The Pantry offers options for students facing food insecurity

The Pantry and the Office of Student Advocacy and Support have partnered to provide food resources for students. By Rylee Morrow The Pantry and Cupboard are UW Tacoma’s main resources for people with food insecurity. This year, they have merged and can be found in William Philip Hall 010. It is open to all students for free food and hygiene products. Jesse Cooley is the Program Support Supervisor for the Pantry and Cupboard, and he explained more about what the Pantry does. “The Pantry is basically free groceries for students,” Cooley said. Current students are allowed up to 20 items per week from the Pantry, ranging from produce, meats, dairy and hygiene products. The Cupboard has a limit of one item per visit and focuses on readymade snacks. Nov. 16-20, the week before Thanksgiving, is Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. The Office of Student Advocacy and Support (OSAS) has several events planned that week to bring awareness to the issue.

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