Food Pantries as a Gateway for Academic Enhancement and Basic Needs Support

Food Pantries as a Gateway for Academic Enhancement and Basic Needs Support

While homeless and highly mobile students experience multiple forms of marginality, trauma, and economic hardship, an increasing number of community colleges are providing support services tailored for this population. This qualitative study examined campus food pantries as a vital service that furt...

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Published in:New directions for community colleges Vol. 2018; no. 184; pp. 61 - 71
Main Authors: Gupton, Jarrett T., Trost, Jennifer L., Collins, Kelly
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: San Francisco Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01-12-2018
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:
Campuses
Community Colleges
Disadvantaged
Food
Food programs
Homeless People
Poverty
Qualitative research
Services
Trauma
Two Year College Students
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Summary:While homeless and highly mobile students experience multiple forms of marginality, trauma, and economic hardship, an increasing number of community colleges are providing support services tailored for this population. This qualitative study examined campus food pantries as a vital service that furthers the completion agenda.
ISSN:0194-3081
1536-0733
DOI:10.1002/cc.20328