Amid rising costs of groceries, San Jose City College’s Jaguar Market aims to help students. It offers a variety of meats, fruits, vegetables, snacks and dry and canned goods, all at no cost.

The market takes donations from big box stores like Target, as well as Second Harvest Silicon Valley. While students and faculty are permitted at the market, the general public is not.

“It’s something that has really helped a lot of students,” said Iliana Rodriguez, who works at the ALMASS Center. “A lot of my students go there in between classes right before they’re about to leave, and it’s really convenient for them to just grab what they need and go.”

The market’s location in the Robert N. Chang Student Center means that students can save time as well as money, since they can get some groceries on campus instead of at a store.

“It’s easy to access and it’s free … everyone likes it,” said Abdollah Mazreh, a first-year computer science major.

Jaleh Ostadhaj, a first-year student studying English as a second language, echoed that sentiment.

“It’s a very good opportunity because sometimes, you’re in class and have no time to go [shopping] outside of here,” Ostadhaj said. “…And the prices matter to me because sometimes, prices are very good, and sometimes not good.”