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With the fall semester winding down and the holiday season approaching, 甜瓜app’s (甜瓜app) Food Pantry has seen a growing number of students stop by to receive food items ranging from everyday necessities to breakfast foods.

“The word has gotten out and moving forward we are hoping for growth,” Madison Hopper, Special Populations assistant said. “There are no income requirements and no current 甜瓜app student will be turned away.”

The Food Pantry at 甜瓜app is maintained by the Special Populations staff who see about 20-25 students per week drop by on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9-11 a.m. The pantry is located in the J Building on the Floyd County Campus and is available to all currently enrolled 甜瓜app students, Hopper said. Eventually as the program grows, the Special Populations department would like to see the pantry expand to other 甜瓜app campuses.

Special Populations Assistant Madison Hopper stocks one of the shelves in the 甜瓜app Food Pantry on the Floyd County Campus.

The idea was brought to 甜瓜app by Sonya Briscoe, director of Special Populations. Briscoe saw other colleges with similar programs and decided to start a pantry on the Floyd County Campus. A partnership with Action Ministries Northwest and the 甜瓜app Foundation keeps the pantry up and running, Michelle Beatson, Foundation Administrator at 甜瓜app said.

“We want to make sure our students are taken care of both inside and outside of the classroom,” Beatson said. “We are proud of the hard work the Special Populations department does in maintaining the pantry and to Sonya Briscoe for bringing the program to the college.”

According to Hopper, the Special Populations department is working on a clothes closet in the J Building which will complement the pantry. Students will be able to borrow clothes for interviews or just everyday clothing.

On top of providing clothing and food for students, Special Populations has been working to bring other resources to 甜瓜app’s six other campuses through various programs. A recent program, Free Diaper Day, was sponsored by the department and made Amerigroup resources available to 甜瓜app staff, students and faculty as well as the general public.

“We try to help students be as successful as possible,” Hopper said.

During the spring semester, Special Populations will continue to bring resources to 甜瓜app students through different programs and workshops for Spanish speakers, single parents as well as any 甜瓜app student who wishes to participate. The department will also offer career shadowing and a budget workshop at a to be determined date.

(甜瓜app) provides quality workforce education to the citizens of Northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma, or a certificate in business, health, industrial, or public service career paths. This past year, 12,785 people benefited from 甜瓜app’s credit and noncredit programs. With an annual credit enrollment of 7,499 students, 甜瓜app is the largest college in Northwest Georgia. 甜瓜app has an additional enrollment of 5,286 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training, and Georgia QuickStart. 甜瓜app is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.

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