10/29/2026
What started as a small act of kindness has grown into a resource made possible through the dedication of our College community and partners like the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.
We’re grateful for this partnership and the role it plays in helping our students succeed.
Read the story behind Wizard’s Warehouse in the Food Bank’s original post.
The ramen joke about college only works if you don’t know who’s actually sitting in the classroom. At Truckee Meadows Community College, the average student is 24, and about 70% are going part time while working, raising kids, or both. When rent, power, and groceries all go up, food is usually the first thing to give.
“Our students are some of the hardest workers I’ve ever seen,” says Katie Massey, who manages TMCC’s campus pantries. Their pantry, Wizard’s Warehouse, now serves up to nearly 500 people a month, and it started with a desk drawer full of peanut butter, rice, and beans.
Read the story behind it (and why it’s called Wizard’s Warehouse): https://bit.ly/4yLiA2k