Food Assistance and Resources
Are you not sure where your next meal is coming from? Are you worried about a friend or fellow CU student who might not have eaten for a while? We’re here to help to provide support in accessing services at CU and in the community.
Interested in helping? Scroll to the bottom to see a list of needed donations and a way to contribute financially.
Events
Monday, November 11th from 2:00-4:00pm on Folsom Plaza (next to the Buffalo Statue at Folsom Stadium). This event is open to all graduate and undergraduate students. Students will be able to take home about a week’s worth of food including some produce, frozen meals, shelf stable items, and proteins for free.
Also, you can visit Community Food Share website for a list of their mobile pantry locations in Boulder if you can't make the Nov. 11th event.
Emergency Food Boxes
*Provided in-kind by Community Food Share.
Is it the end or beginning of the month and your paycheck is all used up? Do you just need 2-3 days or 2 weeks' worth of additional food and can’t afford to go grocery shopping? Stop by and pick up an emergency food box for free. Each box contains 2-3 days worth of non-perishable food that can be cooked without a stove. You may be asked to show your Buff One card at each pickup location to prove student status but no other information will be collected. Pick up locations include:
- Academic Success & Achievement Program - Williams Village
Visit the front desk or email to pick up. -
Counseling and Psychiatric Services - C4C N352
Visit the front desk. -
Center for Inclusion and Social Change - C4C N320
Visit the front desk. -
Environmental Center - UMC 355
Visit the front desk. -
Graduate Teacher Program- CASE E380
Visit the front desk. -
Off-Campus Housing and Neighborhood Relations - UMC 313
Visit the front desk. -
Medical Services - Nutrition Services - Wardneburg 1st Floor
Visit the front desk or email jane.reagan@colorado.edu to arrange a time for pick up. -
Volunteer Resource Center - UMC 458
Visit the front desk or ask for any Professional Staff member.
Microwaves on Campus
- UMC - Located outside of the Alfred Packer Grill. There is also a toaster.
- Pekoe Siphouse(ATLAS Building) - Located near the vending machines on a small cart.
- Laughing Goat Cafe (Norlin Library) - There are two microwaves opposite the serving counters. There are also two toasters.
- Education Building - In the student lounge, there is one microwave.
- Volunteer Resource Center (UMC 458) - there is one microwave in the back room
- Center for Inclusion and Social Change - C4C N320 - Located in the kitchen
- CU Student Recreation Center - Located in the locker room lounge, next to the vending machines on the lower level. Must be a student to access microwave.
We are working on a list of refrigerators for daily use on campus.