Donation Procedures & Alternative Food Resources

The Student Resource Center Pantry is primarily designated to non-perishable food items, toiletries, schools supplies and new or gently used professional attire.

Non-Perishable Food Items We Accept

  • Canned items such as vegetables, fruits, beans, and instant meals.
  • Boxed items such as pastas, cereals, instant meals, stuffing, potatoes, and macaroni & cheese.
  • Bottled items such as peanut butter, jelly, salad dressing, and sauces.

Hygiene Products We Accept

  • Shaving Cream & Razors
  • Toothpaste & Tooth Brushes
  • Toilet Paper
  • Hotel Sized Hygiene Products
  • Shampoo, Conditioner, Lotion, and Body Wash

School Supplies We Accept

  • Pens
  • Pencils
  • Papers
  • Folders
  • Writing Pads
  • Spiral Notebooks
  • Three-Ring Binders
  • Highlighters
  • Whiteout
  • Calculators
  • Goggles

New & Gently Used Clothing We Accept

  • Suits
  • Slacks
  • Button Down Shirts
  • Blouses
  • Knee-Length Dresses
  • Knee-Length Skirts

Other Donations We Accept

  • Money

Non-Perishable Food Items We Don’t Accept

  • Opened boxes, cans, or bags of any kind.
  • Any perishable food item that can spoil or go bad.

Hygiene Products We Don’t Accept

  • Previously opened boxes or bottles that appear unsanitary.
  • The Pantry holds the right to deny any other items on a case by case basis.

School Supplies We Don’t Accept

  • Textbooks
  • Used Notebooks
  • Used or damaged supplies

New & Gently Used Clothing We Don’t Accept

  • Gowns
  • Tuxedos
  • Sequined Outfits

Donation Locations

  • Student Resource Center-Academic Building, Room 2185
  • Office of Institutional Advancement, Founders Hall, Room 3538

Alternative Food Resources

The Bernadine Center

2625 West Ninth Street
Chester, PA 19013
610-497-3225

Chester Eastside, Inc.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
301 East 9th Street
Chester, PA 19013
610-872-4812

Collingdale Church of the Nazarene

212 MacDade Blvd.
Collingdale, PA 19023
610-583-7845

Catholic Social Services of Delaware County

Chester, PA Office. A leading social service, charity and referral agency for the region. From financial aid to a clothing and food bank, applications to SNAP or WIC, and more are on site.
130 East 7th Street, Chester, PA 19013, 610-876-7101 and 610 761-7193

Christ Lutheran Church

Location 7240 Walnut Street
Upper Darby, PA 19082
610-352-1610

Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry

703 Lincoln Avenue
Prospect Park, PA 19076
610-532-9000

CityTeam Ministries

Organization will offer Emergency Food Boxes, Diapers and Baby formula during crisis.
Main address is 634 Sproul Street
Chester, PA 19013
610-872-6865
chester@cityteam.org

Media Food Center

First United Methodist Church, Media
350 W. State St.
Media, PA 19063
610-566-3172

Mt. Zion CME Church Food Center

701 Felton Ave
Sharon Hill, PA 19079
610-620-8133/610-809-3248

Neighbor to Neighbor

Community Center, Sharon Hill
814 Clifton Ave
Sharon Hill, PA 19079
610-461-8140

Community Outreach Project, Life Center of Eastern Delaware Valley

6310 Market Street
Upper Darby, PA 19082
610-734-5770

Upper Darby Food Bank (CupBoard)

7766 Wayne Ave
Upper Darby, PA. 19082

Accessibility Requirements: Upper Darby, Milbourne, Drexel Hill and Havertown Residents, ID, Proof of Residence, and SSCard to access resources ONCE per month

Salvation Army (Chester)

151 West 15th Street
Chester, PA 19013
610-874-4266

Salvation Army (Darby)

22 North 9th Street
Darby, PA 19023
610-583-3720

Self-Help and Resource Exchange (SHARE)

2901 W. Hunting Park Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129
215-223-2220 or Toll Free: 1-800-595-3663

Delaware County Assistance Office

701 Crosby St. Suite A
Chester, Pennsylvania 19013-6043
610-447-5500

 

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church

2220 South Sproul Road
Broomall, Pennsylvania 19008
Call the church at 610-325-0130

Narberth Community Food Bank (Montgomery County)

201 Sabine Ave
Narberth, PA 19072
484-278-4579

West Chester Food Cupboard (Chester County)

431 S. Bolmar St.
West Chester, PA 19382
610-344- 3175

Chester County Food Bank

650 Pennsylvania Drive
Exton, PA 19341
610-873-6000