08/28/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Student Food Pantry and grand opening of the new location this Tuesday! 🫶🎉🥳
“It was wonderful to see such a great community response and the outpouring of support and appreciation for the Student Food Pantry,” said Vice Provost for Student Affairs La’Cresha Moore, Ed.D. “Hearing students share what this means to them personally was truly special.”
A packed house full of around 200 UNT Health Fort Worth students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on the first floor of the library for cake, refreshments, a ribbon cutting, and a chance to explore the new food pantry space.
“For the Student Food Pantry to be around 10 years is incredible,” said third-year pharmacology and neuroscience Ph.D. Student Kaylee Brunetti. “For 10 years, it’s been helping students on campus, especially those who have been suffering from food insecurity.”
We were grateful to hear from UNT Health President Kirk Calhoun, M.D., FACP; Senior Vice President and Provost Christopher Ray, Ph.D.; Vice Provost for Student Affairs La’Cresha Moore, Ed.D.; and Student Assistance Resource Center Director Teresa McKinney, Ed.D., during the program.
The new centralized food pantry location offers students greater access and expanded refrigerator and freezer capacity, providing a wider variety of fresh, frozen and shelf-stable items.
“The food pantry is here for you,” said Brunetti. “At the end of the day, you need to be fed, and you need to be taken care of, and there are people and places that can help you do that.”
Visit UNTHealth.edu/newsroom for more information on the Student Food Pantry’s 10-year history of supporting students!
