Hatter Pantry
The Hatter Pantry is a confidential and free emergency/supplemental service.
It is located in the Collaboratorium of the Carlton Union Building, Room 278, accessible 24/7 with Stetson ID card.
The Hatter Pantry keeps non-perishable food items stocked through the generosity and donations of Stetson's faculty, staff and students and in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank. Perishable foods and fresh vegetables are occasionally available. In addition to food, the pantry also provides toiletries. We try to meet dietary needs (vegan, gluten-free, etc.) and suggest that if there is an unmet food need, please let us know.
To donate to Hatter Food Pantry, there is a donation box within the pantry. Financial donations can be made through Stetson's Office of Development.
Hatter Pantry was created in 2013 by Nicole Currie, Administrative Specialist III of Student Counseling Services. While waiting for appointments, students disclosed that they had not eaten for several days or were struggling due to changes in employment or their financial situation. Seeing a need, Nicole decided to help and started the food pantry so that students would not have to worry about going hungry. The original pantry was located in the Counseling Center Annex, between 2 counseling offices.
In 2015, Rajni Shankar-Brown, PhD, Associate Professor and Jessie Ball duPont Chair of Social Justice Education, became an active participant in assisting the efforts of the Hatter Food Pantry. Shankar-Brown is a member of the National Coalition for the Homeless, the Founder and Executive Director of the Poverty and Homelessness Conference at Stetson and serves as an advisor to the Student Coalition to End Homelessness at Stetson.
Over the years, various offices, departments and divisions on campus have donated boxes and bins of food and toiletries to the pantry.
For more information about the Ending Poverty and Homelessness Conference, contact Rajni Shankar-Brown at [email protected]
For more information about partnering with the Hatter Food Pantry, contact Religious and Spiritual Life at [email protected]
