Pack the Pantry and Fight Food Insecurity
Oct. 6, 2025
Join Dallas College as we Pack the Pantry and help fight food insecurity in our community! Be a part of the holistic support system for our students and continue to address food access and distribution issues for our Dallas neighbors in need.
Dallas College students can shop the pantry any time it is open. Community members can also shop the pantry during our special Drive-Thru Pantry and Community Pantry days.
Your donation directly impacts our students and community. Please drop off your donation of food or personal items to one of our campus pantries from Oct. 1 through Nov. 7. You can also use the campus Amazon wish lists and have much needed items delivered directly to the campus of your choice.
Campus Donation Locations:
Each campus will have boxes placed at the
- Food Pantry
- Office of Student Life
- President’s Office
- Information Central
- Welcome/Administrative Desk
Large donations of 250 items or more can be brought directly to the campus pantry.
To view maps and directions for all Dallas College locations visit DallasCollege.edu/Maps.
Grab-and-Go Items
Please consider donating these grab-and-go items to a pantry:
- Hygiene items
- Toothpaste/toothbrushes
- Deodorant
- Hygiene kits
- Sanitary items
- Body wash/soap
- Granola/breakfast/energy bars
- Snack crackers (peanut butter, cheese)
- Ramen noodle cups
- Single-serving cups of mac and cheese
- Fruit cups and dried fruit
- Pop-Tarts
- Single-serving cups of cereal
- Instant oatmeal
- Popcorn
- Vienna sausage
- Tuna or chicken meal packages
- Bottled water or flavored water packages
- Non-perishable vegetarian snacks
- Nuts and trail mix
- Chips/pretzels/goldfish crackers
- Chef Boyardee cups
- Microwavable meals (shelf stable)
- Plastic forks and spoons
- Resources
