Fall and Spring semester hours
- Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Friday: 1-4 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed
Location
Our pantry is located inside of the Center for Student Engagement on the third floor of the Joe Crowley Student Union.
Pack Provisions
Pack Provisions is the University of Nevada, Reno's on-campus food pantry, located on the third floor of the Joe Crowley Student Union within the Center for Student Engagement. It offers free access to food and hygiene supplies for all members of the Wolf Pack, including students, staff, and faculty, ensuring their academic journey is not hindered by financial hardship.
The pantry provides a range of resources, including perishable and non-perishable foods, meal swipes, grocery funds, school supplies, and more, promoting social wellness within the university community. It operates without government funding, ensuring no impact on the status of international students or financial aid awards. The only requirement to access its services is an active NSHE ID number, with no need for a social security number, state ID, or passport.
If you have any questions about your eligibility to use these services, please email packprovisions@asun.unr.edu.
Get assistance
Students, staff, and faculty interested in receiving food and hygiene supplies can now visit the pantry in person in the Center for Student Engagement to pick out their items.
Before utilizing the pantry, users must fill out an intake form with either a Pack Provisions staff member or a front desk worker. The data provided in these forms is confidential and only the aggregate responses are reported to the appropriate agencies.
You can visit the Pack Provisions pantry during the following hours from the Center of Student Engagement located on the 3rd floor of the Joe Crowley Student Union. Pack Provisions is open year-round but is closed all University holidays.
If you need assistance and/or are unable to come in person, please email packprovisions@asun.unr.edu.
Volunteer
Our program relies on volunteers to provide the highest quality and most accessible service to our campus community. All of our volunteering opportunities are posted on GivePulse, where you are able to sign up for the events and opportunities that interest you.
Volunteers are held to the same moral and ethical standards as Pack Provisions staff. Volunteers are required to keep all information about visitors confidential. Here's what we're looking for in volunteers:
- Enthusiasm for helping others
- Excellent communication skills
- Super customer service skills
All volunteers must fill out paperwork prior to volunteering. Before or on the date of your first shift, please check in with a staff member who will be happy to give you a form to complete. Please complete the form and turn it into a Pack Provisions staff member.
Please fill out this form Pack Provisions Canvas Page Request to send a request to be added to the Pack Provisions Volunteer Canvas page. Once you're done, one of our team members will add you to the page. At any time, you can register GivePulse to volunteer at Pack Provisions!
Volunteers help Pack Provisions meet our goals! Additional responsibilities will depend on the present need but can consist of:
- Packing online orders for students
- Organizing and sorting the food and resource pantry
- Tabling to promote program awareness
- Special projects including outreach, communications, research and programming
We have specific outreach events throughout the semester as well as deliveries from the food bank, as well as open opportunities where volunteers can work on packing orders and restocking the pantry on their own time. Volunteers can choose whatever works best for their schedule.
We ask that volunteers commit to volunteering just once a week for the duration of the semester. We try to be consistent in our hours so students, faculty and staff can access the service. If you have any questions regarding volunteering with Pack Provisions, please send an email to packprovisions@asun.unr.edu.
Make a donation
A big part of what Pack Provisions provides to the university community is carried out through donations of items and funds.
Food and personal hygiene items
If you have any food or hygiene items you can bring them to the Center for Student Engagement on the 3rd floor of the Joe Crowley Student Union. All donated items must be unopened and/or unused. This is for the safety of Pack Provisions users and staff.
Pack Provisions is in need of:
- Canned protein
- Canned soup
- Canned fruit/vegetables
- Granola bars
- Oatmeal
- Cereal
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body wash
- Laundry detergent
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
Funding
Pack Provisions accepts financial donations, which help significantly in our mission of serving as many students, faculty and staff as possible. We can take cash donations or you can donate electronically.
To make a cash donation, please bring your contribution to Central Station, which is also located in the Center for Student Engagement. They will process your donation and add it to the Pack Provisions account. They can provide you with a receipt to document this donation.
To make an online donation using a credit card, please click on the link below:
Thank you to the following donors:
- Greater Nevada Credit Union
- Junior League of Reno, Inc.
- President Brian Sandoval
- Food Bank of Northern Nevada
- Catholic Charities
- And everyone who gives to the program on “Giving Tuesday”
Host a drive
Many of our resources come from donations. We encourage clubs, organizations and university departments to consider our program when planning donation drives of food, toiletry items, or school supplies. Donated resources will stay and support members of the university community. Because we are a small program with limited space, any excess donations that we cannot use will be donated to a local organization.
Pack Provisions can support your donation drive by:
- Providing customized donation bins to set up in locations on campus or at your event. We can drop off these bins to your location and pick up the bins and any donated items. Please fill out the following request form to reserve these bins for your event.
- Promoting your drive through existing Center for Student Engagement channels such as through social media platforms and newsletters. (Be aware that this does not include ASUN's Inkblot graphic design or video services.)
Policies
ASUN Pack Provisions extends its gratitude to all of you for your invaluable help and continued support. As we embark on a new semester, we must highlight our mission and policies, ensuring equitable service to all.
ASUN Pack Provisions is committed to supporting every member of the University of Nevada community in achieving academic success. We do this by facilitating access to perishable and non-perishable foods and offering SNAP education, meal swipes, and hygiene items. Our mission revolves around eliminating the barriers that University community members may encounter when faced with financial hardships. The pantry focuses on students facing food insecurity, enabling them to access various options while they navigate their academic pursuits and daily responsibilities.
While the pantry displays a diverse collection of food items, it is essential to acknowledge that our resources are limited. We'd like to ask you to follow the limitations in the pantry so we may help all of those in need. We can provide information on nearby local pantries if you need additional food beyond Pack Provisions resources.
Upon completion, users must complete the Intake QR Code and present the final screen to a Pack Provisions Staff member. Completing this intake each time helps provide resources to the pantry.
The pantry is exclusively open to university-affiliated individuals, including current students, staff, and faculty. Users are required to confirm their university affiliation by presenting their Wolf card (Student ID) at each visit. Those who are not affiliated with the university will not be able to access the resource. The Wolf Card used must match the person utilizing the service.
Please know that users are asked to use the provided baskets when gathering items from Pack Provisions. Users are limited to one basket full of items at each visit. No reusable bags or backpacks will be allowed into the pantry for filling food items.
Pack Provisions staff members will inspect the items in users' baskets to determine compliance with established limits. Please ask a staff or volunteer if you are not clear on the limit.
We ask that you bring your reusable bag each time you visit, as we don’t always have bags to give you.
Wolf Pack Meats are exclusively available on Mondays through Thursdays, with a limit of one pack per person while supplies last.
ASUN Pack Provisions serves an average of 300 weekly users. We'd like to ask you to cooperate in following the prescribed limits for each category of food items.
The pantry's operating hours are from Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m. Please ensure that your pantry visits are scheduled during these open hours only.
Your cooperation with these policies and expectations helps us to serve the University community better. We will have no exceptions to our policies, and your privileges using the pantry will be revoked if you are found in violation.
Thank you for your continued support in making ASUN Pack Provisions.