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Committed to furthering the Alvernia vision of an inclusive community committed to academic excellence, Clare’s Cupboard seeks to be an integrated, community-based resource that enhances our students’ quality of life in their campus home. Clare’s Cupboard aims to meet the needs of every student as they focus on their personal, social, and academic growth.

How to Give

• Give online.

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What We Do

Clare’s Cupboard is Alvernia’s on campus resource available to all students in need. Through generous donations from students, community partners on campus and off, and friends of the Cupboard, we are able to offer food, toiletries, clothing, housewares, and academic assistance for free to Alvernia students in need. 

What We Offer

• Non-perishable food items (instant meals, soup, cereal, breakfast bars, and more!)
• Toiletries
• Housewares (Pots and pans, dishes, bedding, etc.)
• School Supplies

Where We're Located

• Campus Commons Living Room kitchen.
• John R. Post Center at Reading CollegeTowne, in room 105D on the first floor.
• Bornemann Building (across the street from the Kestral/Commuter Lounge entrance of Bernardine Hall)
• Grab n’ Go (mini–Clare’s Cupboard) is available in Kestrel/Commuter Lounge. The Grab n’ Go in the Franco Library is temporarily closed.
• We also have Clare’s Cupboard locations in Pottsville and in collaboration with Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Philadelphia.
• In addition to our physical locations, we offer online assistance for students who do not have easy access to a Clare’s Cupboard.

To access any of these resources for yourself or your Alvernia friends, stop in or

Sign Up for SNAP (formerly known as Food Stamps)

• : The nonprofit that helps you sign up for SNAP. Find out how much you could save by seeing if you qualify. 

USDA MyPlate Nutrition Information for Young Adults

This exciting life change brings responsibilities and freedom to make your own choices. It’s also a key time to build healthy habits. Let MyPlate help you along the way .

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finalized a new Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods that will make it easier for you to make informed food choices that support a healthy diet. The updated label has a fresh new design and reflects current scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic diseases.