Grove Grocery
Grove Grocery aims to combat campus hunger and poverty by providing nutritious food and hygiene products to students and employees.
About Us
The UM Food Pantry was established in 2013 to help alleviate food insecurity among the University of Mississippi students and employees on campus. The Food Pantry is operated by a student committee with the help of student volunteers.
Summer Hours: Grove Grocery will be open over the summer! Check our Instagram for the latest hours.
Get to Know Grove Grocery
Get Involved
Grove Grocery is funded almost entirely through donations and staffed by volunteers, so we rely on community support to feed hungry students, faculty, and staff. If you are interested in supporting us, please click the links to learn more and email us if you have any questions. Thank you for your support and generosity!
Our Mission
Grove Grocery seeks to end campus hunger and alleviate poverty by discreetly providing nutritious food products and hygiene products free of charge to University of Mississippi students and employees. Because we are almost entirely donor-funded and volunteer-staffed, we invite the campus community to join our mission.
Our Services
We strive to be more than just a pantry. Beyond our offerings like canned goods, frozen food, popular snacks, spices, hygiene products, and more, we provide meal swipes and offer Grab-N-Go Bags. These bags contain a recipe and all ingredients needed to make it, and they can be found outside the Food Pantry at all times.
Frequently Asked Questions
Take a glance at the questions below:
- “The food I buy doesn’t last, and I don’t always have money to get more.”
- “I can’t afford to eat balanced meals.”
- “I can’t eat as much as I want because there isn’t money for food.”
- “I hate the end of the month because I have to cut down my meals.”
- “I'm stuck eating the same unhealthy meals because it's all I can afford.”
If any of these statements apply to you, or you feel like you would benefit from our resources, we are here to help you! We exist to support you, and we welcome every member of our community.
There are no qualifications to use Grove Grocery. All University of Mississippi students, faculty, and staff are eligible to shop at the Food Pantry. Use the Food Pantry as often as you need it, depending on your individual needs.
There is no limit to how many times you can shop at Grove Grocery, or how much you can take each visit. Visit as often as you need.
The Food Pantry is open during specific hours during fall, spring, and summer semesters. Grove Grocery is closed for in-person shopping during the summer vacation. We are still open for online ordering.
If you do visit the Food Pantry outside of operating hours, Grab and Go items are available outside the Pantry.
Yes. All Grove Grocery volunteers attend a mandatory confidentiality training, and providing free, discreet access to whatever you need is our priority. You may be asked to fill out an anonymous survey to help us better serve the University of Mississippi community. A volunteer may also weigh the food as you leave to estimate the number of meals provided, but this is to help us with our planning and assessment. You may take as much food as you need.
Oxford community members who are not affiliated with the University of Mississippi should use Oxford Food Pantries.
Email grovegrocery@go.olemiss.edu to learn more about how to get involved.