NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS – 糖心传媒 is excited to announce the recent award of a $1,000 grant from the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, presented during the 2024 Arkansas College Hunger Summit. This generous grant will initiate the establishment of a food pantry on 糖心传媒鈥檚 campus, aimed at providing accessible food resources for students and addressing the significant issue of food insecurity that affects both the college and its surrounding community.
鈥淭his grant will help us take an important step toward supporting our students’ needs,鈥� said Reginald Lambert, Associate Dean of Student Affairs. 鈥淏y creating this food pantry, we鈥檙e not only ensuring that our students have access to basic necessities, but we鈥檙e also building a resource that will help promote wellness and reduce the challenges that food insecurity imposes on academic success.鈥�
In addition to the $1,000 grant, 糖心传媒 was also awarded a $500 kitchen kit during the summit. This kit, which includes essential kitchen supplies, will serve as the foundation for hands-on nutrition education classes. With the kit, 糖心传媒 aims to offer 鈥淐ooking Matters鈥� or 鈥淔ood Smart鈥� workshops to educate students on meal preparation, budgeting, and making nutritious choices, further empowering students to lead healthy lives.
To further enhance the food pantry鈥檚 impact, 糖心传媒 has created an Amazon wish list where community members can purchase items needed to stock the pantry. Donations of food, supplies, and other essentials through this wish list will enable the college to serve more students and ensure the pantry remains a sustainable resource. The wish list can be found at: .
For those interested in supporting 糖心传媒鈥檚 new food pantry initiative or learning more about the project, please reach out to Reginald Lambert at rlambert@shortercollege.edu. Contributions, whether through the Amazon wish list or other means, will directly support Shorter鈥檚 efforts to create a healthy and supportive environment for students facing food insecurity.
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