Student Food Pantry

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About

Every week around 80 - 100 SMU students select groceries and personal items from our food pantries to supplement CalFresh benefits.

It costs $10 per student visit and roughly $900 per week to keep our pantries stocked.

Each grocery bag consists of items such as canned corn, chicken, tuna, shelf stable milk, chicken broth, feminine hygiene products, tomato sauce, ramen, mac and cheese, coffee, canned soups, rice, canned vegetables, and granola/breakfast bars.


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Suitcase icon50%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon34%Friends
Parent icon3%Parents
Most Recent Donors
Brad and Shiva Berman
Brad and Shiva Berman
Ms. Veronica McGriff
Ms. Veronica McGriff
Mr. Shawn McGriff
Mr. Shawn McGriff
Ms. Genevieve Ferguson
Ms. Genevieve Ferguson
Mr. Anthony McGriff
Mr. Anthony McGriff
Miss Regan S Evans
Miss Regan S Evans
Ms. Delancia T Browning
Ms. Delancia T Browning
Mrs. Georgya Jones
Mrs. Georgya Jones
Mrs. Charissa Caprice Ferguson
Mrs. Charissa Caprice Ferguson
Mr. Manuel McGriff
Mr. Manuel McGriff

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