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Middlesex College highlights expanded community resource hub and food pantry as student needs grow
Summary
Trustees heard an April 16 presentation detailing the college's community resource hub and food pantry, which reported sharp growth in visits since 2018 and described partnerships, funding sources and student supports.
Middlesex College trustees heard an April 16 presentation on the college's community resource hub and on-campus food pantry that serve students'basic needs, including food, clothing, housing assistance, transportation supports and a Chromebook loan program.
The presentation by Amanda Lyons, community resource coordinator, and Jennifer (director of counseling), described steep growth in use: spring 2018 recorded 206 pantry visits by 84 individual students; fall 2024 recorded 2,836 visits by 500 individual students. Lyons said the pantry recorded 5,956 visits in the most recent 12-month period by 822 individual students, representing, the presentation said, a 978% increase in visits since the pantry opened in 2018 and a 40% increase from the prior year.
Lyons told trustees the pantry offers two shopping options: a weekly grocery shop, where students choose items to fill a shopping basket, and a daily "grab-and-go" option for snacks, beverages and ready…
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