Help with Daily Essentials: Safe and secure access to food, housing, and health care are critical to your academic success. If you struggle with these basic needs, you are not alone. These resources can help, so you can focus on learning. For more information see Basic Needs Support.
The Campus Food Pantry, a part of the Wellness Center, provides food and personal care items to current HCC students.
What students can expect when visiting the pantry:
- Initially, there is a brief registration process where your student ID (or a class schedule) will verify your current student status.
- Someone from the pantry team will provide an orientation and walkthrough of the pantry to answer all of your questions.
- Students are welcome to visit the pantry once per week during the hours that are posted for the term.
- Each visit, students can choose 10 items. If they bring their reusable bag that is provided during their first visit, they can choose 12 items.
The pantry focuses on providing healthier options sorted on the shelves using the SWAP (Supporting Wellness at Pantries) system, a stoplight system to promote items that are lower in saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar. In addition to shelf-stable items, the pantry also offers produce from the campus garden, frozen items including meat, refrigerated items including milk and dairy-free alternatives, toiletries and personal care products, recipe meal kits, and bread – all subject to availability.
Location: CL 169
Spring 2025 Session Hours:
- Monday 3-6 p.m.
- Tuesday 3-6 p.m.
- Wednesday 12-3 p.m.
- Thursday 12-3 p.m.
- Friday 1-3 p.m.
