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Have any extra meals swipes? Donate them by September 20!
Have extra meals on your ID card that you won't be able to use? Students on a meal plan can now “Save-A-Swipe” by donating 5 or 10 meals from your meal plan to Retriever Essentials. Students in...
Addressing Food Insecurity Among College Students In Marylan
Congratulations to our very own GES Intern, Sarah Jacobson, who is presenting her research project at URCAD. During her work with Retriever Essentials, Sarah researched food insecurity on college...
Available 24/7 in the Campus Police Station
Thanks to the support of generous donors, our Mini Panty is officially open! Located in the Campus Police Station open 24/7, our clients can access the Mini Pantry to pick up non-perishable food...
Donations needed
Hello Retrievers! In addition to items for our Campus Food Pantry we are starting a Mini Pantry located in the Campus Police Station that will be available for community members 24/7. Please...
Thank you to all of our amazing donors for your generosity!
After 36 hours of incredible generosity and giving the totals are in for #BlackAndGoldRush 2021! Retriever Essentials raised a total of... $7,356.33!! We are beyond grateful to each of our...
Thank you for your incredible support to reach our goals!
#BlackAndGoldRush 2021 Retriever Essentials Update: $6,590 Thank you so much to everyone who has donated and helped us surpass our goal! Shoutout to Chris & Karen Steele and Kevin D. Joseph...
There's time to support Retriever Essentials & our partners!
It only takes a moment to help transform lives—and you can make your mark no matter where you are. Join the #BlackandGoldRush and support Retriever Essentials in its mission to eliminate food...
Help us reach our goal of 100 donors!
We have less than 36 hours to reach our goal, will you help us? Be the 100th donor! Donate Here! Retriever Essentials provides food and basic needs to our UMBC and surrounding communities....
#BlackAndGoldRush 2021 Ends Tonight @ 9 PM
There is still time to support Retriever Essentials and our campus partners, OCA Mocha and the Women's Center, during the 2021 #BlackAndGoldRush which ends tonight @ 9:00 PM. Retriever...
It's not too late to support Retriever Essentials
There are less than 10 hours left to donate to Retriever Essentials! #BlackAndGoldRush Retriever Essentials Updates: $6,270 All gifts—no matter the size—add up. Thank you in advance for...
Help Us Reach Our Goals and Further Our Mission
#BlackAndGoldRush Donations Update: Currently Retriever Essentials has raised $1,451 We have received a very generous donation from Chris & Karen Steele and Kevin D. Joseph '87 who...
Will you help Retriever Essentials reach our goal-100 donors
UMBC #BlackAndGoldRush 2021 has officially started today and will run for 36 hours until February 25th @ 9:00 PM. Will you help Retriever Essentials reach our goal of 100 donors Donate...
Support Retriever Essentials during Black & Gold Rush 2021
Giving Day 2021 starts TOMORROW February 24th @ 9AM and runs until February 25th @ 9 PM! Join Retriever Essentials in #BlackandGoldRush! With more than 70,000 UMBC alumni around the world,...
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Black and Gold Rush 2021
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Giving Day 2021 is right around the corner! From February 24th @ 9AM to February 25th @ 9 PM UMBC is hosting a 36 hour Black and Gold Rush all about bringing Retriever alumni, parents, employees,...
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Help us decrease food insecurity on campus!
Have extra meals on your card that you aren’t able to use? Students on a meal plan can "Save-A-Swipe" to donate one meal a week to a shared pool. Those meals will be distributed to students in...
As the semester begins, know that we are here for you - all our students, faculty, and staff - during this challenging time. Fill out this google form if you have unmet basic needs. We can...
Please fill out this short survey
Retriever Essentials disseminates an annual survey to gauge the levels of food/housing insecurity among UMBC students, staff, and faculty members. This survey assists us to measure our program...
Pause in Client-Specific Orders and Home Delivery
Hi Retrievers! Retriever Essentials has an important announcement! BetweenDecember 25th-January 18th we cannot fill Campus Pantry Orders via the Campus Pantry Order Form. Though we cannot...
Our Home for the Holidays Event has been moved to Zoom! The new link is https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76521505660?pwd=WnVGTFVQQ2R0NGVsTUxwUzIybDUvQT09 If prompted to use a meeting ID or...
Hello everyone! First of all, we hope you all had a wonderful and safe holiday. Secondly, Retriever Essentials currently has a lot of things going on, and we wanted to share with you! As you...
