Columbia University

Fall Hours 2025

Lerner Hall:

Mondays 11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Wednesdays 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

50 Haven:

Wednesdays 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Thursdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 

As of February 24, 2025, a bag credit will be charged to orders that require bags supplied by the Food Pantry. 

If you cannot schedule an appointment, please send an email to thefoodpantry@columbia.edu. 

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:

Nayeon/Lerner -- np2843@columbia.edu

Elizabeth/Medical Center --  eg3259@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 at 2:00AM before the disbursement date. Therefore, you may not be able to see appointments prior to 2:00AM before a disbursement date. If you encounter further issues in regards to booking an appointment, please reach out to thefoodpantry@columbia.edu

• 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. 
• 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/