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.

What does the ASI Food Pantry offer?

The ASI Food Pantry provides basic necessities such as: non-perishables, fresh produce, and toiletries. The Pantry is a shared resource made possible by donations from the community, and Sac State Basic Needs Fund!

Students can visit the Pantry once per week. To be eligible to utilize the ASI Food Pantry, students must:

1. Be enrolled at Sac State for current academic term

2. Present a valid One-Card

3. Bring a reusable grocery bag

4. Fill out the User Registration Form (once per academic year).

Fill out the New User Registration Form at your first visit every academic year.

Spring 2023 Hours

Starting January 23th, 2023

Our Location

Additional Resources For You & Lockers

We have compiled a list of resources for students facing food insecurity. Check out our resource list.

Lockers

The purpose of these lockers is to increase accessibility to the ASI Food Pantry by allowing students to pick up food outside of the Food Pantry’s opening hours.

We recognize how limited a student’s availability can be and this is a great option for students with a busy schedule. Please note that utilizing the lockers will count as your weekly visit.

Pick up times are limited to the University Union’s opening hours.

The Lockers are located on the first floor of the University Union next between The Store and the ASI SEO Office.

Place your order here.

ASI Food Pantry Recipe Book

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

How to Volunteer and Join Our Team

See our current volunteer openings here!

Volunteer opportunities are available for students, staff, faculty, alumni, and the general community!
You must:

• Be 18+ years old.
• Have proof of COVID-19 vaccination to volunteer whether you volunteer once or multiple times this academic year (September 2022 – May 2023).
• Sign a volunteer waiver form (valid until May 2023).

We have many roles for our volunteers to assist with:

• Restocking and organizing inventory.
• “Shopping” for produce at Sacramento Food Bank.
• Welcoming and explaining how students can use the food pantry.
• Describing best practices for storing and preparing fresh fruit and vegetables.
• Sharing about campus resources for students dealing with different hunger or housing situations.

Tracking Hours:

We track all volunteer hours and can provide volunteer hours verification receipts if you are seeking to:

• Receive Leadership Initiative certificate credit.
• Earn credit for courses, including Service-Learning classes (when approved by instructor).
• Contribute hours for service-oriented Fraternities/Sororities/Clubs.

Employment:

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

• Please check the ASI Employment Opportunities page for all vacancy listings.

INTERNSHIPS and field studies:

Apply by emailing Ryan Choi (ryan.choi@csus.edu) to express interest and share what project ideas you’d like to explore. We also want to make sure our organization is a good fit for you!

Contact Us via Phone or Email

• In-person at our department office: ASI Student Engagement and Outreach – 1st floor University Union (open M-F, 9am-4pm)
• Via phone by calling (916) 278-3978
• Via email by messaging asi-foodpantry@csus.edu