Retriever Essentials wants to give a big thank you to some special people that played a huge role in Home for the Holiday's success. To our volunteers Fariha, Nyla, Sabrina, and Rebecca, thank...
Retriever Essentials, UMBC's food pantry, is excited to share that we are offering FREE Thanksgiving Meal Bags to community members in need. If you or your family are in need of Thanksgiving...
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Retriever Essentials would like to invite you to our Home for the Holidays (Virtual) Community Dinner. We hope to bring the UMBCcommunity together even when everyone is feeling a sense of...
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Did you miss our Smart Essentials event or want to watch it again? Check out the following video to hear about free and helpful resources for the UMBC community. https://vimeo.com/472364552
Meet our new Student Leadership Board! We are so excited to be working with these dedicated students this semester!
Help us decrease food insecurity on campus!
Save-A-Swipe creates a pool of meals that become available to UMBC students who have been identified by trained staff as food insecure. This semester, students can sign up to donate 5 or 10...
Hello UMBC community, The pantry is in need of toiletries (***highly needed), peanut butter (***highly needed), canned soups, canned fruit, and pasta. You can donate through our Amazon...
Building Our Team
The Retriever Essentials Team is looking for a Media and Communications intern! The intern must be creative, social media savvy, and passionate about food security! Please see this position on...
Donate to Our Gritstarter!
Hello UMBC Community, We need your help to prepare our collaborative space at OCA Mocha! The space will house our new program, Towards Wholesome Eating. This program will increase the food...
Please fill out this short survey
Retriever Essentials disseminates an annual survey to gauge the levels of food/housing insecurity among UMBC students, staff, and faculty members. This survey assists us to measure our program...
Help Retriever Essentials provide food to those in need
The Campus Food Pantry needs the following items urgently: Food: Rice Pasta Peanut butter Fruit cups Cereal Oatmeal Canned tuna Canned chicken Beef jerky Toiletries: Toothpaste...
Support our UMBC community during these troubling times.
UMBC is a community that celebrates our great moments together. We also rise together in times of need to meet urgent social collective challenges. Over the last few weeks, the global health...
Further Assistance relating to Food and Housing access
While Retrievers Essentials items will be available at the Campus Police Station and True Grits for immediate relief, please refer to the following resources in case you or anyone you know needs...
Dear UMBC Community, At the present time, the Retriever Essentials Food Pantry is closed for visitors. However, if you need food and toiletry items, the UMBC Campus Police Department has...
Due to the COVID-19 guidelines of social distancing, we encourage our community members to use the following Retriever Essentials Amazon Shopping Lists to donate items to the campus pantry. ...
In case you need food over the weekend, in an emergency or after hours, please contact our UMBC Campus Police Department by calling (410) 455-5555. The UMBC Police Station is a designated Food...
The Food Pantry is in Sherman 205
The food pantry, Sherman 205, will be open Tuesday March 17th from 4 pm to 6pm. Please stop by if you are in need of food and personal care items. Contact retrieveressentials@umbc.edu if you...
The Food Pantry is in Sherman 205
The food pantry, Sherman 205, will be open tomorrow from 12 pm to 2 pm. Please stop by if you are in need of food and personal care items. Please consider making donations to the food pantry....
Need food or toiletry items please stop by.
The Retriever Essentials food pantry is still open tomorrow during the following hours for your shopping convenience before spring break: Friday 11 to 1 Please visit us at Sherman 205, and...
Dear UMBC community, Together with President Hrabowski’s office, Retriever Essentials would like to ensure that those in need of nonperishable food items and personal care products are supported...
Come Join the Retriever Essentials Team
Join Retriever Essentials team as the CCMA AmeriCorps VISTA/Program Coordinator for 2020-2021. Apply online here. Member Duties: The CCMA AmeriCorps VISTA will implement the operation...
https://gritstarter.umbc.edu/p/wholesome-eating/
Together we continue to make a difference
We Have Met The challenge!!!!!! A BIG Thank you to all of our first 100 donors for helping us reach our goal!!!!! Special thanks to Kevin Joseph and associates for being Benefactors to our...
Kevin Joseph '87 will donate $1,000 when we reach 100 donors
On UMBC Giving Day, alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends will join the #BlackandGoldRush by giving to their favorite UMBC designations, and by inspiring others to give. Kevin Joseph...
