About the FARE College Food Allergy Program | Food Allergy Research & Education

FARE launched the College Food Allergy Program in January 2014 with the goal of developing a comprehensive program to improve the safety and quality of life for college students with food allergies.

The program offers resources for students and parents, as well as colleges and universities. Those include:

Since the launch of its college program, FARE has made an impact on hundreds of colleges and universities around the country.

FARE distributes resources to the nearly 600 colleges and universities that are members of the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS).
Annually staff at more than 375 colleges receive FARECheck approved training through FARE’s partnership with Compass Group. This has resulted in over 6,300 college dining staff going through food allergy training.
The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), which boasts a membership of 3,000 college and university disability service professionals, partners with FARE to distribute resources and education to its members.
FARE has provided training to dining staff at over 350 colleges and universities.
Hundreds of campuses use free FARE resources for their dining halls.

History of the Program

FARE partnered with the Association on Higher Education & Disability (AHEAD), Beyond Celiac (formerly the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness), the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS), food allergy experts, and stakeholders from colleges and universities to help determine needs, set goals and guide the direction of the program. The research phase of the program began with two college summits bringing together experts from over 65 schools and organizations to discuss a comprehensive best practice guide that would be essential to helping colleges and universities effectively manage food allergy.

In April 2015, FARE chose 12 schools nationwide to participate in the FARE College Food Allergy Pilot Program, later expanding to include 40 schools nationwide. Since the conclusion of the pilot phase, FARE Food Allergy College Search has added 38 more schools, for a total of 78 unique colleges that are part of the FARE College Program. Those schools include:

MIDWEST

Carroll College *
Illinois State University *
Indiana University, Bloomington
Kent State University
Marquette University
Michigan State University *
Minnesota State University,
Mankato *
North Dakota State College of Science *
Northwestern University
Purdue University *
Ripon College
Saint Mary’s College
University of Chicago *
University of Dayton *
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign *
University of Iowa *
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor *
University of Missouri
University of Mount Union
University of St. Thomas *
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Valparaiso University *

NORTHEAST

Babson College *
Boston College
Boston University *
Brown University *
Colgate University *
College of the Holy Cross *
Columbia University
Dickinson College
Fairfield University
Framingham State University
Gettysburg College
King’s College *
Marist College
Nazareth College
Pennsylvania State University *
Plymouth State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Skidmore College *
Southern Maine Community College
Stonehill College
Tufts University *
University at Albany
University at Buffalo
University of Maine, Farmington
University of Maine, Fort Kent
University of Maine, Machias
University of Maine, Presque Isle
University of Massachusetts,
Amherst *
University of New Hampshire *
University of Southern Maine
University of Vermont
Wesleyan University *
Westfield State University
Williams College *
Worcester Polytechnic Institute *

SOUTH

Belmont University
College of William & Mary *
East Tennessee State University
George Mason University *
Georgia Institute of Technology
James Madison University *
Liberty University
North Carolina State University *
Texas A&M University, College
Station *
Tulane University
University of Maryland, College Park
University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of Virginia *

WEST

Eastern Washington University *
Stanford University *
University of Arizona *
University of California, Berkeley *
University of Colorado, Colorado
Springs *
University of Northern Colorado *
University of Southern California *
University of Washington

*Participated in the FARE College Pilot Program.