Troy University is Helping Students Combat Food Insecurity

by Teresa Lawson

Troy University is helping combat food insecurity faced by some students with a free of charge food pantry.

According to the United States Government Accountability Office nearly 4 million college students nationally experience food insecurity and nearly 1 in 3 students here in Alabama

With donations the pantry provides ready meals breakfast items snacks and much more all free of charge. Regardless of income level family contribution or financial aid status.

“We get donations from Publix with meat and bakery items every week”.  Says Troy University Program Advisor Tori Elmore. “And we also get donations every three weeks from the Montgomery area food bank”.

Those students gain peace of mind and the comfort of knowing where their next meal is coming from amist the stress of earning a college degree.

Students can sign up to shop through pantry soft. Fall open pantry days are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 5 and Wednesdays from 2 to 5.