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Student food pantry opens for business

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 | By
<div class="topimage"> <div class="image p70"><a href="images/Uploads/20171004/JPs-Market-2017-600W.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="images/Uploads/20171004/JPs-Market-2017-600W.jpg" /> </a></div> <div class="cutline">University of Houston-Victoria students Melissa Torres, left, a San Antonio junior; Eliana Truss, a Chicago junior; and Brianna Torres, a San Antonio freshman; display some of the food items available in JP&rsquo;s Market during Thursday&rsquo;s open house event. The market is a food pantry for students from UHV and Victoria College. Students in need can get free items, including food and toiletries, from the pantry. The market also includes a career closet with free clothing and other clothing items that can be loaned out for job interviews. JP&rsquo;s Market officially opened to students on Friday and served 81 students that day. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Friday inside UHV&rsquo;s Jaguar Suites residence hall.</div> </div>