FAQ

Everything you need to know about Bucky's Food Pantry, but forgot to ask is answered here.

• Who does Bucky's serve?

  Bucky's Food Pantry is unique in that it serves the ETSU community to include: students, staff, and faculty, alumni and retirees.  Food insecurity can affect different facets of communities and the ETSU community is not immune to that premise.  Therefore, Bucky's Food Pantry will always help the ETSU community in its entirety.  
• What can I get at Bucky's?

  In theory, we try to stock a variety of food appealing to diverse palates and lifestyles, but sometimes we can't cover all the bases simply due to what is available or what items were donated. What we do keep on hand are items listed on the forms such as soup, crackers, rice, beans, macaroni and cheese, pasta, granola bars, peanut butter, ramen noodles, potatoes, spaghetti sauce, cereal/oats, canned vegetables, canned meats, canned fruit, and other canned items. We're especially keen on helping our students, staff, and families with families and so we're busy stocking up diapers, baby food, formula, and wipes. There's a separate shelf for gluten-free, soy-free, and other foods that may appeal to clients with dietary restrictions or food allergies.
• How does Bucky's Food Pantry work?

  If you need supplemental food to get you through the week, then you fill out a form found here Food Request Application (etsu.edu) or come to the food pantry when it is open. Our volunteers will respond to your request and make sure that you receive a package of food within 24 to 48 hours. Clients may use the food pantry once a week, but we can also help with referrals to one of our agency partners in case you need further assistance that we are not qualified to handle.
• Where is Bucky's located?

  We now have two Bucky's Food Pantry locations. Our main site for receiving donations and packing boxes is located at 325 Treasure Lane next to the Office of Sustainability in the Central Receiving Warehouse. Our newest site is located in room 153 D.P. Culp Student Center, which faces Seehorn Drive and is next to the Passport Office. Students can elect to pick up their food boxes at the new site and can also get perishable food items for free, as supplies are available.
• When is Bucky's open?

  The current hours of operation are on the main Bucky's web page - https://www.etsu.edu/foodpantry/.
• Who started the Bucky's Food Pantry?

  The idea of Bucky's Food Pantry was the brainchild of a graduate assistant in social work.  An Adhoc Committee was put together with the Department of Social Work, the Counseling Center and representatives from Staff and Faculty Senate as well as the Student Goverment Association during the winter months of 2011, who worked with students and saw an unmet need. Eventually the Adhoc Committee transitioned to an advisory committee that has folks from different areas of the campus such as: Graduate School, Social Work, Staff Senate, the Student Government Association, University Health Services, International Programs, Foundation and Student Affairs who have oversite of Bucky's Food Pantry.  
• Why was Bucky's started?

  We're one big family at ETSU and we want care for one another more compassionately. The idea that any of our family members are going hungry saddens each and every one of us. The Staff Senate holds an annual food drive each Thanksgiving on campus which distributes food to needy families out in the broader community, but we want to focus our giving more directly among our Buccaneer family who make difficult choices about their finances everyday and sometimes must go without a meal so that a loved one gets essential medication.
• When was Bucky's established?

  Our food pantry opened its doors in April 2012.