About Us

Established by the Volunteer Action Center in 2011, The Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry strives to serve clients with well-balanced meals, including non-perishables and fresh produce from our own garden. At Full Circle Food Pantry, we are dedicated to nourishing bodies, empowering minds, and creating a community built on compassion.

Open Hours

 Fall Semester Hours are:

Mondays 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Wednesdays 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Thursdays 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

 

Contact Us

Phone: 479-575-4365

Email: pantry@uark.edu

Location: 324 WAHR C204 Bud Walton Hall Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701

Order Options

All orders placed at the Full Circle Food Pantry are placed and managed through PantrySoft, our pantry’s inventory management system. To place an order, you will first create a Pantry soft, then select your order type.

Place an Order

Visit Us

Stop by the Full Circle Food Pantry during open hours to place your order and have it fulfilled right then! You can also place your order online and have it pre-packed before your arrival.

Full Circle Express

Can’t make it during Pantry open hours? Place an order online, and request pick-up at a few select locations including UAMS Northwest, Arkansas Research and Technology Park, UofA Uptown Campus, Veterans Resource and Information Center, Graduate Student Lounge Lockers, Holcombe Hall, and the Food Science building.

Lockers

Our lockers aim to meet client needs who cannot collect their pantry order during Pantry open hours. Request a locker order when placing your order online, and you will receive a follow-up email once your order has been filled and placed in the pantry lockers located near our pantry entrance.

Mini-Pantries

Through campus partnerships, the Full Circle Food Pantry has several Mini-Pantries across campus! Departments partner with Full Circle to maintain and keep their mini-pantry stocked throughout the semester.

Cooking Matters

The Cooking Matters program helps students, faculty, staff, and their families develop kitchen skills and better understand how to use ingredients, make healthy, affordable choices and create more sustainable solutions to hunger.

Meet the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry

The Full Circle Food Pantry team consists of ten positions, including the Chair, Intern, Cooking Matters Intern, Communications Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, Data and Operations Coordinator, Food Drives Coordinator, Alternative Assistance Coordinator, Garden and Sustainability Coordinator, and Mobile Food Coordinator, that oversee and manage pantry operations.

Meet the Team

Volunteering with the Full Circle Food Pantry

Total Volunteers in Fall 2023

Regular Volunteers in Fall 2023

Total Volunteer Hours Logged in Fall 2023

Volunteer Applicants in Spring 2024

Regular Volunteers in Spring 2024

Become a Full Circle Food Pantry Volunteer

Everything we do at the Full Circle Food Pantry is made possible by volunteers who dedicate their time to serving one-and-a-half to two-hour shifts a week. Volunteering with the Full Circle Food Pantry is a semester-long commitment, and volunteer applications open at the beginning of each semester. From greeting clients and filling orders to inputting and analyzing data, there are a variety of volunteer opportunities to choose from. Read more about our volunteer opportunities below!

Cooking Matters Volunteers

Cooking Matters Volunteers help our Cooking Matters Intern prepare, supervise, and clean up weekly cooking classes on campus.

Data Volunteers

Data Volunteers work with the Data Operations Coordinator to keep track and organize pantry demographics data and inventory.

Donation Volunteers

Donation Volunteers unload, sort, organize, and date Whole Foods Donations to the pantry each week.

Express Volunteers

Express Volunteers fill bags from online orders with food items selected by clients and drive those orders to our satellite locations around Fayetteville.

Front Desk Volunteers

Front Desk Volunteers serve as the face of the pantry providing customer service to clients visiting the pantry and assisting with check-in. They also help keep track of all the demographic data and inventory data that the pantry collects and maintains.

Garden Volunteers

Garden Volunteers help maintain our garden space, compost, grow, and harvest fresh produce for our clients.

Summer Volunteer Application

Volunteering starts on May 29th and lasts until July 31st. Summer volunteering positions do not require full summer dedication! You can volunteer for either just the first or second half of the summer if you are not available to volunteer for the entire summer. Click here to submit an application, https://cglink.me/2uB/s93