ASI Food Pantry

Welcome to the ASI Food Pantry!

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Overview


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Our Mission

The ASI Food Pantry exists to provide food and basic necessities to Sac State students with financial hardships and low food security, at no cost. In addition to helping alleviate hunger within our student community, the ASI Food Pantry aims to decrease the negative impact that low food security has on the academic success of our students.

Eligibility, First-Timers

Currently enrolled Sac State students can shop at the ASI Food Pantry or place a locker order once per week.

At your first visit, you will need to bring your physical OneCard and complete our New User Registration Form, which helps us better understand your needs and provide referrals to other great campus resources.

Watch our welcome video and see what our space looks like! 
Welcome to the ASI Food Pantry!

Location (University Union)

The ASI Food Pantry has its own outside entrance on the north side of the University Union, separate from the rest of the 1st floor. Look for the ramp leading down to the ASI Food Pantry door and enter through the north side of the building (alleyway between the Union and Santa Clara Hall).

Google Maps to the ASI Food Pantry Entrance

Google Maps to the closest 30-minute temporary parking spots

Hours

Last updated 4.10.2025

Finals Week 2025 (From May 12th until May 16th)
Tuesday 11:30am-1:30pm
Wednesday 11:30am-1:30pm
Thursday 11:30am-1:30pm

Spring Semester 2025 (From January 21st until May 9th)
Monday 10:00am-11:00am, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Tuesday 10:30am-1:00pm, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Wednesday 1:30pm-5:45pm
Thursday 11:30am-1:00pm, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Friday 11:00am-1:00pm

Upcoming Holidays & Closures
May 26th – Memorial Day
June 19th – Juneteenth

Not available during these times? Check out our After-Hours Lockers below!

Summer 2025 Hours:

Additional Resources

We have compiled a list of additional resources here.

ASI Food Pantry Recipe Book

Check out the ASI Food Pantry Recipe Book for tasty and easy ideas to fuel your day! ASI Food Pantry's Recipe Book 

Employment

We recruit and hire for part-time, 20 hours/wk Food Pantry Assistant positions.

Toiletry Kit Distribution [April 21st - 30th]

BACKGROUND:
Hearing from students surveyed as part of the ASI Food Pantry’s annual focus groups, we found that a significant number of weekly users struggle with purchasing hygiene products such as shampoos, conditioner, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and deodorant. To ease this burden, we will be offering a toiletry kit for pick-up at the end of Spring Semester.

HOW TO GET A FREE TOILETRY KIT:
Sign-up using our link and follow the instructions carefully.

Period Panties [April 21st - 30th]

BACKGROUND:
In April 2023, the ASI Food Pantry launched a pilot program to provide free reusable menstrual product to Sac State students. This pilot program was made possible by Student Affairs grant funding. Our staff taught 286 students how to use, clean, and store the products through in-person demos, tabling events, and at the 2023 Sac State Earth Day Sustainability Fair

In June 2023, we applied for new funding to buy 290 period panties for distribution and after a brief supply chain shipping delay, these are now available for Sac State students!

PARTNERSHIPS:
We buy our period panties from Saalt, a certified B-corp. Learn more about Saalt’s educational materials and information about their products and mission here.

Grant funding for this service came from University Enterprises Inc. We are grateful to promote menstrual equity and environmental sustainability in partnership with UEI.

HOW TO GET A FREE PAIR OF PERIOD PANTIES:
Sign-up using our link and follow the instructions carefully.

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