STUDENT-TO-STUDENT SUPPORT FOR A HEALTHIER COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
The OhSNAP Food Pantry is open during finals!
Monday & Wednesday 11am – 4pm RWC 122
We are also offering appointments on Tuesday and Thursday 11am – 4pm for food pick ups. Contact Rose at 707-826-5228
Located in the Recreation and Wellness Center room 122
If you are in need of more food resources, here are some local food pantries to check out:
Food for People Pantry Locations: https://www.foodforpeople.org/need-food
Mckineyville Family Resource Center Food Pantry: https://mckfrc.org/services
Cal Poly Humboldt Basic Needs: https://basicneeds.humboldt.edu/resources/food
About us:
Oh SNAP! Student Food Programs is a student-driven initiative. Our mission is to increase access to nutritious and culturally appropriate food for all Cal Poly Humboldt students by engaging in campus and community partnerships and by raising awareness of food insecurity among our peers.
We aim to provide our fellow students with basic necessities and connections to community resources. Our services currently include a campus food pantry, a weekly stand with free fresh fruits and vegetables (during the growing season), CalFresh application assistance, connections to other local food resources, and outreach events.
We provide CalFresh assistance to anyone who needs it, however our pantry and food redistribution services are for matriculated Cal Poly Humboldt students only. If you have questions about this please contact ohsnap@humboldt.edu. To sign up for email updates about Oh SNAP Services please click here!
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“In a world of plenty, no one, not a single person, should go hungry.“
– Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary General
PROGRAMS
PANTRY
WEEKLY FARM STAND
Thank you to Ed at Earthly Edibles for our Farm Fresh Produce during the growing season!
MEAL SWIPES APPLICATION
Swipe Assistance Program
Email basicneeds@humboldt.edu to request services from the Meal Swipe Assistance Program.
POP UP THRIFT SHOP
Introducing OH SNAP’s very own thrift shop! We started a Pop–Up Thrift Store to help students access affordable items and to reduce waste. We gather donated items during move-out in the spring. All money raised goes to support the pantry, farm stand, and emergency housing fund. Follow @humboldtohsnap on Instagram to stay updated.
SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS
Join Us!
Click below to contribute to our fundraising campaign! Or learn about other donation options here.
CALFRESH
Sign up for CalFresh, Medi-Cal, cash aid, WIC and more!
If you are looking for CalFresh assistance and/or basic needs support, email Rose Glass – rtg15@humboldt.edu.
COOKING DEMOS & RECIPES
Learn how to cook simple, delicious and nutritious meals just for students! You get to eat what you make and all of our events are FREE!
Cooking Education will resume in the Fall 2024 semester!
STUDENTS: GET INVOLVED!
Check out the various ways you can join Oh SNAP!
Interested in getting involved?
OhSNAP! is not accepting applications at this time. If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Ani at sgg69@humboldt.edu.
OhSNAP! is not accepting applications at this time. If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Ani at sgg69@humboldt.edu.
If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Ani at sgg69@humboldt.edu.
Come intern or conduct class projects with us! Oh SNAP! offers a internships for students of any major. You can meet with the food pantry coordinator, health educator or faculty adviser to see if it is a good fit! Call to make an appointment.
For the Social Work Department, Oh SNAP! may be used as an internship for SW 255, 355, 682, and 683.
We also make an effort to advocate the college student’s needs and concerns in order to ease restrictions on CalFresh eligibility through surveys and research. Food insecurity is a significant issue among college students, especially for students with dependent children who are pursuing college education; so, we are making efforts to strengthen support systems to increase access to nutritious foods for students in need. Although the campus food pantry supplies some foods for students in need, it can’t provide them with increasing amounts of much needed food due to the limited funding. For this problem, we provide shuttle services from the campus to Arcata Food Pantry every Saturday so that students are able to get more foods from the local food pantry. In addition, CalFresh eligibility requirements for college students would be revised because we are trying to advocate for increased ease in the eligibility rules for CalFresh through various channels. Therefore, it is necessary to consider other initiatives such as campus gardens and policies to increase access to nutritious foods and, more broadly, improve students’ economic stability and well-being.
Oh SNAP may be able to assist you with a class project or assignment! Feel free to ask if we can be of any assistance.
Contact us at 707-826-4556
UPCOMING EVENTS:
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Delivery
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OhSNAP! FAQ
Yes! The more perspectives the better. Having a variety of backgrounds at OH SNAP! allows us the ability to think through things differently.
Nothing has changed–although we are trying to make it easier for students to gain access to CalFresh benefits. We had the thought as students, that we wouldn’t qualify. We have now learned about specific student qualifications statuses that help students qualify CalFresh benefits.
Currently any HSU student can access the pantry once a week, but please feel free to stop by for coffee or tea anytime. Please see pantry hours.
The campus food pantry is open to any HSU students including international students and exchange students. Please make sure to bring your student ID.
We only run our Farm stand during the fall harvest, so it is currently closed but will resume this fall.
You don’t have to bring any form of identification, just please bring a bag!
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