Nest Donation Drive: Help Provide Students with Food and Hygiene Products

Located in the newly renovated Roberts 112, The Nest is a resource space for students to pick up free non-perishable foods and hygiene items.

“This is a no-questions-asked model,” Case Manager Gaby Hermann said. “The Nest is open, no questions asked, for any and all students who may find these items useful. There is no one there checking you out—we want students to feel comfortable going there.”

Anyone who wishes to donate to The Nest should contact gabyh@lclark.edu.

Suggested donations

• Instant soups
• Mac and cheese (kit that comes with everything in it)
• Beans
• Rice
• Pasta
• Sauce
• Flour
• Sugar
• Cooking oil
• Feminine hygiene products
• Laundry detergent sheets (students prefer laundry detergent sheets to liquid detergent liquid)

“Thank you for your support and dedication to our students in these challenging times.” - Gaby Hermann

Anyone seeking concrete ways to support our students and the local community, may consider the following list of resources helpful:

• The Nest provides students with free food, hygiene products, clothing and books.
• The Lewis & Clark Student Emergency Fund provides students with unexpected costs that can become severe hardships for our students.
• The Oregon Food Bank. The Oregon Food Bank supplies pantries throughout the state with food.
• Urban Gleaners. Extra food and produce can be donated here. While they have expectations on food quality, they are able to take food that other food banks are not allowed to, i.e. food from events. They hold free food markets throughout the tri-county region.