Purple Pantry

Who’s eligible?
Free to all ECU BSOM Medical & Graduate students

Where is it?
Located in the Office of Student Success & Wellness, Brody 2W-33

When is Purple Pantry open?
Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm

The mission of the ECU Williams-Ross Purple Pantry is to decrease food insecurity among the students of East Carolina University and increase access to other personal care items. Since opening in the late spring of 2018, students have been able to collect their most needed food and hygiene items. Members of the ECU community dedicate their time, talent and treasures to create a sustainable resource on campus to combat food insecurity.

ECU’s Williams-Ross Purple Pantry is housed in the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement and is a collaborative effort between many entities of ECU’s Division of Student Affairs. While we have many organizations and departments we work with, some of our closest partners are the Department of Technology Systems (College of Engineering and Technology) and the Dean of Students Office. With many things taking place at ECU, our Greenville-Pitt County Partnerships are also paramount to ending food insecurity on our campus and in our community. Much of what we do could not be accomplished without the likes of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC and the Churches Outreach Network here in Greenville.

More history, facts, and information on ECU’s Williams-Ross Purple Pantry can be found here or by vising the main page at https://clce.ecu.edu/purple-pantry/

For questions, feel free to contact OSSaW@ecu.edu