Education
BY VALERIA ESCOBAR
Texas State Technical College opens food market to aid food-insecure students
In collaboration with the Houston Food Bank, Texas State Technical College’s campus in Fort Bend County opened the doors Feb. 25 to its free
according to the college’s website. The background
The college’s Advocacy and Resource Center, or ARC, planned the transformation of a small pantry into a market over the course of a year. In the meantime, the Houston Food Bank regularly sent a trailer to replenish the supply available to students, according to the release. Quote of note “We want our students to be able to come in [to TSTC] and focus on their studies,” ARC Lead Larissa Moreno said in the release. “This market was an answer to what we could do to create a sustainable solution for our students.”
food market. The speci cs
The market receives most of its items through the Houston Food Bank’s Food for Change food scholarship.
The food market provides nutrition and essen- tials for students at the Rosenberg campus. The market receives most of its foods and supplies, including meat, fruit, vegetables and hygiene products, through the food bank’s Food for Change food scholarship initiative, according to a TSTC news release. The initiative distributes food by partnering with local organizations related to health and economic support, including higher education institutions and workforce development centers,
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