STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University’s Division of Student Engagement and Success has forged a partnership between the Student Resources and Basic Needs Department, food vendor Sodexo and the Tarrant Area Food Bank to address student food insecurity.

Student Resources and Basic Needs supports students with challenges they may face in college. The mission is to help Tarleton State students stay in school and graduate. The department assists with food, textbooks, fees, housing and transportation.

“I’m tremendously thankful for our new partnerships with Tarrant Area Food Bank and Sodexo,” said department Director Dr. Babette Cuadrado. “We are especially honored to be able to order weekly for the Purple Pantry.”

The Purple Pantry provides food items 24/7 for Tarleton students. For more information or to apply for support visit tarleton.edu/srbn.

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of nearly 17,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. True to Tarleton’s values of excellence, integrity and respect, academic programs emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.