Arkansas Tech University now has the opportunity to create a food pantry and food recovery program to benefit those who are food insecure on campus and in the River Valley thanks to members of the Tech family.
Arkansas Tech was one of three institutions in the running for a grant from The Campus Kitchens Project and CoBank to begin a food pantry and food recovery program.
During the week-long voting period, Arkansas Tech received more than 2,600 votes, which was enough to receive the grant.
Members of the Because We Can registered student organization and Department of Behavioral Sciences faculty members Dr. Sean Huss and Dr. James Stobaugh received the notification on Monday.
Since Arkansas Tech received the grant, it will assist Because We Can in its ongoing effort to establish a food pantry and food recovery program to benefit those who are food insecure on campus and in the Arkansas River Valley.
According to information from Feeding America provided by The Campus Kitchens Project, there are 584,270 individuals in Arkansas who are food insecure. Included in that number are 15,000 individuals in Pope and Yell counties.
Food insecure is defined as “lacking reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.”
Learn more about the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Arkansas Tech.
