Food Pantry

About the Food Pantry

Chestnut Hill College’s Food Pantry is a resource for addressing food insecurity among students. By offering free access to food, it helps alleviate hunger and ensures that students can focus on their academic and personal development. It’s incredibly difficult to focus and perform well as a student when you’re hungry or not properly nourished.

However, the Pantry is not meant to be any person’s sole source of food. If a student finds themselves visiting the pantry multiple times each week, they are encouraged to contact food@chc.edu to learn more about financial support for campus meal plans.

Hours of Operation

The Food Pantry is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5 pm during the fall and spring semesters.

Who is Eligible

The CHC Food Pantry responds to the issue of food insecurity by providing services to alleviate hunger on campus for students, faculty, and staff.

Ways to Donate

Individual In-kind Donations

If you are interested in donation in-kind items to the pantry, here are a few requests:

• Shelf-stable groceries
• Healthy snacks
• Quick meals
• Toiletries
• Period products
• School supplies
• Laundry supplies
• Yogurt, fresh fruit, cheese sticks

Donations can be dropped in the back of Campus Ministry (SJ 337). Please note that we do not accept canned goods. Please also be very mindful of checking expiration dates on prospective donations.

Monetary Donations

To inquire about monetary donations to the food pantry, please email Sister Lisa Olivieri, SSJ at lolivier@chc.edu.

Campus Donation Drives

We are grateful when campus groups express interest in running donation drives for our pantry! If your class, team, or club is interested in doing so, please contact Sister Lisa Olivieri, SSJ before your event to learn up-to-date pantry needs and best practices.

Amazon Wishlist

You can purchase items from our Amazon Wishlist to donate specific, needed items, streamlining the donation process.

Amazon Wishlist

Emergency Food Providers

To learn about local off-campus resources that provide food, nutrition services, and public benefits, visit the City of Philadelphia’s food and meal finder at the link below. 

Food and Meal Finder

Our Memberships

Chestnut Hill College’s Food Pantry is designated as a PA Hunger-Free Campus by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

We are a member of the Swipe Out Hunger campus network.

Contact the Food Pantry

For general inquiries about the food pantry, please contact food@chc.edu. For questions about donations, please contact Sister Lisa Olivieri, SSJ at lolivier@chc.edu.