Cougar Cupboard

USF Food Pantry

USF’s food pantry began in Spring 2021 to serve a growing need for students. According to Hunger on Campus, 47 percent of 4-year college students reported food insecurity (Association of American Colleges & Universities, 2017). Cougar Cupboard provides non-perishable food and personal hygiene items to any member of the USF community who is in need. The Cougar Cupboard is located on the lower level of the Mears Library. It is open during regular library hours during the academic year.

Academic Year Hours

  • Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.–10 p.m.
  • Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
  • Saturday, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
  • Sunday, 3–10 p.m.

Summer Hours

  • Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

How To Help

Nonperishable food, hygiene items, and monetary donations are all accepted. Donations may be brought to the Student Life Office, located on the lower level of the McDonald Center, open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Contact Allan Idjao at 605-331-6801 or Allan.Idjao@usiouxfalls.edu with any questions.

To make a monetary donation, click the button below:

Donate Here

Additional Local Resource

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church food pantry is available for both USF and Augustana students and offers non-perishables and some refrigerated and freezer items. Those who visit will be asked to show their USF ID, but no identifiable information will be collected or kept. During the school year its hours are:

  • Wednesday and Thursday 4–7 p.m.
  • Sunday 9–11 a.m.

OSL’s food pantry is not open during the summer.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
909 W 33rd St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105