The Hopkinsville Community College Foundation is receiving a $32,000 grant from Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland, which will benefit the Pathfinder Pantry at HCC.
President Dr. Alissa Young and Chief Institutional Advancement Officer Yvette Eastham recently attended the grant announcement in Elizabethtown.
Grant funds will be utilized to purchase a commercial freezer for Pathfinder Pantry, enabling the college to provide frozen goods for students facing food insecurity. A portion of money will also be designated to employ student workers in the pantry, expanding operating hours for students to get supplies they need.
Food Lion representatives also presented the HCC Foundations with grocery store gift cards totaling $3,625.
Food insecure students are less likely to succeed academically or to persist through their studies to graduation. HCC officials seek to assist students who may be food insecure, so they can focus on their educational goals