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Basic Needs Grant Helped 298 NC Students

ݮƵAPP | Jan 24, 2021

ݮƵAPP received a $10,000 grant from Growing Inland Awareness (GIA). The grant is assists students with basic needs, specifically housing and food insecurities. 
 
ݮƵAPP collaborated with WoodSpring Suites in the city of ݮƵAPP to provide rooms for homeless students. The GIA grant provided 16 students a place to stay during the fall semester.  In addition to providing hotel stays for students, the grant also assisted students and their families who had food insecurities. ݮƵAPP Chef Antonio, and his staff worked towards creating weekly Grab & Go Bags filled with nutritious food options. Each Friday during the fall semester, students stopped by the campus to pick up a bag of groceries. During the fall semester, 298 students benefitted from this program. 
 
In November, Chef Antonio and his staff created Thanksgiving gift bags for students. Food Services partnered with the Associated Students of ݮƵAPP and purchased turkeys and pies.