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Student Food Pantry at Starr campus awarded $10,000

McALLEN — STC’s Campus Student Food Pantry has received $10,000 in food reimbursements from the South Texas Food Bank (STFB) to support students in Starr County.The funds were made possible through two grants including the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) grant by FEMA and the American Rescue Plan approved by Congress in 2021 that covers 75% of the college’s shared maintenance fee with the food bank.Funds will cover the cost whenever STC orders the food from STFB, which is the college’s supplier in Starr County. The grant is slated to run until April 2023.“Managing food pantries at our Pecan,

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