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SHOP Pantries

Semester Hours
Penfield Location: Monday - Thursday 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Friday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Syracuse SHOP Location: Monday - Thursday 3:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Resources: Central New York Food Finder, SNAP Benefits Calculator, Food $en$e (food buying co-op)

SNAP Outreach and Support
Are you interested in applying for SNAP? Use our SNAP Eligibility Screening Tool to determine if you are eligible to apply. If eligible, you will be connected with a peer to help you apply.

Lending a Helping Hand

Students Helping Oz Peers —or SHOP for short—opened its pantry in October 2016 as the first student-run food and clothing pantry within the SUNY system. It provides students, faculty, and staff with FREE non-perishable food, toiletries, sexual and reproductive health products, and professional and winter apparel. SHOP is a collaborative effort between on and off campus partners who recognize the need to address food insecurity on our campus. SHOP is located in the basement of Penfield Library to the right of the elevator.

How To Get To Shop

Once you go through the front doors of Penfield Library, you will want to head to the back of the building where there is a sign that says elevator. Once in the elevator, select the button for the basement floor. Exit the elevator, turn to the right and look for the sign that says SHOP!

How it Works

This is a walk-in and confidential. No appointments required.

When users visit the SHOP, they may grab food, toiletries, sexual and reproductive health products, and professional and winter apparel. Upon acquiring their items, a volunteer will check them out by weighing, counting, and finally bagging their items.

Academic Year 2025-2026

Penfield Location: Monday - Thursday 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Friday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Syracuse SHOP Location: Monday - Thursday 3:00pm - 8:00pm

*Hours may be subject to change due to weather or academic breaks. Updates available on social media @shop_oswego.
 

 

Illustration of a yellow bag with the words "SHOP, Students Helping Oz Peers" on the front. A sock is folded over the top of the bag, and a can of peas and toothbrush are in front of the bag.

Make a Donation

Email [email protected] to set up a donation of non-perishable food or other items. Donations can also be brought to SHOP during open hours. Please do not drop off at the library desk or leave items outside of SHOP!

Amazon Wish lists 

Help stock the shelves at SHOP right from your phone, tablet or computer! Your purchase will be delivered right to the pantry! 
Amazon wish list for SHOP- Main Campus 
Amazon wish list for SHOP- Syracuse Campus 
Make a donation  

We Accept

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  • Non-perishable foods
  • Toiletries
  • Winter clothing (coats, hats/gloves, scarves and lightly used boots)
  • Business/Professional attire (lightly used slacks, blazers, suits, ties, and button-down long sleeve)
  • School supplies
  • Laundry detergent
  • Paper towels

We Do Not Accept

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  • USED Bed sheets, bed toppers, pillows
  • Mattresses
  • Carpets, bath mats, towels
  • Underwear/undergarments
  • Socks, worn shoes
  • Cribs, car seats
  • Weapons
  • Perishable/expired foods
  • Alcohol
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We Currently Need

Food: 

  • Cereal
  • Canned soup
  • Canned meat (Tuna, chicken, etc.)
  • Peanutbutter and jelly/jam
  • Ramen
  • Pasta & pasta sauce

Toiletries: 

  • Toothbrushes
  • Toothpaste
  • Mouthwash
  • Paper towels 

Our Impact 

  • 500+ users during the 2025 Academic Year
  • 2,000+ visits to the pantry
  • 9,000+ pounds of food distributed
  • Most SHOP users are College Seniors 

Please donate items or funds, or be a student volunteer! 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: [email protected].

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Visit Us

3 Penfield Library
In the basement, to the right of the elevator.
See How to Get to SHOP

Contact Us

Phone: 315-312-2446
Email: [email protected]

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