Community Food Resources
Supplying basic needs for our students, so they can focus on what’s important to them.
The Shelf is MassArt’s food insecurity resource, open to all MassArt students, offering free non-perishable food and toiletries.
Hours & InformationThe Shelf is funded directly through grants The MassArt Foundation, as well as the MassArt Community as a whole. Through direct student input, The Shelf has taken strides to break the stigma around food insecurity, while still providing anonymity.
Food insecurity is an increasingly common challenge with which many people, including our students, are struggling. Over the years, The Shelf has increased its reach by:
- Expanding food options
- Moving to a larger, more accessible space inside the Commuter Cafe
- Providing free menstrual products through a partnership with Dignity Matters
- Offering students online grocery shopping through SmartChoice Pantry
Other resources are available to students in the Boston area. If you have any questions, members of the Student Development team are happy to help! Visit Kennedy 230 or email student.development@massart.edu.
Wish List & Donations
We are always looking for donations! You can find our most needed items on our Amazon Wish List, make a monetary donation, or drop off food items in person at the Student Development Office.
Fall Food Drive for The Shelf
- Saturday, November 30, 2024
Student Development is running its annual food drive for The Shelf! Donations of non-perishable food items and toiletries can be donated November 18 - December 13, in bins at the following locations: Student Development Office (Kennedy 230) DMC Front Desk Library To learn more about The Shelf: MassArt Connect page MassArt Website- Community Food Resources
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Beethoven's Birthday Celebration concert to benefit The Shelf
- Sunday, December 15, 2024 / 3:00pm to 5:00pm, First Parish Church
MassArt Visiting Lecturer and internationally-renowned pianist Paul-André Bempéchat will honor the birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven with a performance of four of the composer’s most beloved piano sonatas, including Moonlight Sonata (Op. 27, No. 2.), G Major (Op. 79), B-flat Major (Op. 22), and Appassionata (Op. 57). This concert is a fundraising benefit for MassArt's on-campus food insecurity resource, The Shelf. The event will be performed live at the First Parish...
- Fundraiser
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