The Orca Food Pantry is located on the first floor of Syre Student Center. 

Summer Quarter Hours*

Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

*Closed on July 4 and September 2, 2024

If the Orca Food Pantry is closed, check to see if the Bellingham Food Bank is open.

Please see hours and location information below:

Donations: On campus donation bins can be found near the entrances of the following buildings: Auxiliary Services, Cascade Hall, Kulshan Hall, Learning Commons, Student Recreation Center, Baker Hall, Laidlaw Center. You can also find a donation box in front of the Student Life desk on the 2nd floor of Syre Student Center.  Monetary donations to support the Orca Food Pantry can be made through the WCC Foundation website

About: Established in 2016, the Orca Food Pantry provides non-perishable food and hygiene products to combat student food insecurity at Whatcom.

Additional Community Food Resources to Utilize Outside of Food Pantry Hours:

Bellingham Salvation Army Food Bank

Bellingham Southside Food Bank at Hillcrest Chapel

Skagit County Food Bank

Nooksack Tribal Food Bank

Ferndale Food Bank

Nooksack Valley Food Bank

Foothills Food Bank at the East Whatcom Regional Resource Center