Bowie State University's new food pantry provides free, healthy meals to students

BOWIE, Md. - Bowie State University is helping to combat hunger among its students with the opening of their new Nutrition Lounge.

New food pantry at Bowie State University

Bowie State University is giving back in a big way! The school is teaming up with Food Lion to create a food pantry on campus called the Nutrition Lounge. FOX 5’s Maureen Umeh has more.

The food pantry, which opened on the school’s campus Monday, will provide free produce, snacks and other healthy options for students who are worried about where their next meal will come from.

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Bowie State University opens Nutrition Lounge

Grand opening of the Nutrition Lounge at Bowie State University

Bowie State University is giving back in a big way! The school is teaming up with Food Lion to create a food pantry on campus called the Nutrition Lounge. FOX 5’s Maureen Umeh has more.

Bowie State University provides free, healthy food to students worried about finding next meal

The food pantry, which opened on the school’s campus Monday, will provide free produce and healthy snacks for students who are worried about their next meal.

The service was made possible with a $10,000 gift from Food Lion and an ongoing partnership with the Capital Area Food Bank.

This is the sixth food pantry that Food Lion has helped to establish and the first in this area. In addition to being a campus gathering place to with access to free and healthy food, organizers hope the Nutrition Lounge will be able to provide students with nutrition education from a campus dietitian.