Food Pantry

Food Pantry

The Food Pantry will be open the following dates during the Summer 2013 semester:

Summer hours: 2nd & 4th week of the month
12 – 2 p.m.

May 22 & 23
June 12 & 13
June 26 & 27
July 10 & 11
July 24 & 25

Students are finding it harder and harder to concentrate on getting an education when working on empty stomachs. Sometimes it comes down to feeding their families or buying gas to get out to campus. We are here to help. We cannot solve every problem, but we might make it a just a little bit easier to continue your education. Without a degree, there is no escape from these tough economic problems.

“I’d like to thank you for offering the food pantry program. It helped feed my family. I appreciate it a lot for all the staff and students who made this possible. Have a great day.”

Location and Hours of Operation

The Student Food Pantry is located in the lower level of the Administration Center.

Fall & Winter Semesters:
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Wednesday & Thursday, the 2nd and 4th week of the month

Summer Semester:
12 – 2 p.m. Wednesday & Thursday, the 2nd and 4th week of the month

Contact Information

Jo Ann Gave
Student Services Office
275-5000, ext. 289
joann.gave@kirtland.edu

Student Eligibility

To apply for food bank assistance, students must be currently enrolled at Kirtland and must show a Kirtland ID card. There will be no exceptions. Students will be required to fill out a brief intake form with basic information on the first visit to the pantry; however, all visits to the pantry are tracked only by Student ID and anonymity is always protected. Must show current Kirtland ID at every visit.

>> Fill out the application online

Taking from the Pantry

Students are able take advantage of the pantry once a month to obtain various non-perishable food items. The food selection is dependent on what has been donated at any given time. Students will be given a recyclable grocery bag at the first visit and are responsible to bring back this or similar bags for any future visits to the pantry.

Donating to the Pantry

Would you like to join Kirtland’s cause by helping our students become successful by nourishing their minds and bodies in times of need? Donations are accepted in the Student Services Office, in the INS building and Student Center. If you would like to make a monetary donation, please make your check out to the Kirtland Foundation, with the “Student Food Pantry” written in the memo line. Donations are tax-deductible and a receipt will be issued. Checks may be given to Jo Ann Gave in the Student Services Office.

Our Want List

Canned meat – tuna, chicken, turkey, beef stew, beans & franks, etc.
Cereal
Peanut Butter
Soup
Granola bars
Pasta and sauce
Toilet paper

PLEASE, NO EXPIRED FOOD
No glass containers for donation

“I believe my education is important to me today, but it is hard to concentrate on the class when I worry about my kids. Any piece of help is working to make my studying easier. Now, every month I can get some food for my family at college’s food pantry. I thank Kirtland people who care about students like me, who open the food pantry and help us to survive.”