b'N D I N G A H E L P I N G HE X T E A N D The CenterLaunchesfor Student the Little Hope Success PantryThe Little Hope Pantry (LHP) is a justice,The idea for the Little Hope Pantry is equity, diversity and inclusion initiativesimple; much like a little free library, piloted across all campuses under themembers of the campus community can Richmond Higher Education Institutionstake items as needed and community (RHEI), which includes Bon Secoursmembers with extra resources can Memorial College of Nursing, St. Marysleave items for others to use. Located Hospital School of Medical Imaging andwithin each campus student lounge, Southside College of Health Sciencesthe goal for the pantry is to become this past fall.a self-sustaining resource committed to ensuring access to food and other Proposed by members of the Centerproducts needed by any member of our for Student Success (CSS), Ericacampus community. Stubblefield and Dayna Scarberry, the idea stemmed from conversations theThe pantry has seen success in its pilot Student Success team had with students,semester. Faculty and staff on all three leading them to realize students had acampuses contributed donations in common need. When advisors reachedSeptember to initially stock the pantries. out to students in need of academicThe volume of donations collected in support, many students were sharingSeptember allowed the pantries to be with their advisor that they wererestocked each month, replacing items struggling to balance working hours withthat were used. Popular items included their academics. To ensure bills weretuna, peanut butter, jelly, boxed milks, paid and food was on the table snacks and personal hygiene items. for their families, students shared theyStudent feedback is uniformly positive were not able to commit the amountwith one student stating, What a of time theyd like to their classesgreat resource for us. Thank you for making this support happen. There are because they needed to guarantee theirtimes when Im not sure my groceries paycheck would cover their expenses What a greatwill make it through the week. This is for the month. resource for us. awesome.Members of the CSS team began to offerThe Student Success team is currently snacks openly in their offices and quicklyThank you for exploring how our campus student found students were coming backmaking this organizations and community resources for them on a consistent basis. Thesecan partner with the RHEIs to continue conversations and interactions solidifiedsupport happen to offer this non-threating, low risk the need for a support resource thatopportunity for students to get the help would allow students the opportunity toThis is awesome.they need. Your support can help this access food and other necessities. important Bon Secours mission.BSMCON Annual Report 2022| 21'