Carolina Campus Cupboard Project

Team members: Jacob Born, Scotty Davis, Lauren Griggs, Austin McVay, Yamekia Robinson, Ershela Sims, Vicki Singleton, Belle Zeigler

The Carolina Campus Cupboard Project focuses on addressing food insecurity across South Carolina’s technical colleges by implementing a comprehensive needs assessment and piloting sustainable solutions. This team developed a statewide survey to evaluate student and staff needs—many of which have not been assessed since COVID-19—and is concurrently working to establish a more accessible, dignified food pantry at Florence-Darlington Technical College. By redesigning the pantry into a visible, welcoming space, this project aims to reduce stigma and create a replicable model that other technical colleges can use to better support students facing food insecurity.