The Cherry Pantry

The Barnett Irvine Cherry Pantry is Temple University's food pantry, located on the first floor of the Howard Gittis Student Center (to the left of the bookstore). 

Since opening in 2018, the Barnett Irvine Cherry Pantry has become a cornerstone of Temple University’s basic needs support offerings. Originally providing nonperishable goods and hygiene items on main campus, services have expanded to satellite locations at the Ambler, Health Sciences, and Center City campuses. Other additions, such as a fridge for fresh fruits and veggies and a menstrual product vending machine, have increased the support available for students. The Cherry Pantry’s mission is to combat hunger in the Temple community by supplying nutritious emergency food while providing equal treatment to all who visit the pantry.


The Cherry Pantry's vision is a Temple community where student success is not undermined by hunger. During the Academic Year of 2023-2024, the pantry had over 9,000 visits and distributed 20,000+ pounds of produce. With an average of 298 weekly shoppers, the pantry has seen a 297% increase since Spring 2022.  

 

Fall 2024 Hours:

Monday 12pm-5pm

Tuesday 12pm-5pm

Wednesday 2pm-7pm

Thursday 12pm-5pm

Friday 9am-12pm

***Please note that the Cherry Pantry will be open for regular hours through December 13th, 2024. Our winter hours will be Monday and Tuesdays 11am-4pm beginning on December 16th. 

***Please note that the Cherry Pantry will be closed December 20th-January 1st due to University closure. The Cherry Pantry will offer double points to shoppers the week prior, on December 16th and December 17th

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