will help them determine effective ways to approach community-based reporting. Students will work in groups to connect with their community, gather data, and determine the best ways to share their story. Encourage students to fi nd ways to humanize this story by seeking out the experiences of community members impacted by changes in food security policy, rather than simply framing it  \nas a policy story. This may include working with a local nonprofit to reach affected residents, or seeking out sources through public social media callouts.  \nEXAMPLE STORIES:  \nWhere to fi nd food assistance, or help neighbors in need, during the federal shutdown, by Kate Dario, New Hampshire Public Radio, Oct. 31, 2025  \nLoss of SNAP-Ed program leaves gaps in Vermont’s food assistance network, by Theo Wells-Spackman, [VTDigger.org](VTDigger.org), Sept. 12, 2025  \nHow campus food pantries meet the hidden needs of Vermont college students, by Kennedy Connors, Community News Service, May 20, 2024  \nProposed cut to universal free school meals prompts pushback from local food advocates, by Noah Died rich, Community News Service, March 10, 2025  \nAbout CCN  \nThe Center for Community News at UVM is a nonpartisan nonprofit that is working to grow and strengthen university-led reporting programs around the country, to create a more sustainable future for local news outlets and the communities they serve.  \nAssignment: Report on food assistance policy  \nInstructions  \nStep 1: Break out into groups of 2-3 students. Determine who will be going out to community spaces and who will be gathering research and following the coverage issue. Discuss who your audience will be (such as people who are food insecure, or readers for a local news publication), as this will inform your approach and angle.  \nStep 2: Come up with a reporting plan and begin reporting. Identify nonprofits, gathering spacesand other sources that are connected to the affected populations. Ask about the impacts of t he issue you’re covering on those community members, how these sources distribute information (such as where to access food) to residents, and affected residents you may be able to interview. Consider using callouts on social media to ask people to get in touch with their experiences.  \nStep 3: Gather information on the latest developments impacting food security programs (for example, the impacts of t he fall 2025 government shutdown on programs like SNAP) . 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