Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.94
Liaison Jim Dees
Submission Date Dec. 5, 2023

STARS v2.2

Appalachian State University
IN-14: Food Bank

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Jennifer Maxwell
Resource Conservation Manager
Physical Plant Administration
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Does the institution host a food bank, pantry, or equivalent resource focused on alleviating food insecurity, hunger and poverty among students?:
Yes

A brief description of the food bank, pantry, or equivalent resource:

Appalachian State University’s Mountaineer Food Hub and Free Store is available to students, staff and faculty. The Food Hub serves as a means to address food insecurity and provides staple foods, fresh produce, bread, breakfast items and personal care products. The Free Store is a means to conserve resources and provides interview clothing, winter gear, school supplies, household items and various other goods.

We have worked collaboratively to develop a campus food pantry network that continues to meet the needs of our campus community.

Pantry Locations:
Appalachian Hall - Honors College (First Floor Lobby)
Belk Library (Room 222)
Broyhill Music Center - Hayes School of Music (Room 226)
Everyone Eats Food Pantry (Levine Hall of Health Sciences - Room 542G)
Garwood Hall (Room 231)
John E Thomas - Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies- (Cabinet in hallway outside of room 232)
MS Shook Student Health Service (Miles Annas Building)
Rankin Science West (Room 327)
Reich College of Education (James Center - Suite 105)
Student Success (DD Dougherty - Room 214)
Walker Hall (Room 216)
Wellness and Prevention Services (next to the App State Post Office)
Satellite Locations:
Academy at Elkin - Elkin, NC
Academy at Middle Fork - Walkertown, NC
Hickory Campus (Room 1225)
For more information, please reach out to Jennifer Maxwell, Sustainability Program Director, at maxwelljb@appstate.edu or 828-262-2667.


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