VGCC Food Pantry Bolstered by Swipe Out Hunger Grant
From left: Sheri Jones, VGCCF Associate Director; Angie Douglas, VGCCF Food Pantry Assistant; and Tanya Weary, VGCCF Executive Director, accept a grant from Swipe Out Hunger.
It’s official: Vance-Granville Community College is a Swipe Out Hunger partner! Swipe Out Hunger, the leading nonprofit addressing hunger among college students, has awarded the VGCC Foundation a $6,000 grant to help combat food insecurity among impacted Vanguards. VGCC is proud to partner with Swipe Out Hunger to help raise awareness about student food insecurity and to ensure the food pantry serving our four campuses has healthy food and snack options!
Students in need of food pantry services can learn more at www.vgcc.edu/food-pantry .
In addition to providing scholarships to deserving students, the Vance-Granville Community College Foundation supports a broad range of special projects involving education, training, and economic development in our community. Tax-deductible donations to VGCCF have often been used to honor a person, group, business, or industry with a lasting gift to education. For more information about the VGCC Foundation, contact 252-738-3264 or foundation@vgcc.edu .
