Student Impact Programs and Services


The Student Engagement Center (SEC) is home to pantries, cupboards, and closets that can provide tangible items for students in need of support. The Campus Cupboard, Pregnant and Parenting Resource Pantry, Trans Closet, and Winter Clothing Closet are all resources that are free and accessible in the SEC. These services are overseen by Sarah Grabber, Associate Director of Student Impact Programs and Services. Sarah also serves as the primary Student Affairs liaison to the Emergency Aid Network.

Student Resources

Dry goods on shelves in the Campus Cupboard

The Campus Cupboard

The Campus Cupboard is a food pantry for KU students, faculty, staff, and affiliates. It was created to address and reduce food insecurity among our campus community. The Campus Cupboard is located on Level 4 of the Kansas Memorial Union and accessible from the main entrance and the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center.
Baby lotion on a shelf with a bin that reads "onesies" underneath

Pregnant and Parenting Resource Pantry

The Pregnant and Parenting Resource Pantry provides supplies for pregnant students, parenting students, and their young children. Access the Pregnant and Parenting Resource Pantry in the Student Engagement Center.
Clothes on a rack

Trans Closet

The Trans Closet is a community resource which provides clothes, shoes, makeup, binders, and a variety of other gender-affirming materials for the trans community, at no cost, any time Student Engagement Center is open. Located in Room 102 of the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center.
Three students wearing winter clothing sledding down a snow-covered hill near the campanile

Winter Clothing Closet

Students can visit the Winter Clothing Closet to acquire winter clothing. The Winter Clothing Closet can be accessed in Room 102 of the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center.