BCC Students Host Soup Drive For Campus Food Pantry

PARAMUS, NJ – A student-run soup drive at Bergen Community College helped bring warmth to those in need this season.

The effort, which was organized by the school's student government association, was held on "Giving Tuesday" (Dec. 3) and resulted in the donation of 187 cans to the Center for Food Action pantry at Bergen Community College.

“I am very proud of the students who exceeded last year’s soup can donations,” Student Life Club Coordinator Joli Nelson said.

Temple University and Wisconsin Hope Lab researchers estimate 42 percent of community college students face hunger or “food insecurity,” defined as lacking reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.