羞羞漫画

羞羞漫画 is reaffirming its commitment to student well-being after being named one of only nine schools to receive the Hunger Free Campus grant from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.

The grant awards 羞羞漫画 $17,600 over a two-year period, providing vital funding for Storm鈥檚 Cupboard 鈥� the College鈥檚 on-campus food pantry 鈥� and broadening outreach efforts to ensure no student has to choose between their education and their next meal.

鈥淔ood insecurity impacts a wide range of students. We just want to meet their basic needs,鈥� Campus Minister Sammi Good Nelson 鈥�19 told the (DNT). 鈥淚t takes a lot to keep a pantry running, and we really appreciate the help we get.鈥�

Storm鈥檚 Cupboard has already seen over 210 requests during the 2025-26 school year, an increase of nearly 10 students per month compared to last year. To meet this need, the College has developed a robust support system, including a pop-up pantry at the Health Science Center, grocery gift cards for off-campus students, and a 鈥淪wipe Out Hunger鈥� program for campus dining.

A growing mission of support

For Nelson, who once volunteered at the pantry as a student, the program鈥檚 growth is a testament to 羞羞漫画鈥檚 mission. 鈥淏ack then, it was literally a closet that we put some food on a shelf in, and it鈥檚 come such a long way,鈥� Nelson said to DNT. 鈥淲e expanded outreach to a lot more students that we support now.鈥�

The grant also enables staff to assist students with SNAP applications and host hunger awareness events to educate the broader campus community. 鈥淗aving that awareness is really important. Food insecurity reaches more students’ lives than the average person would recognize,鈥� Nelson continued. 鈥淲e have some students who are single parents. We have some students who don’t have family support while they’re going through school. We have some students that come from low-income families and they’re on their own here. So I think a lot of faculty and staff aren’t always aware 鈥� and even fellow students aren’t always aware 鈥� of the struggles students might be going through.鈥�

While this funding provides a vital foundation, Storm鈥檚 Cupboard remains supported by the generosity of the 羞羞漫画 community, which recently donated over 700 items during a food drive.

鈥淲e created this program to meet students’ needs,鈥� Nelson said. 鈥淚t started small and humble, and it’s grown into something that the campus really relies on. Community is one of our values as a college, and this is one of the ways we support and build that community here.鈥