ASI Beach Pantry

Organization Description

Associated Students, Inc. is a nonprofit membership association and auxiliary organization of California State University, Long Beach. Committed to the principle of student self-determination in the shared governance of the university, the Associated Students of CSULB seeks to facilitate the achievement of students’ educational objectives and life goals through programs, services, and facilities that advocate student needs and interests, compel student representation in campus decision making and provide students with resources that they identify as necessary for their intellectual, social and physical development. Students automatically become members of ASI when they pay their mandatory student fees at the time of registration. Services provided by ASI to the CSULB community include:

  • University Student Union
  • Isabel Patterson Child Development Center
  • Student Recreation & Wellness Center(SRWC)
  • ASI Beach Pantry
  • ASI Beach Kitchen
  • ASI Sustain-U
  • Grow Beach Organic Garden

ASI also funds various scholarships, major and minor campus events and programs, and supports a robust student-run media division which includes a weekly newspaper, TV station and state-of-the-art radio station.

Program Information

Laurén Chalmers '83 Beach Pantry Pantry operates as the official food pantry for Long Beach State University (LBSU) students. The pantry provides food items for students in need. An initiative spanning two ASI executive administrations, 2015 ASI Vice President Miriam Hernández and 2016 ASI Vice President Logan Vournas spearheaded the food pantry project into fruition in fall 2016. Also housed in the Laurén Chalmers '83 Beach Pantry will be the Student Swap Shop program, aimed at providing students with the opportunity to swap unneeded or old school supplies, like books, notebooks, and other items essential to education.

Health & Safety
Address 
1212 North Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90815
United States
General Phone 
Student Contact 
Name
Christina Limon
Job Title
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Phone
Email
Program(s) 
Service Learning
Organization type 
Education - College or University (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
College Students
Focus Area(s)
Education, Food & Housing Security
Minimum required hours 
20