The Pitt Pantry

Edit: out of cantaloupe! Happy June! We're here in Bellefield Presbyterian Church’s back parking lot until 5:00 with potatoes, onions, cabbage, radishes, pea shoots, cantaloupe, butternut squash and beets! Take as many bags as you’d like -- please just take everything in the bag. Face coverings and social distancing is still required! We will do our best to update as items run out.

Update: Only potatoes, onions and sweet potatoes left! It’s produce day! We have celery, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes, and mangoes! Find us on the back porch of Bellefield Church (facing the parking lot) from now until 5 p.m. or until we run out of produce. Please wear a face covering and practice social distancing while you’re here!

Happy Election Day! We're here in the Bellefield Presbyterian Church back parking lot until 5:00 with potatoes, onions, cabbage, sweet potatoes, squash and more! Take as many bags as you want-- please just take everything in the bag. Face covering and social distancing still required! We will do our best to update as items run out.

Edit: out of cantaloupe! Happy Tuesday! It’s produce day! We have cabbages, acorn squash, onions, red potatoes, sweet potatoes, yellow squash, and cantaloupe! Find us in the parking lot of Bellefield Church from now until 5 p.m. or until we run out of produce. Please wear a face covering and practice social distancing while you’re here!

Edit: out of cantaloupe and onions! It’s produce day! We have cabbages, butternut squash, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini, and cantaloupe ! Find us in the parking lot of Bellefield Church from now until 6pm or until we run out of produce! Please wear a face covering and practice social distancing while you’re here!

We're still here (Just up on the back porch)! Zucchinis, cabbage, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, and more at the Bellefield Presbyterian Church until 5:00. Face coverings and social distancing required. The back porch faces the parking lot and can be accessed by going up the steps on Fifth Ave or between the yellow posts on Thackeray.

Summer Hours! The Pitt Pantry will be offering food and hygiene boxes for pick-up on Wednesdays from 3-7 PM. Boxes can be requested through the link found on our website. Please complete the online request form by Tuesday 11:59 AM (noon) if you intend to pick-up for the upcoming Wednesday. Here is the online form: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6yd2JuKa98Gjp1s... Produce pick-ups will be on Tuesday evenings from 3-5 PM. No prior request is needed to pick-up produce but we do ask that you maintain social distancing and wear facial protection. Thank you for shopping with us!

We have a ton of extra produce from this week’s produce distribution!! Stop by between now and 2:15 p.m. to grab some zucchini, butternut squash, potatoes, cabbage, and sweet potatoes! Masks and social distancing required. Produce is located on the Thackeray facing porch of Bellefield Presbyterian Church.

Update: out of squash, still plenty of everything else! We're on the back porch again with apples, potatoes, and cabbage. Please come and take as much as you want, but please take only full bags (applies to apples and potatoes). We are at Bellefield Presbuterian Church--4001 Fifth Ave until 6:00. You can get to the back porch by going up the stairs from Fifth Ave and around to the right, or going between the yellow posts on Thackeray and also around to the right. Face coverings are required, and only one household on the porch at a time please!

Happy February! We’re just 22 days away from the fifth annual #PittDayofGiving. We hope you will join us and other members of the Pitt Community in supporting The Pitt Pantry on February 23rd! #PDoG21 #HailltoPitt #Pitt

Check out the attached list of upcoming OAFA (Office of Admissions and Financial Aid) workshop opportunities. Zoom links, dates and times of each workshop are listed along with an overview of what to expect at each workshop. The first workshop will cover information regarding how to properly complete your FAFSA and will be hosted tonight from 6 - 7 PM. Hope to see you there! Financial Aid Open House DAY 1...Continue reading

Mark Your Calendars! The Pitt Pantry is participating in Pitt Day of Giving 2021! Your support to the Pitt Pantry on #PittDayofGiving will ensure that our volunteer-run pantry can continue to serve the University of Pittsburgh by providing food and other services to our Pitt Community. #PDoG21 #HailtoPitt #Pitt

If you need food, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and 412 Food Rescue, has bui...lt an interactive map of free food distribution sites: bit.ly/FoodMapSWPA. Please note that these locations, eligibility requirements, times, and other information are subject to change. Please check back frequently and contact PA 2-1-1 Southwest by dialing 2-1-1, texting your zip code to 898-211 or visiting pa211sw.org for additional resources.

Help Student Affairs to better understand the student experience outside of the classroom during fall 2020 and how we can improve that experience moving forward. Interested students will participate in small group discussions. If you are interested in participating please register for one of the sessions listed below! Thank you!

Update! We are out of apples! But we still have everything else available until 6p! Hello everyone! It’s produce day! We have LOTS of cabbage, a small amount of apples, potatoes and spaghetti squash. The produce is on the back porch of Bellefield Presbyterian Church (corner of Thackeray and Fifth). You can either come up the steps from Fifth Avenue OR come around to the back of the church by entering the driveway/sidewalk off of Thackeray. Please remember to wear a face covering and only one person on the porch at a time for physical distancing! We will be here until 6pm or until we run out of produce!

Pantry Holiday Hours / Updates: Beginning the week of Thanksgiving break (Nov. 23rd) up until the week of Dec. 7th, the pantry will only be offering box pick-ups on Wednesdays from 3-7 pm. The pantry will also not be distributing produce on Tuesdays during this period. Additionally, the pantry will be closed for two weeks during the weeks of Dec. 14th and Dec. 21st. During these two weeks there will be no box pick-ups or produce deliveries. Wednesday box pick-ups will resume ...the week of Dec. 28th. Regular operations (Tuesday produce days and Wednesday and Friday box pick-up days) will resume the week of Jan. 18th. Thank you for being understanding of our holiday hours / adjustments. We wish everyone a happy holiday season! Wednesday Box Pick-Up Dates: Nov 25, Dec 2, Dec 9, Dec 28 and onwards No Box Pick-Ups on these Wednesdays: Dec 16, Dec 23 No Produce Days on these Tuesdays: Nov 24, Dec 1, Dec 8, Dec 15, Dec 22, Dec 29, Jan 5, Jan 12

Don't forget that today at 6 p.m. is our hunger simulation event led by Pitt PEACHS. We hope to see you there!

Update 11/20: Due to popular demand, the Thanksgiving Dinner Kits have all been claimed. If you ordered a kit, remember to come pick it up during the time that you selected on the form. We hope you enjoy your dinner! The Pitt Pantry is distributing Thanksgiving Dinner kits on Wednesday, November 25th. Kits will include ingredients and recipes for pumpkin pie, three-bean salad, mashed potatoes and gravy, and cranberry sauce. With the exception of the gravy, kits are vegetarian.... Each kit includes enough food for about four people. You must be a Pitt student but do not need to be a Pitt Pantry shopper to request a kit! The form will close on Tuesday Nov. 24th at noon so please request before then. Request a kit at the following link: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8e5Ko4vwbTwyLid If you are a Pitt Pantry shopper and are planning to request a non-perishable food and hygiene item box for the same day, we encourage you to select the same pick-up time for your regular box and your Thanksgiving kit, and we will put them together on the porch.

Update! Things are going quick tonight! Here is what we have left: kale, a few bags of carrots, butternut and spaghetti squash, pumpkins and some beautiful apples! We are on the back porch of Bellefield Presbyterian church with LOTs of different kinds of produce today! We will be here until 6 or until the produce is gone! Please don’t forget to wear your mask and only one person on the back porch at a time!