The SUNY Oswego Syracuse Campus and the Office of the Dean of Students will celebrate the Grand Opening of its SHOP location on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Syracuse Campus (2 Clinton Square).

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. Organizers are thrilled to offer a second location of SHOP at our Syracuse Branch Campus beginning Spring '25. In addition to pantry items, SHOP at Syracuse will offer support in applying for SNAP benefits, Food$en$e and HEAP benefits as well as supplies and information regarding harm reduction.

To attend, please RSVP to sarah.nagle@oswego.edu and bring a can opener or donatable item (non-perishable food, toiletry, school supply, gently used professional attire, gently used winter attire). You can also send an item directly to the Syracuse Campus through an Amazon Wish List or make a secure online monetary donation.