Office of Student Life
Monda Student Resource Center

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Give to Monda Student Resource Center 

Support to the Monda Student Resource Center fulfills students’ essential needs through access to clothing, food, personal care items and other support services provided by campus and community partners. Donations of in-kind items and monetary gifts support student success by providing access to resources needed by students.  You can make a difference in the lives of our Ohio State Buckeyes through your philanthropic efforts.  Below you will find different ways you can be sure that All Buckeyes Essential Needs are Met!   

Make a Monetary Gift 

Monetary or cash gifts to the Monda Student Resource Center allow our team to continue to access the materials needed to support students' essential needs.  Gifts can be made online through the Give to Ohio State page. Contributions to support the Monda Student Resource Center are through fund number 318194.  

Click here to donate online.  

Cash gifts can also be made via check made out to The Ohio State University Foundation.  In the Memo Line, please add "Monda Student Resource Center" and the Fund number (318194).  

Checks can be mailed to:  
The Ohio State University Foundation
P.O. Box 736096
Chicago, IL 60673-6096

Thank you to our partners who Ensure No Buckeye’s Essential Needs Go Unmet. 

In-kind Donations of Food, Clothing and Personal Care Products

Donations of food, personal care products, childcare items or school supplies can be routed directly to studnets in need through the work of the Monda Student Resource Center.  Some of the most needed items include:  

  • Bread 
  • Baking Supplies (i.e. flour, sugar, baking powder) 
  • Canned Fruits and Vegetables
  • Canned Soups
  • Cereal
  • Condiments
  • Granola Bars
  • Spices, Herbs and Seasonings  
  • Snack Foods  
  • Personal Care Products (i.e. soap, shampoo, deodorant, razors) 

In-kind donations can be delivered during pantry hours or placed in the collection bin located outside the doors of Lincoln Tower Room 150 at anytime.

Packages can be mailed to:  
Attention Buckeye Food Alliance  
1800 Lincoln Tower, Room 150  
Columbus, OH 43210 

To coordinate a large donation or donations that need to be made outside of normal operating hours, please (614) 292-0744.   

Thank you to our partners who have or plan to support the mission that all Buckeyes' essential needs are met. 

Professional Attire Donations

We want to ensure that every Buckeye has access to appropriate professional attire so they can dress comfortably and confidently for job interviews, internships, case competitions and networking events. Student Life’s Monda Student Resource Center and the Reid Family Career Closet are collecting professional clothing donations. Donated items will be available to all students at the Monda Student Resource Center upon it's opening later this Spring (April 2025).     

Donations can be dropped off at the Younkin Success Center near the second-floor information desk. You can also email Kristen Hill.592 to coordinate a donation drop-off.

All career-appropriate clothing donations must be laundered or dry-cleaned and ready to wear. Donations should not need repair. 

Needed items include:

  • Apparel – Solid, neutral colors 
    • suits
    • dresses
    • blazers
    • skirts
    • pants
    • polos
    • cardigans
    • dress shirts and blouses
    • twin sets
  •  Shoes - Career Appropriate Shoes
    • pumps
    • peep-toe
    • closed toe sling-back
    • flats
    • ballet flats
    • loafers
    • dress shoes
    • boots (seasonal) 
  • Undergarments - NEW
    • hosiery
    • undergarments
    • control undergarments 
  • Accessories
    • handbags
    • totes
    • jewelry (chain necklaces, pearls, earrings)
    • belts
    • scarves
    • ties