Food Pantry

Recognizing the challenges associated with food insecurity, Farmingdale State College proudly opens its Food Pantry doors during the Spring 2022 semester. The Food Pantry offers healthy food selections to all current members of the Farmingdale State College community experiencing hunger. The FSC Food Pantry is a judgment-free place for community members in need of assistance. The aid received from the Food Pantry is not a long-term fix, but a bi-weekly resource for those who are food insecure. If a member of the Farmingdale State College Community is in need of more long-term assistance, below is a list of local resources. 

All personal information regarding the food recipients will be kept confidential. 

 

What is Food Insecurity?

Food insecurity is a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. It is important to note that though hunger and food insecurity are closely related, they are two distinct concepts. Hunger refers to a personal, physical sensation of discomfort, while food insecurity refers to a lack of available financial resources for food at the household level. - Feeding America

 

Community Eligibility

• The pantry is open to all currently enrolled Farmingdale State College students, faculty, and staff.
• A valid FSC RAM ID # and FSC email is required.
• Food Pantry users must complete a brief order form.

Pantry Process

To increase the confidentiality of those utilizing the Pantry, all intake forms will be conducted online.  All those who place an order will be assigned a code number that will be used to identify their order.  FSC Community members must complete their intake form by the below mentioned deadlines to ensure all orders are fulfilled. 

Food Pantry Deadlines
Ordered By:	Pick Up Date:
Sunday, February 13th at 11:59pm	Wednesday, February 17th
Sunday, February 27th at 11:59pm	Wednesday, March 2nd
TBA	TBA

 

You will receive a confirmation email once your order is received. This email will include the schedule date and time for pick-up (between 10am-2pm). 

Online Ordering

Our online ordering form, linked below, will require a RAM ID # and a selected pick-up time. Within the online form, community members are asked to select items within each category. Some categories have a maximum number of items that can be selected. If one of the items selected is no longer available, a member of our team will substitute that item based on availability. 

All order forms must be submitted by the above mentioned deadlines to be available for that scheduled pick up date. If you are unable to meet your schedule pick up time, please contact us at foodpantry@farmingdale.edu  

                                                     ONLINE ORDER FORM                                                         

 

Location

The Farmingdale Food Pantry is located at the Periodicals Department in Greenley Library (second floor). 

 

Why We Offer a Pantry

In 2021, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced that “The pangs of hunger should not cloud a student’s education” (SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras, 2021).  However, financial constraints are one of the top reasons students do not complete their college degree (U.S. News, 2019). Likewise, rates of food insecurity among college students ranged from 42% to 56% at two-year institutions and from 33% to 42% at four-year institutions (Goldrick-Rab, Baker-Smith, Coca, Looker & Williams, 2019).  This problem is also demonstrated across SUNY campuses. According to SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras, 40 percent of all SUNY students have experienced food insecurity and in 2019 alone, students have visited food pantries 320,000 times (SUNY Press Release, 2021).   In addition, a study by Wolfson et al. (2021) showed that students from food-insecure households were 43 percent less likely to graduate from college than their non-food insecure counterparts. This highlights that food insecurity is an issue that impacts retention and successful completion of degrees. 

Farmingdale State College is, "Dedicated to student success". 

 

Local Resources

Health and Wellness Department

The INN in Hempstead

St. Killian's Food Pantry : Local Farmingdale residence only. 

SUNY Food Security

SNAP Eligibility :You may also be eligible for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Benefits.  The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a government program that issues electronic benefits that can be used like cash to purchase food. SNAP helps low-income working people, senior citizens, the disabled, and others feed their families.