BU Food Pantry Campaign 2024

Our Community Stepped Up Last Year. We Need Your Help Again

Last year, the BU Food Pantry distributed over 16,000 pounds of groceries—including rice, canned vegetables, peanut butter, and more—to BU students experiencing food insecurity. Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, we were able to meet the needs of many students. But the need for our services has only grown.

In September 2024 alone, students placed 530 orders, nearly double the number of orders received in the same month last year. This rapid increase clearly indicates that food insecurity remains a pressing issue on our campus.

This is our second year running the BU Food Pantry campaign, and thanks to community support, we’ve made a huge difference in students’ lives. But the work isn’t done yet. With the demand for food support growing, we need our community to come together once again.

History of the BU Food Pantry

BU has a long history of supporting the food needs of its community, starting from the Student Food Rescue program in 1988 to the Community Cares and Community Cupboard food pantries in 2019 and 2020. These initiatives aimed to address food insecurity in our community and ensure everyone has access to food.

In 2022, the new office of Student Wellbeing launched a centralized approach to food support. Thanks to cross-campus partnerships and funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) through the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Student Wellbeing has been focused on educating students about food resources and providing food through the BU Food Pantry.