The Campus Cupboard is a resource for current students, faculty, and staff who need assitance meeting their food needs. We offer a variety of canned goods, protiens, and grain options. We value conversations surrounding dietary restrictions and do our best to accomodate ordering specialty items when we can.
The Campus Cupboard is located in SBA and is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and can be accessed by stopping by the Student Engagement Office in SBA or by emailing studentengagement@berkshirecc.edu.
The Campus Cupboard offers a variety of services including SNAP assistance, providing household products, and additional workshops/programming oppurtunities. The Campus Cupboard is also partnering with the Berkshire Community Diaper Project and will provide diapers for students who may need help obtaining them for their children. If you need additional support with other family services, please contact gmartinez@berkshirecc.edu.
Co-sponsor Amt. #647: $2M for the Hunger Free Campus Initiative (PDF)
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Support Food Security for BCC students by telling our representatives to fund student food security!
Senator Lovely has filed amendment #647 to fund the Hunger Free Campus Initiative in the FY25 state budget at $2M. The race for co-sponsors is on! Let’s make sure our senators know how important it is to ensure the growing number of food-insecure public college students have the food they need to thrive.
The HFCC + MASSPIRG Students are hosting 2 virtual call-ins this week: Wednesday at 1:30-2:30 and Friday 11am-12pm (yes, they are advocating for college hunger investments during exams!) Stay tuned for zoom invitations. All are welcome to drop into the Zoom at this time and ask any questions about the initiative, how to reach your Senator, find out if your Senator has supported in the past, the impact this funding has had for students, and general advocacy tips.
Senators have until Tuesday, May 21st when the Senate kicks off budget deliberations to co-sponsor the amendment. Students and advocates can send a quick email to their Senators using MASSPIRG’s advocacy tool here. Or, call your State Senator and use the sample script below:
“Hello, this is a message for Senator _____. My name is _____ and I live/work in
____. I'm calling to urge you to co-sponsor Senator Lovely’s amendment #647 which
provides $2M in the FY25 budget for the Hunger Free Campus Initiative. This allows
public, state, and minority-serving institutions in MA to tackle hunger on campus
for the growing number of food-insecure students through sustainable and successful
initiatives that boost student access to federal nutrition benefits like SNAP and
WIC. Our college students are our future leaders, and we need to make sure their basic
needs are met. I appreciate your consideration. Thank you!”
Let's get a strong list of co-sponsors from across the state to show that the Senate
cares about hunger on campus. Thank you for all of your support for this initiative!