SUA Food Pantry & Lounge

Hi UCSC students, In light of the recent social and political injustices, the SUA Food Pantry would like to highlight some resources for the UCSC community. We encourage you to take a look at some of the ways you can help as being in the front-lines isn’t feasible for everyone. -Donate! There are a lot of different organizations that need your support.... -How to help financially without money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM -Donate medical supplies or food -Sign Petitions -Engage in conversations -Check in with on your Black friends, neighbors, colleagues -UCSC’s Black Student Union email to our chancellor and their list of demands (https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7atRkgyrK/) -Show Solidarity on Social Platforms and your student spaces -Support Black creators and Black owned businesses -Bay Area (shoutout to Soleil, Tracey Friley (@bestfoodinoakland), Sophi H., Rose E. and others for maintaining this page) https://docs.google.com//1mTthE5lwqVnTCIm3iQtQXL/htmlview -Black/POC/LGBTQ+/Female Owned Businesses in Santa Cruz and Monterey (shoutout to Lexi Necarsulmet for making this available) https://docs.google.com//1kOdnJVInB2EUmjb5Tb4W4rBayM/edit -Inform others on news that have been fact checked -Making sure that you are recognizing privilege and don’t center the narrative around yourself -Educate yourself and others -Be an ally Here is a summary of petitions, where to donate,etc. https://docs.google.com//1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQve/mobilebasic Official Black Lives Matter homepage https://blacklivesmatter.com/ Please stay safe and take care of yourselves while doing what you can to help - Black Lives Matter *Also feel free to leave any additional resources in the comments section. Thank you.

Hey y’all! We are pleased to announce that we are partnering with Slug Support to offer food assistance through grocery gift cards and the Slug Support Pantry. If you are in need of assistance, please contact Dean of Students at [email protected] or (831) 459-4446

Hey y’all! As a reminder, we are CLOSED for Spring Operations but we wanted to check in and let you all know that we’re steadily working to have basic needs resources available to those who need them during the remainder of the Quarter. Look Out for more updates soon!Hey y’all! As a reminder, we are CLOSED for Spring Operations but we wanted to check in and let you all know that we’re steadily working to have basic needs resources available to those who need them during the remainder of the Quarter. Look Out for more updates soon!

Hey y’all, just a reminder that we have CLOSED for the rest of the quarter. Good luck with finals & we’ll see you in Spring!Hey y’all, just a reminder that we have CLOSED for the rest of the quarter. Good luck with finals & we’ll see you in Spring!

The pantry will be closed today due to the campus closure. The volunteer appreciation dinner will also be cancelled and rescheduled for next quarter. Sorry for any inconvenience this have caused and please reach out to [email protected] for any questions or concerns.