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The Miramar Food Pantry provides free healthy food to all qualified UCSB students to ensure Gauchos are food secure! Read on for pantry hours and details on qualification requirements.

By Noreen Balos, Funding Peer
Thursday, September 27th, 2018 - 10:45am


The Miramar Food Pantry provides free healthy food to all qualified* UCSB students to ensure Gauchos are food secure! Students can visit the pantry each day it is open (schedule listed below).

What is a Qualified* Student?

The Miramar Food Pantry is available for registered ​undergraduate and ​graduate students. To receive food from the Miramar Food Pantry, there are two requirements:

  • Must be a registered UCSB Student, undergraduate or graduate. This is verified with your Access Card. Please bring it in each time you come​.
  • Must complete a Self-Declaration of Income form when you come. This needs to be filled out each academic school year. In order to use the Miramar Food Pantry, you must make under $14,484 per year. This excludes family income, spousal income, financial aid, scholarships, TA-ship, and fellowships.

For information on the AS Food Bank, 3rd Floor UCEN click here.
For information on CalFresh, click here.
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