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Food Pantry

Yavapai College students can schedule a Food Pantry visit, find upcoming mobile food distributions, view current pantry needs, and make a donation.

Student Support

The Food Pantry

Food staples are available for each member of your household. Schedule a pantry visit, learn about upcoming food distributions, or help stock the pantry for YC students.

Community Event

Mobile Food Distribution

Help bring nourishment to our neighbors. Sponsored by St. Mary’s Food Bank, this annual event provides local families with boxes of fruit, vegetables, canned goods, and kitchen staples.

Date: 
Time: 10 a.m.–1 p.m. (or when all food has been shared)

Location:
Prescott Campus Main Parking Lot

Yavapai College
1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott, AZ

Enter on Washington Street — view map


Drive-through distribution only.

Get Food Support

Visit the Food Pantry

Set up an appointment, then shop for the staples your household needs.

Schedule a Visit

Apply and set up an appointment to visit the Food Pantry.

Shop the Pantry

Choose available pantry staples for each member of your household.

Apply and Schedule a Food Pantry Visit

Help Stock the Shelves

Food Pantry Donations

Food and financial gifts help the pantry continue serving YC students and their households.

Donate Food

Review the current needs list before bringing food donations. Contact Deborah regarding food donations.

View Current Pantry Needs (PDF, opens in a new tab)

Donate Funds

Your financial contribution supports the Yavapai College Food Pantry and the students who rely on it.

Donate Funds
You Are Not Alone

Hunger on College Campuses

Many college students face food insecurity and other basic-needs challenges. We are here to help.

Food Security Among College Students

Food security affects whether students have enough to eat and can maintain regular meals.

High food security31%
Marginal food security21%
Low food security26%
Very low food security22%

Low food security: food intake is reduced and normal eating patterns are disrupted due to lack of money for food.

When There Is Not Enough Money for Food

  • 44%of students cut the size of their meals or skipped meals because there wasn’t enough money for food.
  • 15%of students lost weight because there wasn’t enough money for food.
  • 20%of students did not eat for a whole day because there wasn’t enough money for food.

Source credited in the original graphic: National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness. Publication date not provided.

Basic Needs at Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges

The supplied chart compares students’ food and housing needs by college type.

Percentage of students by basic-needs category and college type
Basic-needs category Two-year colleges Four-year colleges
No needs (“Secure”) 30% 39%
Food insecure, housing insecure, or homeless (“Insecure”) 70% 61%
Food and housing insecure 39% 30%
Housing insecure and homeless 16% 11%
Food insecure and homeless 13% 9%

The final three rows describe overlapping needs and should not be added together.

Source note: The original comparison graphic does not identify its source or publication date.

These figures are reproduced from the supplied graphics; they are not presented as current Yavapai College statistics.

Find Support at YC

The Food Pantry is here to help you and your household access food staples.

Apply and Schedule a Food Pantry Visit