Student Pantry

The Student Pantry is open to all currently enrolled Lemoore College students. We do not require students to provide proof of needing resources.

When visiting the the Student Pantry, show your Lemoore College Student ID card at the front door and let us know how many people you are sharing the food with. We will provide you with a hand basket to fill your selected items and offer you extras that we have available for the day.

Additional resources and support is available through the Golden Nest: Food and Basic Needs Center

Summer Hours until July 31st:

Mondays: CLOSED

Tuesdays: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Wednesdays: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Panera Bread Distributed at 10:00 a.m. while supplies last)

Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 

Fridays: CLOSED

 

The Student Pantry is closed during campus holiday closures.

Food Resource Appointments, please email at: goldeneaglepantry@whccd.edu or Call: (559) 925-3436

The Student Pantry/Golden Nest is located at 555 College Ave., Building 900 - Student Union ~ Rm. 903, Lemoore, CA 93245 across from the Help Desk

If you are dropping off a donation, please call The Golden Nest at (559) 925-3436 and someone can assist you to collect your donation.

We understand that not all students are not able to make it to the Golden Nest because they are not in the area. Here are a few different resources that are available to you:

• Central California Food Bank Distribution Sites
• Groceries2Go
• Food Finder
• United Way 211
  
  

If you need help when our center is closed, text your zip code to 898211 or call 2-1-1 any day, any time, to receive information on resources in your community. This is a free, private service that’s open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They speak many languages and can connect you to food, shelter, and other community-based services.   

For Emergencies 
If this is an emergency, call 911 or campus police at (559) 925-3202.

YES, we are always in need of volunteer assistance in the Student Pantry and our Monthly Drive-Thru Food Distributions! 

We need assistance with: 

• Unloading delivered items and packing items onto shelves
• Greeting students and bagging groceries
• Cleaning and restocking items on shelves 

To sign up to help in the Student Pantry, click here! 

Our Monthly Drive-Thru Food Distributions, we need assistance with: 

• sorting, bagging, and loading food into visitors' cars as they drive through
• checking in visitors
• directing cars one at a time into the distribution area

To sign up to help at our monthly Drive-Thru Food Distributions, click here!

Your time is valued. Any amount of time you can volunteer goes a long way and is greatly appreciated! 

• October 2013, Lemoore College, Sociology Faculty Member, Dr. Vera Kennedy and students from the interdisciplinary studies Leadership class created the food security project by establishing the Eagle Pantry Club, to find ways to support our current Lemoore College student experiencing food insecurity challenges. The clubs constitution was approved on October 4, 2013.
• In the fall of 2014, the Eagle Pantry became a chapter of the Food Recovery Network. Food Recovery Network, Inc. (FRN or FRN National) unites students at colleges and universities to fight food waste and hunger by recovering surplus perishable food that would otherwise go to waste and donating it to people in need.
• May 2014, the club began food distributions on campus with donations from the local community including farmers, food distributors, residents, faculty, staff, and students.
• The Eagle Pantry Club initiated and has maintained a partnership with Panera Bread since 2017 that provides weekly distributions to students.
• In 2017, The Eagle Pantry Club entered into a partnership with the Community Food Bank mobile distributions services led by student volunteers to help unload, sort, and prepare food for community and campus distribution.
• November 2021, Kings Community Action Organization (KCAO) with CalViva Health committed to support and donate start-up equipment and a steady supply of food to supplement the current food pantry efforts from a two-shelf emergency pantry inside a storage closet to a grocery-like setting on-campus at Lemoore College to provide groceries at no cost to Lemoore College Students.
• December 2021, the Associated Student Government students requested the renovation of their designated space inside the Student Union to help make the grocery-like setting on campus.
• March 16, 2022, Lemoore College will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the on-campus Golden Eagle Pantry on March 16, 2022, from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm in the campus Student Union (Building 900).
• August 11, 2025, Lemoore College opened "The Golden Nest: Essentials for Eagles' Journey!", a student-voted name and tagline for the new Basic Needs Center. Designed to support student success, the center offers a grocery-style setting with access to food, community resources, and a dedicated space for community partners to connect directly with students.

 

The Student Pantry is a result of an entire community coming together. Through collaboration with amazing partners, the generosity of donors, and our staff and volunteers’ dedication, we give thanks to all who share in our commitment to end food insecurity.