The Community Pantry will be CLOSED 12/25, 12/26, and January 1st
The pantry will reopen Thursday, January 2nd
The Community Pantry serves anyone with a College ID number!
The Community Pantry is now open on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Thursdays from 1 – 4 p.m.!
Follow us on Instagram for updates and information at @highlinecommunitypantry
Connect With Our Food Bank Partners
You can find the Community Pantry on the northeast edge of campus in the north side of Building 16
Are you looking to request items from the Pantry for your upcoming event? Please use the link below. We are enthusiastic to support programming on campus!
We are experiencing limited supplies during this time. This form will open back up sometime in the near future once we receive more. Thank you for your understanding!
Would you like to introduce your class to the Community Pantry? We would be happy to help you set up a time for you to bring your class to visit our space! Let us know if you would prefer to visit during open hours or at another time.
Highline Community Pantry FAQs
We are currently open on Wednesdays from 11 am to 1 pm and Thursdays from 1 pm to 4 pm. Please check your student email, or follow us on Instagram to stay up to date.
Anyone with a Highline ID Number can utilize the pantry which includes students, faculty, and staff.
Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to come by each day that we are open. The schedule changes quarterly.
Your Highline ID number and a reusable bag, if possible. If you do not have a bag the pantry will provide one to you.
We receive our food donations through the Des Moines Area Food Bank and the Emergency Feeding Program. Typically, our lunches and breakfast sandwiches from the Des Moines Area Food Bank come from Starbucks, SeaTac Airport, and Costco. The Emergency Feeding Program provides us with food from Amazon Fresh, Starbucks, etc.
Please email us at communitypantry@highline.edu.
No. It’s really important that we remember how eating regular, healthy meals benefits everyone. We encourage you to experience the pantry – you can tell folks what to expect, you can play a role in helping to normalize usage, and, there are many staff and faculty who are impacted by the high cost of living and shortage or housing and food access in our community.
Yes, we are accepting non-perishable food donations and hygiene products. If you would like to make a donation please visit the pantry, call the Highline Student Support Center front desk at (206) 592-3802, or email communitypantry@highline.edu.
See past collaborations we have done with Highline students down below!
In Spring 2022, Dr. Covington’s Community Psychology students each took a box and created wonderful meals. Below you can find cooking demo videos using the ingredients provided in the boxes.
Community Psychology looks at systemic oppressions and barriers to equity embedded within our society as causal factors for problems in wellbeing for communities and individuals. One barrier to healthy wellbeing that was explored in the course was the issue of food justice. Community Psychology projects often require action-oriented efforts to make sustainable change within the community. Students in the class partnered with the Community Pantry at Highline to learn more about the principles of food justice through a service-learning experience.
Additional questions? Feel free to contact us by email:
Community Pantry
communitypantry@highline.edu