SUNY Oswego's SHOP (Students Helping Oz Peers) pantry happily announced receiving a $1,600 grant from the Food Bank of Central New York College Hunger Grant Funds.
SHOP opened its pantry in October 2016 as the first student-run food and clothing pantry within the SUNY system. It provides students, faculty and staff with free non-perishable food, toiletries, sexual and reproductive health products, and professional and winter apparel.
SHOP is a collaborative effort between on and off-campus partners who recognize the need to address food insecurity on our campus.
Hours for SHOP this semester are 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Fridays. In addition, this spring SHOP will add a branch to service SUNY Oswego's Syracuse Campus.
For more information, visit the SHOP website.
The Food Bank of Central New York serves as the main food distribution hub for hundreds of partner agencies that encompass the emergency food network in its 11-county service area. This coverage spans across Central New York, the North Country and the Mohawk Valley.
The Food Bank provides more than 22.2 million pounds of food –- the equivalent of 18.5 million meals –- to hungry individuals, families, children and elderly every year. Learn more at the Food Bank of Central New York website.
-- Submitted by Students Helping Oz Peers