That’s when Carolina Redmond, who is the executive director of care programs at LSCS, said the college developed a centralized tracking system, or care request form, so students could log in through their school portal and identify in confidentiality what it is that they need, whether that be food, clothing or hygiene items.
“It's an opportunity for [students] to just grab the items they need without having to worry about where they're going to get those items,” Redmond said.
Now, LSCS operates multiple care centers at its campuses, including LSC-University Park, LSC-Tomball and LSC-Montgomery.
Two-minute impact
The centers offer students items and support such as:
- Eggs, milk, fresh produce and other food items
- Baby supplies
- Clothing
- School supplies
- Emergency assistance
- Informational resources
“If we're able to provide the services within the campus, this allows [students] to retain and be in class and be able to feel comfortable that they know that they have a college campus that truly cares about them,” Redmond said.
By the numbers
The overall food insecurity rate for Harris County is 18.2% as of 2023, according to Feeding America’s 2025 “Map the Meal Gap” report published May 14. That percentage equates to 863,820 people in the county, according to previous Community Impact reporting.
Redmond said LSCS has seen a rise in student visits at a few of its care centers in the 2025 spring semester. Redmond said in the spring, the LSC-Montgomery care center had about 2,037 visits, the LSC-Tomball location had about 5,125 students visit and around 3,676 students visited the LSC-University Park care center.
“I don't know if it's the cost of food or if the student is not able to afford it because maybe they're not working as much, but we're just seeing a high utilization for our care centers at those three locations,” Redmond said.
Looking forward
In terms of future plans, Redmond said LSCS will launch a centralized reporting tool and inventory tracking system for all of the care centers and will continue its partnership with the American Heart Association.
Redmond said LSCS is also working on partnerships with other organizations, including Swipe Out Hunger and Keep US Fed Montgomery County, which both work to fight food insecurity.
