Chaplains and Religious Life

Bear Market Food Exchange

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Feedback Request

We are asking our community to share feedback with us regarding use and access to the Bear Market Food Exchange. Provide your thoughts anonymously via this feedback form.

Bear Market Food Exchange

Located outside of our offices on the 4th Floor of Page-Robinson building (across from Room 411), this pantry shelf is stocked by donations from students, faculty and staff, and supplemented monthly by the Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life.

This small food pantry is available for anyone struggling to get enough to eat. Please feel free to take anything on the shelves.

All community members are welcome to contribute non-perishable food. If you would like to donate, you can drop off your donation in a bag or box, or simply add food to our shelves.

Some items you might typically find on the shelves are:

Oatmeal
Cereal
Pasta
Rice
Beans (Dried or Canned)
Canned Vegetables & Fruit
Canned Fish
Peanut Butter
Protein/Energy Bars
Microwave Popcorn
Tortillas
Soup (Canned, Cups/Ramen)
Sauces/Salsa

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If you are in need of additional local food assistance, please visit the RI Food Bank to view their current Food Assistance List or for additional community resources. The Brown Graduate School has also produced a comprehensive page with university and local resources as well.

Sponsor a Restock!

If you or your office/department would like to sponsor a restocking of the pantry shelf, we invite you to fill out our sign-up form. Sponsorship may include food collection, monetary donations, a combination --or another idea you may have!

Currently the pantry is stocked by individual donations, supplemented 1x a month by the OCRL. While we have seen a greater need arise, unfortunately the resources of the OCRL are unable to meet the increased demand alone. Thank you for your consideration!

Feedback Request

We are asking our community to share feedback with us regarding use and access to the Bear Market Food Exchange. Provide your thoughts anonymously via this feedback form.