We are here to meet your Basic Needs!
The LMC Food Pantry was established in the spring of 2017 with a mission of providing free food and resources to students. The LMC Food Pantry has since been renamed the LMC Marketplace. Presently located in the brown portable building near the Child Study Center and the LMC Lake, students can receive grocery items, personal care items and clothing items for free at the LMC Marketplace.
The LMC Marketplace is also where our Basic Needs Program is located. If your are in need of additional Basic Needs resources, please see the Basic Needs Coordinator in the LMC Marketplace. Whether you forgot to make your lunch, are waiting for your financial aid award, or are saving money for other expenses, we can help you.
If you would like more information about the LMC Marketplace, including hours and eligibility, please click the LMC Marketplace tab below.
If you would like to apply for CalFresh, a program that provides monthly benefits to assist low-income households in purchasing the food they need, click the CalFresh tab below.
If you would like more information about how to donate food, clothes or other charitable donations to the LMC Marketplace or Clothes Closet, or information about donation hours and acceptable items, please click the Donate Today tab below.
- LMC Marketplace
Check this page regularly as these dates and times may be subject to change.Located in the portable building (Bldg. MP on the map view)
LMCBasicNeeds@losmedanos.edu
(Near Child Study Center & Parking Lot A): T & W 1-5pm
(925) 473-7411Semester Hours of Operation
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Wednesdays: 1:00 PM- 5:00 PMAll LMC students and employees can shop at the LMC Marketplace three days a week.
LMC students must show their Los Medanos College ID with the current semester sticker to shop at the LMC Marketplace.
For more information on how to get to get Los Medanos College ID go to: HOW TO GET A LMC ID
There is a 15 item limit per visit for food items.
Family members may accompany students but cannot shop at the LMC Marketplace without the student being present.
The door to the LMC Marketplace will be shut 15 minutes prior to closing to ensure we are able to assist those inside and close on time.
- Brentwood Campus Food Lockers
Los Medanos College and the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano partnered to launch a Food Locker Program at the Brentwood campus, allowing students to order free groceries online for easy pickup. The program supports student well-being by providing regular access to healthy food through the college’s Basic Needs program.
How does it work?
- Request Food Assistance
Send email to LMCBasicNeeds@losmedanos.edu
Subject: Food Locker Request Request access to place an order. Include your full name, student ID, and phone number for text updates. - Email confirmation
- An email will be sent from OrderAhead.org to your Insite email welcoming you to the Food Locker Program. Click the link in the email.
- An email will be sent from OrderAhead.org to your Insite email welcoming you to the Food Locker Program. Click the link in the email.
- Register
- Go to home page
- Click the user icon in the top right.
- Hover over sign-in button. Click sign-up.
- Enter your info and click register.
- Select LMC Brentwood. Click "pick up here"
- Order Food Items
• Click "confirm pick up"
• Add items to cart and check out - Order confirmation
You will receive an email with your code and pick up date. - Food Locker Pick Up
- Go to the Food Lockers located in the Brentwood Commons Building.
- Enter the code on the screen that was emailed to you.
- A diagram of the locker will be shown on the screen where your items are available.
- Confirm that the light is lit up on the locker.
- Take out the food items and shut the door.
- You're done. You have successfully picked up your items!
Pick-ups every Wednesday. Submit your order at least 48 hours in advance.
For more information contact:
Megela Ohare: mohare@losmedanos.edu
Robert Delgado: rdelgado@losmedanos.edu - Request Food Assistance
- CalFresh
CalFresh is a nutritional program that is funded by the government that helps eligible households buy healthy foods by issuing monthly electronic benefits (similar to a bank debit card) that can be used to buy most foods such as bread, cereal, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish at many markets, grocery stores and farmers’ markets.
CalFresh is for everyone — employed and unemployed individuals, families, seniors, people with disabilities, those experiencing homelessness, active and non-active military personnel. If you’re within the income limits, you may be eligible.
If you are interested in applying for CalFresh, please complete the CalFresh Application and Release of Information Forms below.If need assistance completing the Calfresh Application or would like follow-up on the status of your application, please complete the Release of Information Form and submit it to Megela Ohare, Basic Needs Coordinator at the LMC Marketplace.
CalFresh Income Guidelines
(Starting 10/01/2024)People in Household
*Household= a person living alone or a group of people living together who purchase and prepare food togetherMaximum Gross Monthly Income Maximum Monthly Allotment 1 $2,510 $292 2 $3,408 $536 3 $4,304 $768 4 $5,200 $975 5 $6,098 $1,158 Each year, the highest allowable benefit gets adjusted based on the cost of living (COLA) increase. The table above shows the latest adjustments. Note: Your benefit amount depends on your household’s income and expenses. This means that your benefit amount may be less than the amount indicated above.
- Community Resources
Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano
Bay Area Legal Aid (510) 250-5270
Contra Costa Crisis Center (800) 833-2900 or TEXT "HOPE" to 20121