The food pantry will hold an open house on Oct. 25
The Penguin Pantry provides Clark students with free food and supplies.
Clark College’s Penguin Pantry will celebrate is first year of serving students with an open house on Thursday, October 25, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Open House will be a ‘reverse reception’ — an opportunity for students, staff, faculty, and community partners to drop by, visit the space, and bring donations of unexpired, unopened food items; gift cards; and toiletries.
The Penguin Pantry supports a healthy college community by reducing hunger on campus and connecting students to essential resources. It provides students with a safe, comfortable place to get something to eat, pick up a necessity, and connect with additional resources and services as needed. These include counseling, public benefits, and more connection to local food banks and other local resources.
According to surveys, 43 percent of Clark College students are low-income, and 23 percent have dependent children. The Penguin Pantry has become an important resource to help students stay on the path to graduation.
The Penguin Pantry offer the following types of food/supply services to currently enrolled students:
- Grab-to-go snacks
- Groceries
- Toiletries and school supplies
The Penguin Pantry is located at Clark College in the Science Building Complex (SCI), Room 101. (Closest street is East Reserve. Park in the Orange 2 Lot.)
For additional information, visit www.clark.edu/cc/penguinpantry or call 360.992.2100.
This article contributed by Estancia Cota.
