CU Anschutz Food Pantry
Keeping our Campus Community Fed
The food pantry is open to all faculty, staff and students seeking food, hygiene items, and pet supplies. The food pantry is located in the Strauss Health Sciences Library, room 3105. There are no restrictions on the number of visits to the food pantry but there are limits on the quantity of items taken.
Fall Semester Hours:
- Monday: CLOSED
- Tuesday 11am-4:00pm
- Wednesday 11:00am-2:30pm
- Thursday 12:30pm-5:30pm
- Friday 10:00am-3:00pm
We appreciate your patience with the changing schedule.
Fall Observed Holiday Closings
- Thursday & Friday 11/27-11/28 (Thanksgiving Holidays)
- Closed 12/22-1/5 (Campus Holiday Closure)
CU Anschutz Food Pantry Contact Information
The CU Anschutz Food Pantry is overseen by the Office of Student Outreach and Support.
If you need to access the food pantry when it is closed, or have questions or concerns, email Shantall Valencia ([email protected]) or call 303-724-4640.
How to access:
Enter the library and take the elevator to the third floor. Exit the elevator and take an immediate right down the hallway. If you take the stairs near the elevator, the hallway is straight ahead on the third floor. The food pantry will be on your left, across from the Record Now Studio. If you are in need of additional resources and support regarding food insecurity, simply submit a referral and a Case Manager will help you navigate resources.
Ways to Support:
The CU Anschutz Food Pantry is a resource available to all students, faculty and staff facing food insecurity. If you would like to directly support the CU Anschutz Food pantry you can do that in a variety of ways including through a direct donation or a payroll deduction.
The best way to support students experiencing food insecurity is by donating to the CU Anschutz Shares fund, the campus emergency fund for students. You can make a one-time payment or payroll deduction.
Non-perishable food, hygiene and cleaning products, baby items, and pet supplies are always accepted via the donation bins outside the Food Pantry. Our list of most needed items is below.
The CU-Anschutz Food Pantry now has an Amazon Wishlist for those wanting to support the pantry in a quick and easy way. Our wishlist includes organizational items as well as hard to source hygiene products in our current ordering process. Donations are sent directly to the Student Affairs Suite to be brought to the pantry. Amazon takes care of any tax deduction forms for those who choose to purchase items from the wishlist.
In addition, we encourage all those who want to support our Food Pantry but are unable to donate to use our King Soopers Community Rewards Program.
It's easier than ever to raise money by shopping at King Soopers. Subscribe in 3 easy steps:
- Go to the King Soopers Community Rewards webpage.
- Click 'enroll now' and log in to your King Soopers account.
- Find us in their list of organization and click 'Enroll' (You can search for us by name, "University of Colorado Anschutz, Anschutz Shares," or by our organization code, GH631
Once completed, any qualifying purchases you make at participating King Soopers stores will generate donations for the CU Anschutz Shares program.
Additional Resources:
Apply for SNAP Benefits: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides monthly assistance to low-income households for food and supplies to support good health.
Hunger Free Colorado: A resource that provides information about food and nutrition resources. Provides a Food Finder Page to provide community resources across Colorado.
Additional Food Pantries and Food Assistance Resources Include: