Campus food drive runs April 27-May 7

Iowa State faculty and staff once again have the opportunity to help their neighbors, including university students, fight hunger over the summer months.

The annual United Way of Story County (UWSC) food drive will be held for 11 days, from Monday, April 27, through Thursday, May 7. Faculty, staff and students can participate by donating food and non-food items (see box) or making a financial contribution. All campus donations benefit the SHOP student food pantries, including the main location at 1306 Beyer Hall and satellite location in Sloss House.

A pervasive need

According to UWSC, nearly one in three Story County households are food insecure, as well as one in three Iowa State students. Food insecurity often is considered a hidden challenge: People may not appear different, but they can't afford a healthy diet or may forgo food in order to cover other expenses.

Find a collection site near you

Faculty and staff can drop off items at one of 10 campus locations:

• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 138 Curtiss Hall
• Ivy College of Business, 1200 Gerdin Business Building
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, second floor lobby, Catt Hall
• Physics and astronomy department, 12 Physics Hall
• Office of the senior vice president and provost, 1550 Beardshear Hall
• College of Veterinary Medicine (pet food donations also accepted), Fish Tank Lobby, Patterson Hall; and the Small Animal Hospital 
• Veterinary Medicine Childcare, 1520 Christensen Dr.
• University Community Childcare, 2623 Bruner Dr.
• Athletics department, Jacobson Building, 1800 Jack Trice Way
• ISU Research Park, Economic Development Core Facility, 1805 Collaboration Pl.

Prefer to not shop? Not a problem 

Make an online donation to United Way of Story County and direct it toward the food drive. UWSC also accepts gifts via Venmo to @UnitedWayStoryCo; be sure to write "food" in the memo.