CCLC Pop-Up Pantry to aid Chico State students in need

Students are able to come and grab free groceries and other basic necessities

Sophia MacKinnon, Food Reporter // September 25, 2024

The Wildcat Food Pantry is open Monday through Friday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They can be found in the Student Services building across from the BMU Marketplace.

The Cross-Cultural Leadership Center is hosting a Pop-Up Pantry in Meriam Library room 172. These pop-ups are in collaboration with the Hungry Wildcat Food Pantry.

They will offer food, hygiene items, CalFresh referrals and basic needs referrals. It is meant to aid students who may be experiencing food and housing insecurity.

The pop-ups will be available for the following dates of the fall semester:

Thursday, Sept. 26

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 14

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 30

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 4

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

For more information contact CCLC at [email protected] and Wildcat Pantry at [email protected]

Sophia MacKinnon can be reached at [email protected].

About the Contributors

Sophia MacKinnon, Food Reporter

Sophia MacKinnon is a fourth-year student majoring in communications with a minor in journalism and public relations. This will be her first year on The Orion staff but MacKinnon always had a love for writing. She has interests in a career in journalism or public relations.

Jenna McMahon, Copy Editor

Jenna McMahon transferred to Chico State in fall 2023 from Santa Barbara City College and is in her third-year as a journalism major as well as having added a global studies minor this year. This will be her first year on The Orion as the opinion editor having had past experience on The Channels at SBCC. After graduating she hopes to become a traveling journalist and hopefully work for National Geographic. In her free time she plays soccer for the club team at Chico State and loves to read, travel and anything to do with nature.