Food Pantry
Fall 2020: The Food Pantry staff is committed to ensuring that the pantry remains available to food insecure students who are on campus, but in a way that preserves the safety of both students and staff. To this end, the food pantry will now be accessible by appointment only.
The Purchase College Food Support Network aims to alleviate food insecurity, combat food waste, and promote sustainable food systems among our campus community by providing resources to those in need and enhance public awareness through education and advocacy.
Objectives:
- Creating a safe space to distribute good quality and nutritious emergency food to current Purchase College students.
- Creating and promoting a space on campus dedicated to food donation collection.
- Collecting good quality and nutritious food items (donations) that may otherwise go to waste to enhance sustainability initiatives on campus.
- Encouraging student engagement to foster a sense of community, volunteerism, and service to peers on campus.
Food Pantry
The Campus Pantry distributes good quality and nutritious emergency food to Purchase College students. It also works to raise awareness around hunger issues, especially as experienced by low-income college students, and encourages student engagement to foster a sense of community and service to peers on campus.
Help the Purchase College Community by donating to our Food Pantry. Donations can be sent to Kenzalia Bryant-Scott’s office, located in Wayback Residence Hall Building, Room 1033 or directly to the Food Pantry.
Most Needed Items:
- Breakfast items (granola bars, oatmeal, etc.)
- Shelf-stable milk
- Water bottles
- Black Beans
- Healthy snacks
- Nut butter
- Lentils
- Mashed potatoes
- Prepackaged meals (Hamburger Helper, Chef Boyardee, etc.)
- Canned meat
- Canned fruit/vegetables
- Cereal
- Condiments
- Spices
- Canned tomatoes
- Hygiene (deodorant, feminine products)
- Toiletries
Location & Access
Fall 2020-Access to the pantry is by appointment only. Students will be asked to show their ID upon entering the Food Pantry to verify student status. Otherwise, use of the pantry will be anonymous and confidential.
In an effort to support students in need of using the food pantry and helping it sustain itself, there will be a limit on how many items per food category students can check out. The food pantry staff will assist visitors with questions.
Hours of Operation (Fall 2020)
By appointment only:
Appointment can be made on Starfish or by emailing Kenzalia Bryant-Scott at (kenzalia.bryantscott@purchase.edu)
We ask that participants bring reusable grocery bags to the food pantry.
We can be reached by calling 914-251-7363.
Follow us on our Instagram for updates and new deliveries of food and items to the pantry!
Mobile Food Pantry
Once a month, a Mobile Pantry will visit campus. The new Mobile Food Pantry will bring fresh protein, dairy, produce, and grains directly to campus to assist all members of the campus community. An estimated 4,000–5,000 pounds of food will be available at the Mobile Food Pantry!
The Mobile Food Pantry will visit Purchase College on Wednesday, November 4 from 1:00–2:00 pm in the Fort Awesome Parking Lot, next to Starbucks. We ask that participants bring reusable grocery bags.
Donations Welcome
The food pantry is supported through donations from, and the kindness of, the campus community and other partners.
For donations of non-perishable food items, please contact Kenzalia Bryant-Scott to make arrangements.