Student Pantry

• The Student Pantry is open to all currently enrolled Lemoore College students.
• Students must have a household intake form on file and an active semester student ID card prior to utilizing the Student Pantry.
  Household intake forms can be picked up and returned to The Golden Nest: Food & Basic Needs Center.
• We do not require students to provide proof of needing resources.
  
  

When visiting the Student Pantry, scan your student ID card at the check-in kiosk and select reason code "Golden Nest Pantry". Students can visit the pantry once per day and shop up to 10 items during regular hours.

 

Pantry hours may change each month based on the academic calendar and student needs. Our current monthly hours are posted on our Instagram page.

For questions or to schedule an appointment, please contact The Golden Nest team:

Email: goldeneaglepantry@whccd.edu
Phone: (559) 925-3436

Appointments are available upon request.

The Golden Nest: Food & Basic Needs Center and Student Pantry are located at 555 College Avenue, Building 900—Student Union, Room 903, Lemoore, CA 93245, across from the Eagle Help Desk.

If you are dropping off a donation, please call The Golden Nest at (559) 925-3436 before arriving so a team member can assist you.

We understand that not all students are able to visit The Golden Nest in person. The following resources can help you find food and other support services in your area:

• Central California Food Bank—Food Locator
• Groceries2Go
• FoodFinder
• United Way 211

If you need assistance when The Golden Nest is closed, text your ZIP code to 898211 or call 2-1-1 at any time to receive information about resources in your community. This free and confidential service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Assistance is available in multiple languages, and 211 can connect you with food, shelter, and other community-based services.

For emergencies:

For an immediate emergency, call 911. For assistance from Lemoore College Campus Police, call (559) 925-3202.

Volunteers are an important part of The Golden Nest: Food & Basic Needs Center.

Student Pantry volunteers may help unload deliveries, stock shelves, organize food, greet students, bag groceries, and keep the pantry clean and ready for visitors.

Sign up to volunteer in the Student Pantry

Food pre-packing and Drive-Thru Food Distribution volunteers may help sort and pack food, bag produce, check in visitors, load groceries into vehicles, direct traffic, and assist with setup and cleanup.

View available food pre-packing and Drive-Thru Food Distribution dates and sign up

Before volunteering, participants must complete a brief orientation. Volunteers may complete up to 10 service hours per month with the Basic Needs Department.

Any amount of time you can volunteer makes a meaningful difference 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: Food & Basic Needs Center!", 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.