In early April, the Cavalier Food Pantry ventured into a new era of service on Grounds, marked by a move to the Student Health and Wellness building and an endowment from the University’s Basic Needs Support Fund. SHW became the pantry’s primary location at the start of this semester, while the original Newcomb Hall location continues to operate as a satellite space, offering shelf-stable and reapportioned items.
CFP is also in the process of endowing the pantry through the Basic Needs Support Fund, the first $3 million of which will be set aside specifically for the pantry once it is raised.
Following the move to SHW, the pantry is now ADA-accessible and has increased storage capacity. Now, CFP will conduct restocking and backstocking operations from a dedicated space in SHW, while continuing to provide services from the Newbomb Hall location. The pantry’s team explained that the move was a natural step forward for the organization and its continued collaboration with the University…