Student Food Pantries

A number of Food Banks especially for students have been sprouting across the country. Apparently the first was the Michigan State University Foodbank in 1993. It now serves over 4,700 clients a year! Wright State University,  Iowa State, and the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, are among the growing number of institutions who have food banks or pantries for students. The recession is impacting students with limited funds.


Presbyterian congregations know how to do food pantries. Many congregations use their facilities and members to run a food pantry ministry to their communities. So here is an easy-to-sell and easy-to-start ministry for congregations adjacent to campuses. Local churches might also join in supporting such a ministry. (Presbyterian congregations know how to support food banks, when sometimes they don't know how to support the campus ministry of another congregation. )

For further reading:
"Owens Readies Campus Food Pantry for Students in Need of Assistance," The Toledo Blade, Jan. 30, 2012.
"Among Dorms and Dining Halls, Hidden Hunger," The Atlantic Monthly, May 2010.