Bruin Pantry
Do you need food? Learn more here about visiting the Bruin Pantry and our changes since COVID-19.
National survey data shows 45% of college students have recently experienced food insecurity. The Bruin Pantries are here to help change that by providing free food, hygiene items, and other resources to students, faculty, and staff in need.
Want to help provide college hunger relief? Here’s how you can get involved:
Work in the Pantries
Work Study
- Eligibility Requirements: Must have been awarded federal work study through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®)
- Hours per week: Based on total award received, typically 12-20 hours per week.
- Compensation: Hourly pay rate, varies
- How to Apply: Positions will be listed on SLCC Employment Opportunities when available.
Tuition Waiver
- Eligibility Requirements: Must attend at least 3/4-time (at least 9 credit hours), be a Utah Resident, maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA and have completed 70% of all the courses here at SLCC. Additional restrictions exist; individual eligibility will be confirmed at the time of application.
- Hours per week: 10
- Compensation: Tuition will be waived. Student must still pay their student fees.
- How to Apply: Positions will be listed on Awardspring when available.
Campus Internship Program (CIP)
- Position Title: Bruin Pantry Campus Shift Lead
- Eligibility Requirements: Must not be receiving a tuition waiver, must be enrolled in at least 9 credit hours during the Fall and Spring Semesters, must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours during the summer, maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Additional restrictions exist; individual eligibility will be confirmed at the time of application.
- Hours per week: 20
- Compensation: $12/hr
- How to Apply: View current openings on Handshake - Contact Career Services with any questions.
Volunteer in the Pantries
- We have several shifts per week available for members of the SLCC community who would like to support our staff and student leaders, for more information, please submit an application through Campus Groups (also known as SLCC Groups) here.
- We're not currently able to support large group volunteer projects.
Donate to the Pantries
- The Bruin Pantries can accept donations at our four locations during our scheduled distribution hours ONLY. Distribution hours vary by semester, and can be found here.
- For a list of currently requested items, please click here.
- Please do not leave donations outside the pantry door if we are closed.
- If you would like to put together a donation drive, schedule a larger donation drop off, or if you have any other questions, please email: michael.braak@slcc.edu.
Additional Resources that may also be of use to you and your loved ones:
General Resources
- 211 Online Resource Database You can use this to search for resources by location and/or type.
- Salt Lake County General Resource List
- Aunt Bertha Another place you can search for resources similar to 211
- Salt Lake County General Resource List (Spanish)
- Covid19 Mutual Aid - Salt Lake City
- PPAU ED COVID 19 Resources
Food Resources
- Utahns Against Hunger COVID-19 Food Access List
- Salt Lake County Food Resource List
- Salt Lake County Food Resource List (Spanish)
Single Parent Resources
Housing Resources
- Salt Lake County Homeless Resource List
- Case Management and Housing Assistance A program Salt Lake and Tooele County residents can apply for if they are housing insecure.
- Salt Lake County Homeless Resource List (Spanish)
Dental/Health Resources
- Salt Lake County Dental Resource List
- Salt Lake County Health Resource List
- The Wellness Bus Traveling free or low-cost health and social services.
- Salt Lake County Dental Resource List (Spanish)
- Salt Lake County Health Resource List (Spanish)
Legal Resources
- Free Legal Clinic Free, brief legal advice for those that cannot afford an attorney.
- Free Legal Clinic (Spanish) Free, brief legal advice for those that cannot afford an attorney.