Max and Margi Harned 泰坦食品储藏室

马克斯 & Margi Harned 泰坦食品储藏室 is open to all TCC students!

It provides food to get you through the day and food for home to fill in your budget. Also, resource referrals to services in the community that can help with food insecurity.

So you can concentrate on your course work, be successful, and complete your program!

Started by former TCC students Ashley Ngo and MayLonnai Harris, the Max & Margi Harned 泰坦食品储藏室 is TCC’s response to a problem that is both national and extremely local: food insecurity among college students. When Ngo and Solie surveyed 1,000 of their fellow students, they found that 65 percent of them answered “yes” to the question “Have you ever considered stopping college to secure employment to provide household 食物等资源?” 40 percent reported skipping meals in order to make financial resources last for a week or a month, and 74 percent said that hunger or lack of food had caused them to not perform as well in their educational studies.

Thanks in part to a generous donation by Max and Margi Harned, the Food Pantry Steering Committee estimates that they will be able to provide 2,000 – 3,000 unduplicated students 每年都有食物. According to the Steering Committee, “The primary objective for an on-site food pantry is to alleviate food insecurity for students so they can concentrate on their studies, complete their educational programs, and move on to the next phase 他们的生活. We know students can’t do their best in class on an empty stomach, and we want every student to make it to the finish line!” Food Pantry Coordinator Benjamin 麦克莱恩 is excited to open the pantry to students and hopes it will have a positive impact on their college experiences. “We’re trying to build something special to let the students of Tacoma Community College know that we’re here for them,” said 麦克莱恩.

Non-perishable items can be dropped off in Building 17, Room 4 and at designated locations 在校园里. Suggested items include:
• Ramen noodles (cups preferred)
• Peanut butter (16 oz.)
• Granola or protein bars
• Microwavable soups
• Single-serve sports drinks or juices
•蛋白质饮料
• Single-serve oatmeal/hot cereal (cups preferred)
• Box cereal for larger families
•金枪鱼罐头
•干豆
•意大利面
•意大利面酱
•番茄酱

使 a financial donation to the Food Pantry Fund established by the TCC Foundation.
These funds are used exclusively to support the effort to eliminate food insecurity 对于澳门威尼斯人在线赌场的学生. 请浏览 网上捐赠表格 and specify “Food Pantry gift cards”.
Check and cash donations can be made at 威尼斯人线上娱乐赌场 Office in Bldg. 6. 使 checks payable to the TCC Foundation and specify “Food Pantry”.