UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– The Lion’s Pantry announced adjusted summer hours beginning Monday, May 16, 2022.
The Pantry is closed during finals week and the first week of summer, from Thursday, April 28 through Sunday, May 15.
Summer hours will be 5:00-7:30 P.M. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 17 through August 18. The option to request a pre-packed grocery bag pickup will also be available throughout the summer. Hours may change based on campus closures or other extenuating circumstances, so please follow The Lion’s Pantry on social media for updates.
Created in 2014 to address food insecurity within the Penn State community, The Lion’s Pantry is both student-created and student-led.
As the official on-campus student food pantry at Penn State’s University Park campus, The Lion’s Pantry serves every student with a valid Penn State ID with free food and supplies — no questions asked.
For students without a mode of transportation, the campus shuttle runs weekdays until 6 p.m. and drops students off on Big Hollow Rd.
Due to renovations to The Lion’s Pantry facility, summer open hours and pre-bagged distribution will be held in nearby location Chem Storage on Big Hollow Rd in storage unit #003. The Pantry’s location is the first Chem Storage building on the left.
In addition, Cub Pantries are located across Penn State’s campus to ensure food is readily accessible to students.
Students can access Cub Pantries at the following locations during the summer months:
- Student Disability Resources, 102 Boucke
- Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity, Lower Level, 0011 HUB
- Student Veteran Center, 146 Ritenour
- Student Care and Advocacy, 120 Boucke
- Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, Lobby
- EMS (Earth and Mineral Sciences) Library, 105 Deike
- Office for Off Campus Student Support, 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 200
- Gender Equity Center, 204 Boucke
- Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library, 201 Davey Laboratory
Open hours at each Cub Pantry location are the hours of each respective office.
Please contact thelionspantry@psu.edu with questions.
