Welcome to MCLA's Food Pantry Canvas Page!

We're so glad you're here!

The MCLA Food Pantry is available to all students at MCLA and has been supporting over 100 students since 2022. Between September 2021 and January 2023, students have visited the pantry over 1,100 times and we have provided students with nearly 6,000 food or personal care products!

Thank you so much for supporting our site by visiting. We hope that we support you in return with our resources and modules!

Want to get in touch? Contact us at foodpantry@mcla.edu!

Upcoming Events

No upcoming events. Stay tuned!

About Us

The MCLA Food Pantry opened in 2017 and provides canned goods, prepackaged meals, and toiletry supplies to MCLA students.

The Food Pantry is located in the Amsler Campus Center on the 2nd floor, room #206. Current students, faculty, and staff are welcome to utilize the Food Pantry whenever the Amsler Campus Center is open.

In Modules, you'll find the food pantry order form, the gift card order form, and other additional resources (i.e. SNAP, fuel assistance, and rental assistance).

Attention Residents of Massachusetts- check out the resources on assistance with health coverage in the Health Coverage module!

Be sure to check out all the resources you may be eligible for - located under modules (i.e. SNAP Resources, Food Pantries (In and out of Berkshire County), and General resources for residents of Massachusetts).

Quick links:

MCLA Swipes Program

The Flexible Pantry Cook Book

Food Pantry Enrollment

Donations

We appreciate donations of non-perishable foods such as: spaghetti, sauce, tuna, soups, Ramen noodles, macaroni and cheese, pop tarts, granola bars, small boxes of cereal, snacks ect. We also accept any and all toiletries. Donations are accepted anytime and can be given to Spencer Moser, room #308 of the Campus Center, or be left in the Food Pantry, room #206 of the Campus Center.

We are also always accepting monetary donations:

Monetary Donation to Food Pantry select "Food Security Fund" under 'Designation'

Open Positions Available

There are currently paid and volunteer positions available to support The Food Pantry. To apply please click here.

Contact Spencer Moser with any questions!

Need Housing?

No one should have to worry about where they will sleep at night. Connect with other students in MCLA's housing forum, an opportunity for finding tenants, roommates, or just a general home to stay in! Want to share the forum with someone you know? Use this flyer!

Looking for quick housing advice? Visit the Homeless Youth Handbook.

Looking for landlords that are close with college students? Here's a list!

For updates surrounding the Food Pantry and additional resources, follow our social media:

Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter- @MCLA Food Pantry

Contact the Food Pantry Staff:

	Spencer Moser "Student Point of Contact and Food Pantry Director" Spencer.moser@mcla.edu
Thank you Jack Vezeris '23 for the awesome logo Food Pantry Logo!	Callista Motta "Food Pantry Coordinator" cm0118@mcla.edu Finley Root "Technology Guru" fr5817@mcla.edu