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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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....