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Finals Schedule
The Bear Essentials Food Pantry will have limited hours during Finals Week, December 11th through 15th. We will be open Monday through Thursday, 11 am until 4:30 pm to allow our student volunteers study time.
Thursday, December 14th will be our last day open. The Pantry will be closed for UCA’s winter break from December 18th through January 5th. We will have handouts of other local food pantries available in the Pantry as well as a list on our website. We will reopen on Monday, January 8, 2024.
Good Luck on Finals!
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Pantry Closed for Thanksgiving
The Bear Essentials Food Pantry will be closed from Wednesday, November 22 through Friday, November 24, for the Thanksgiving Holiday break. We will reopen on Monday, November 27.
Have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday!
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Closed for Fall Break
The Bear Essentials Food Pantry will be closed for UCA’s Fall Break Thursday, October 19 and Friday, October 20.
Pantry Fall Hours Announced
The Bear Essentials Food Pantry Fall Semester 2023 hours will be Monday through Thursday, 11 am – 5 pm. We will be closed on Fridays, and on UCA holidays and breaks.
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Closed for Labor Day
The Bear Essentials Food Pantry will be closed Monday, September 4th for the Labor Day holiday.
Closed Memorial Day 5/29
The Bear Essentials Food Pantry will be closed on Monday, May 29th, for observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
Summer Hours starting May 1st!
Beginning Monday, May 1, 2023, the Bear Essentials Food Pantry hours will change to the following hours.
Monday through Thursday – 11 am – 4 pm
HPaW-BEFP Food Drive Weight Results
A message from Jacob Christie, HPaW@Baridon Academic Director ~
After tallying the total weight from the food drive (thank you Will and your wonderful crew at the BEFP), we ended up collecting a grand total of 1,325 pounds (!!) for the HPaW Spring 2023 Bear Essentials Food Pantry Food Drive!
A big, big thank you to all that CHBS does for the UCA community, to Will Baker and the efforts of those at the BEFP, Marcus and Cort for your helping moving donations, and to Will, Laura, and Ronnie for helping keep our HPaW students informed about the effects of food insecurity. Pictures of the event are attached below. Look at the hard work of these CHBS students!
As it stands, the School of Nursing is the big winner for 2023! You will get your name etched into our Golden Bear Plaque for all to see and those delicious (no pun intended) bragging rights!
Many thanks to you all and go Bears!
-Jacob
Closed Spring Break
The Bear Essentials Food Pantry will be closed during UCA’s Spring Break March 20 – 24, 2023. The Pantry will be open regular hours this week and will reopen on Monday, March 27th at 11 am. Please refer to the list and website of other local resources on our home page of this website. If you do experience food insecurity while we are closed, please contact your RA or RAC on duty for assistance.
Spring Semester Hours
The Bear Essentials Food Pantry will be open from 11 – 4:30 on January 11th & 12th. We will be closed Friday, January 13th. In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we will also be closed on Monday, January 16th. The regular semester open hours will start on Tuesday, January 17th: