• The Lion’s Pantry. About 20 percent of college students nationwide are considered “food insecure.” The Lion’s Pantry provides a free source of healthy food and personal-care items for students in need. In the first semester it was offered, 36 Penn State Behrend students used the confidential service. For more information, please email [email protected].
  • The student garden. The garden, just north of Smith Chapel, has used a community-supported agriculture model, with members funding seed purchases and supplies in exchange for a portion of the harvest. Produce from the garden has also been donated to the Emmaus Soup Kitchen and used by Dobbins Dining Hall on campus.
  • The Waste Not Program. Since 2013, student volunteers and employees at Dobbins have delivered leftovers to the Erie City Mission. During the 2017-18 academic year, they delivered nearly 600 pounds of food to the mission.
  • The Erie Garden Coalition. This network of Erie County-based AmeriCorps VISTA members and community leaders from local nonprofits and government organizations works to support gardens across Erie. It encourages gardeners to donate excess produce to the Emmaus Soup Kitchen.