Help us raise $10,000 to celebrate our upcoming 10 year anniversary serving CSULB students.
Every dollar you give helps us provide healthy meals, fresh produce, toiletries and school supplies to students in need at Long Beach State — creating an impact that fuels their success today and builds a stronger tomorrow.
The Laurén Chalmers '83 Beach Pantry, operates as the official food pantry for Long Beach State students. At our pantry, we believe that no student should have to choose between buying a textbook and eating a meal.
Food insecurity is a hidden crisis on college campuses. About 1 in 5 students on CSU campuses experience food insecurity while in college, according to a study commissioned by the CSU Chancellor's office and led by Social Worker Dr. Rashida Crutchfield. The study calls it an invisible issue that has been normalized as a picture of the ordinary and expected starving student.
By providing free, nutritious food, fresh produce, and pantry staples, we’re not just helping students make it through the week — we’re giving them the stability to focus on their education and build lasting change for their future.
"When immigration raids were happening the CSULB pantry provided essential food for me and my children. My children were so happy to see food being delivered." -CSULB Student
The Laurén Chalmers '83 Beach Pantry is proud to announce the opening of the ASI Beach Kitchen, an expansion of the pantry. This new space provides culinary skills, nutrition education and community engagement programming for the campus community. The ASI Beach Kitchen provides access to CSULB students to gain lifelong learning on how to prepare nutritional meals for their overall wellbeing. The kitchen will focus on educational programing and will utilize pantry staples to ensure accessibility for all students to experience culturally inclusive meals.
The Laurén Chalmers '83 Beach Pantry operates on donations. Nearly all food received is donated by local community partners, such as, Long Beach Organic, Food Finders, Student LunchBox, Temple Baptist Church on 10th, Bixby Knoll Restaurant Association and the Long Beach Food Bank to name a few. The ASI Beach Pantry has also established a food rescue program on campus, where food that would have otherwise been wasted is now diverted from the landfill.
The Laurén Chalmers '83 Beach Pantry provides our students with not only basic necessities but also opportunities of philanthropy. As many student utilize the services that the pantry has to offer, many student organizations and clubs find ways to give back with hosting food drives and collecting funds to benefit our program. Their efforts in fundraising has helped our campus target our current students and young alumni to give back. Many students and alumni remember facing food insecurity in college and are happy to give back to enable student success both inside and outside the classroom.
CSULB ASI- Committed to the principle of student self-determination in the shared governance of the university, the Associated Students of CSULB seeks to facilitate the achievement of students' educational objectives and life goals through programs, services, and facilities that advocate student needs and interests, compel student representation in campus decision making and provide students with resources that they identify as necessary for their intellectual, social and physical development.
Organization name
Associated Students CSULB
other names
Laurén Chalmers '83 Beach Pantry
Tax id (EIN)
95-1810426
Operating Budget
Small ($0 - $99,999)
Mission Category
Social Justice, Food Security, Physical Health & Wellness
City Council District
District 4
Address
1212 Bellflower BlvdLong Beach, CA, US