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Meet at OCA Mocha at 12 pm on February 27th, Thursday
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Community Partnership is an integral pillar of Retriever Essentials’. It is through many offices and departments across the campus that Retriever Essentials is able to collect and distribute food...
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Why should we do it? Because we can. President Hrabowski
President Freeman Hrabowski has been supportive of Retriever Essentials since its inception. Through his leadership and the UMBC community’s contribution, just last year Retriever Essentials...
Today is the Last Day to Donate Meals
Save-a-Swipe is a partnership between Retriever Essentials, Chartwells, and Campus Card Services which allows you to donate 5 or 10 swipes from your meal plan that can be used by students who are...
The Deadline for Meal Donation is Feb 14th - Friday
Save-a-Swipe is a partnership between Retriever Essentials, Chartwells, and Campus Card Services which allows you to donate 5 or 10 swipes from your meal plan that can be used by students who are...
Our Student Ambassador reflects on her service work
Deaira Lloyd is a double major studying Anthropology and Sociology and will be receiving her Certificate in the Social Dimensions of Health. She is in the BA/MA program of Applied Sociology and...
Donate your excess meals
Save-a-Swipe is a partnership between Retriever Essentials, Chartwells, and Campus Card Services which allows you to donate 5 or 10 swipes from your meal plan that can be used by students who are...
Our Student Ambassador reflects on her service work
Amanda Nguyen is majoring in Psychology with a minor in Law and Justice. She has been serving on Retriever Essentials Student Leadership Board since September 2019. Retriever Essentials has...
RE is a program that shows unity, love, and gratitude - Dera
We were fortunate to have one of the most dedicated group of student volunteers, both Student Ambassadors and Direct-Service Volunteers, through the Shriver Center's PRAC 096 working with us in...
Kimani from Cristo Rey High School brought in her creative skills and helped design this bulletin board for Retriever Essentials. Please stop at Sherman 205 to check it out. The food pantry in...
SAAC donated over 3,500 food items
A huge thank you to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for collecting over 3,500 non-perishable food items for Retriever Essentials (retrieveressentials.umbc.edu) at UMBC. What happens...
We at Retriever Essentials would like to express our heartiest gratitude to all our collaborators and guests who made UMBC’s first Home for the Holidays event a reality. The event offered a...
Yes we are open on thanksgiving
We are ready to celebrate thanksgiving with you all! Come to True Grits Dining Hall for food and fun activities.
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Celebrate Holidays with your UMBC family
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Retriever Essentials and the collaborators would like to extend our warmest invitation to you at our first seasonal Home for the Holiday Lunch on Thursday, November 28th, 2019, 12p-2p in the True...
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Please remember Retriever Essentials while grocery shopping
The campus food pantry is in need of nonperishable food items. The following can be donated to our donation bins in the Admin Building (across the elevator), Library Atrium, and the Commons (near...
Thanks to our volunteers, Kimani from Cristo Rey High School, Alex, Josephine, and Zoe from PRAC 096, we now have new donation boxes installed! Look for our upgraded donation boxes at the Admin...
Rising college costs brings challenges for students
A new Temple University survey found that thousands of college students today can’t afford basic needs like food and housing, and some even end up homeless. Check out this feature from the NBC...
Come to the pantry and pack your OWN grocery bag!
Going home over the summer? Working a low-paying or unpaid internship and worried how you’ll pay for groceries? Just interested in a free bag of nonperishable food? Retriever Essentials has an...
Couldn't Afford Enough Food in 2018
Kyle Shokeye, Complex, May 1 2019 “In its most recent study, the Hope Center for College Community and Justice at Temple University polled 86,000 students from 123 colleges. The study found...
New study finds 36% of college students are housing insecure
"Colleges Are Looking For Ways to House and Feed Homeless Students" by Charlotte West. March 18, 2019 from Pacific Standard. "Widely reported research has shown surprising levels of hunger and...
a new government report finds
Retriever Essentials believes that often, the food insecurity UMBC students experience is the tip of the iceberg-- if the first sacrifice is textbooks before food, imagine the tough choices that...
Student's Reflection Upon a Semester of Service w/RE!
Amanda Nguyen is a junior studying Psychology. This semester she was enrolled in the 096 Community Service and Learning Practicum through the Shriver Center, and served with Retriever Essentials....
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