PRCC to establish food pantry for students

POPLARVILLE – A recent story in the Washington Post has prompted Pearl River Community College officials to leap into action.

Thanks to an initial $500 donation from the Poplarville Rotary Club, PRCC is establishing a food bank this fall for students on its main campus.

According to a survey by researchers at Temple University and the Wisconsin HOPE Lab, 36 percent of students at 66 surveyed colleges and universities do not get enough to eat, and a similar number lack a secure place to live.

The report, which included students from two-year, four-year, private and public universities, found that nearly one in 10 community college students have gone a whole day without eating in the past month.

Dr. Jennifer Seal (right), president of the Poplarville Rotary Club, presents a check to Carol Williams