The pantry is a member organization of Ample Harvest, meaning we gratefully accept fresh produce from home gardeners. Vegetables from The U’s garden are a welcome addition to our offerings, and are picked up quickly by users, so we’d be happy to accept any surplus from your personal garden. Even zucchini!

All donations – household supplies, food or funds – are appreciated! Every week we buy pasta sauce, cereal, Chef Boyardee, and shelf-stable milk. Tuna, baked and refried beans, pasta, canned fruit, juice, rice or potato sides, and mac ‘n’ cheese are frequently on our grocery lists. We’re lucky to get fairly regular donations of canned chicken, peanut butter and jelly. Even in warm weather, there’s demand for soup and hot cocoa mix.

Laundry detergent and toilet paper are the most popular non-food items we regularly purchase. Weather permitting, we offer Kreher’s Farm Fresh Eggs, graciously donated by that family. We distribute cat and dog food, courtesy of WNY Food 4 Paws and the SPCA.

We are able to stock full-size packages of menstrual care products thanks to “The Cheryl Fund.”