State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. recently announced a pilot program to expand food pantry capacity at five SUNY campuses with automated food lockers, so students can access food when campus food pantries are closed. Chancellor King made the announcement during a visit to Monroe Community College, which alongside Finger Lakes Community College, SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and SUNY Potsdam, will participate in the pilot.
 
Each SUNY campus has a food pantry with a refrigerator for perishable items. In 2023, Chancellor King announced $1 million of dedicated ongoing state-supported operating funding to provide sustainable financial assistance for SUNY campus food pantries. The funding was part of New York State’s historic investment in higher education approved by Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislators in the 2023-24 Enacted State Budget. \

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