Food Pantry User Survey

Please check the following which describes you:

Undergraduate Student - Arts, Science, and Engineering

Undergraduate Student - School of Nursing

Undergraduate Student - Eastman School of Music Student

Graduate Student or PostDoctoral Appointee - Arts, Science, and Engineering

Graduate Student or PostDoctoral Appointee - Eastman Institute of Oral Health

Graduate Student or PostDoctoral Appointee - School of Medicine & Dentistry

Graduate Student or PostDoctoral Appointee - School of Nursing

Graduate Student or PostDoctoral Appointee - Simon School of Business

Graduate Student, or PostDoctoral Appointee - Warner School of Education

Please check all the following with which you identify:

How did you hear about the University of Rochester Food Pantry?

A Flyer/Digital Signage

Word of Mouth (Friends, Co-workers, etc)

Recommendation (Care, Basic Needs Hub, professors, supervisor, etc)

Online search

Social media

Other (please provide information below)

Comments:

How would your like hear about the University of Rochester Food Pantry?

A Flyer/Digital Signage

Word of Mouth (Friends, Co-workers, etc)

Recommendation (Care, Basic Needs Hub, professors, supervisor, etc)

Online search

Social Media

Other (please provide information below)

Comments:

For the following statements, please tell us whether each statement was often true, sometimes true, or never true for you over the past two months.

I worried whether my food would run out before I got money to buy more.

Often True

Sometimes True

Never True

I couldn't afford to eat healthy, balanced meals.

Often True

Sometimes True

Never True

Hunger/lack of food impacted my academics. (i.e.: decreased performance, impacted attendance, missed development opportunities, etc.)

Often True

Sometimes True

Never True

Hunger/lack of food impacted my social life. (i.e: Involvement in a student organization, involvement in a leadership opportunity, etc.)

Often True

Sometimes True

Never True

I relied on a university planned event/function for a meal. Without this function, I would not have had a healthy/balanced meal at that time.

Often True

Sometimes True

Never True

I can relied on the university Food Pantry for a meal. Without the Food Pantry, I would not have had a healthy/balanced meal at that time.

Often True

Sometimes True

Never True

Use of the Food Pantry allowed me to spend money on other financial obligations during an emergency, such as fixing a car or paying a medical bill, that I otherwise would not have been able to.

Often True

Sometimes True

Never True

Do you believe that your current meal plan meets your needs?

Yes

Pantry Operation

How many times since the beginning of the semester did you utilize the Food Pantry?

1-2 times this semester

3-5 times this semester

Once a week

Multiples times a week

Which of the following statements do you feel best describes your use of the Food Pantry?

The Food Pantry is my main source of food

I consistently use the Food Pantry on a weekly basis

I consistently use the Food Pantry on a monthly basis

My use of the Food Pantry changes due to outside factors (i.e: employment, schedule/access to the pantry, running out of money at the end of the semester, etc)

I have only used the pantry once

How did you typically interact with the Food Pantry?

In person shopping at The Food Pantry (Wilson Commons 105)

Grocery Bag Pickup at The Food Pantry (Wilson Commons 105)

We are interested in gathering information about the impact the Food Pantry has on students in order to enhance our operation. Please share how the Food Pantry has impacted your student experience:

We are interested in sharing your above testimony with others in the University community, including potential donors and on marketing materials/advertisement to reach other students. Do we have permission to share your testimony, anonymously? (If you check no or do not choose an answer, your impact statement will remain private within the Food Pantry team).

Yes

Please provide any feedback or suggestions that would help us improve the Food Pantry, including current offerings, communication/marketing, location, hours, etc:

If you would like to share your name or contact information please do so here:

Food Pantry Improvements

What day of the week do you typically use or would like to use the Pantry? (Select all that apply)

Which of the following changes do you feel will be the MOST helpful for you?

More Hours Earlier in the Day

More Hours Later in the Day

Addition of Fruits + Vegetables

Addition of Fridges and Freezers

Change in non-Perishable Offerings

Addition of Other non-Food Resources

Which of the following changes would you like to see in the Food Pantry? (Select all that apply)

More Hours Earlier in the Day

More Hours Later in the Day

Addition of Fruits + Vegetables

Addition of Fridges and Freezers

Change in non-Perishable Offerings

Addition of Other non-Food Resources

Are there any changes that you would like to see that are not listed in the list above?

Food Pantry User Survey

Thank you for your willingness to provide us feedback. This survey will be used by the Wilson Commons Student Activities in order to improve operation of the Food Pantry. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete in its entirety.

Additionally, information collected will be used to learn more about the current impact of food insecurity within the University of Rochester community. Your responses to this survey will be confidential. Results will only be reported in the aggregate.

For the following statements, please tell us whether each statement was often true, sometimes true, or never true for you over the past two months.

Pantry Operation

Food Pantry Improvements