Columbia University

Holiday Closure: 50 Haven Avenue will be closed on Thursday, 12/19. Spring 2025 hours of operation will be released shortly. 

Thank you for visiting the Food Pantry at Columbia's ordering site. Please note, we are a student-run resource. As such, we have policies in place to ease the workload for our members that acknowledge our limited size and labor resources.

For pantry-specific questions/concerns:

Olivier/Lerner -- ob2325@columbia.edu

Tobe/Medical Center --  ted2145@cumc.columbia.edu 

For all other questions about additional Columbia resources, government support, and more:

cssi@columbia.edu  

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Please note these policies and resources:

• Appointments become available 24 hours before the disbursement date. Therefore, you may not be able to see appointments prior to the 24 hours before a disbursement date. However, please check back 24 hours before the disbursement date. If you encounter further issues in regards to booking an appointment, please reach out to thefoodpantry@columbia.edu

• Appointment times are flexible. You are welcome to pick up your order within the 3 hour disbursement period. If you do not pick up your order by the end of the last disbursement of the day, your order will be canceled. Please reach out to Olivier/Lerner -- ob2325@columbia.edu or Tobe/Medical Center --  ted2145@cumc.columbia.edu for assistance if you are unable to pick up your order by the end of the disbursement for the given day. 
• As always, we strive to assist in alleviating food insecurity on the Columbia campus, but we will never resemble larger-scale operations in New York City. For further assistance in the face of food insecurity, please reach out to cssi@columbia.edu, where you may learn more about off-campus resources and government assistance.
• SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is a federal program aiming to provide individuals and families with access to nutritious foods. In collaboration with mRelief, a social service organization, you are able to text the number “74544” to anonymously be connected with the SNAP eligibility screener. For more information, please click: snap.mrelief.com/Columbia. 
• For access to food pantries in your local area, please click: https://streetsmartsnyc.com
• WIC, the Women, Infant and Children’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program provides assistance for families with young children and infants to access healthy foods. To learn more about this program and your eligibility, please click: https://access.nyc.gov/programs/women-infants-and-children-wic/
• To connect with any federal program or learn more about resources that you may be eligible for, please reach out to cssi@columbia.edu.
  

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Item request + feedback forms: Lerner / Medical Center