Bruin Community Pantry

HEBREWS 13:16

And do not forget to do good and to share with others...

table full of healthy foods

The Bruin Community Pantry is an Office of Student Life initiative seeking to address the real problem of hunger (food insecurity) in our community. We encourage students to take advantage of the various resources in the Newberg and Yamhill County communities that have been set up to help people when their resources are depleted.

Furthermore, George Fox has a wealth of resources available to students to ensure that they have every opportunity to achieve their academic objectives. In addition to addressing food insecurity, we also help connect students with resources that will help them achieve their personal goals of graduating and finding meaningful work.

How can I use the Bruin Community Pantry?

Students, employees, and community members are welcome during our hours of operation.

No more than two regular-sized grocery bags per visit.

As always, if people need access to food outside our normal hours, please email bruincommunitypantry@georgfox.edu to make arrangements to access the food bank.

Please read this story about how one student learned to use the food bank and expanded her culinary acumen regarding food preparation.

Fall 2024 semester hours

August 26 through December 13, 2024

*Hours are subject to change due to volunteer availability

Mondays 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Tuesdays 11:30 am to 6:30 pm

Wednesdays 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (Closing at 2 pm on Wed, Nov. 27 due to lack of volunteers.)

Thursdays 11:30 am to 6:30 pm

Fridays 11:30 am to 3:30 pm

We will be closed during the following holidays & events:

Wednesday, September 11 - Serve Day

Friday, October 4, 2024

Wednesday, November 27 - CLOSED AT 2 pm on this day

Thursday - Friday, November 28-29, 2024

Monday, December 16 to January 13, 2025

For more information, please email bruincommunitypantry@georgefox.edu

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If you need access to food during a time when we are closed, please email us to arrange an alternative time.

The schedule is subject to change due to volunteer availability.

Location

Our Address
Bruin Community Pantry
1404 E. Sherman St. 
Lewis Apartment #1
Newberg, OR 97132

# 9 on GFU map

Call 503-554-2316 for more information.

FOOD EXPIRATION INFORMATION

How Can I Help?

The success and sustainability of the pantry is dependent on our volunteers. We need people to unload the food truck each week, organize and restock the shelves as needed, and clean. If you are interested in volunteering, visit our Donations and Volunteers page to learn more.

To support us financially, click on this link.

Community Partners

We regularly partner with Grocery Outlet of Newberg, the Friendsview Retirement Community, the Yamhill Community Action Partnership, and Team A-dec to secure donations to the food bank.

YCAP logoA-dec logoFriendsview logoPanera logoGrocery Outlet logo

We are also supported by George Fox employees, parents, ASC (student government), individual students, and community organizations, including the Dundee Women's Club, which delivers recovered food from local grocery stores. The Panera outlet in Sherwood also supplies us with “end of day” bread.

A student shopping at the Bruin community pantry

In the News

Our efforts to provide resources for our students has gained national attention. See this story from a recent issue of the New York Times to read more about the national hunger crisis on college campuses and what we and other schools are doing about it.

The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities recently outlined the problem of food insecurity. The efforts of the Bruin Community Pantry to combat this problem is featured in the article.

Questions?

Jere Witherspoon

Jere Witherspoon

Student Care and Student Life Operations Specialist

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