In this episode of Beach Grass Roots, we hear from some of the folks who coordinate the Clatsop Community College Foundation‘s Bandit Food Pantry, a program that provides free food, hygiene products, and more to the staff and students of CCC. Benefits Navigator Kathy Bode, Pantry Coordinator Josaphine De La Vega, and CCC Foundation Chair Jamey Hendricks explain how the Pantry works, and how the community can support both Pantry and the Foundation as a whole.
The Bandit Food Pantry is the September 2024 beneficiary of the Astoria Co-op’s Change for Community program, which asks customers to round-up their total as a donation to a different local nonprofit each month. Find out more about Change for Community here.