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From Food Pantry to CARE Center in a Rural College: Our Journey

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Research consistently describes the large percentage of community college students who struggle to meet their basic needs such as food and housing. These challenges may be exacerbated for students in rural communities. At the same time, we are also learning more about the connection between addressing students’ basic needs and improving their educational outcomes. Food pantries are a way community colleges have been responding to food insecurity, and recent trends include expansion of food pantries into basic needs hubs. This article walks through lessons learned in how a faculty member who teaches social work at Northeast Texas Community College, a small, rural college, developed their campus food pantry into a more holistic CARE Center, and did so in the middle of the COVID‐19 pandemic.

Source: New Directions for Community Colleges

DOI: 10.1002/cc.20650

Author: Carmen Shurtleff

Institution: Northeast Texas Community College

Language: English

Topic: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Quality education, Zero hunger, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,140