STATE-WIDE RESOURCES
- Apply for food stamps
- Apply for unemployment
- Text FOODNC OR COMIDA to 877-877 to find drive-by meals for kids
- Find Kidz Meal Bagz at a Sheetz near you
- Search your county on this document, provided by No Kid Hungry NC, to find detailed information on meals for kids during school closures.
- The Carolina Hunger Initiative provides a map that shows sites where free meals for kids age 18 and under are available during COVID-19 school closures.
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA RESOURCES
- Orange County Food Banks. Click here.
- Johnston County Food Banks. Click here.
- Lee and Moore Counties Food Banks. Click here.
- Durham Food Banks. Click here.
- Resources serving Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Click here for a list of assistance in food, financial, utility, rent clothing, medical, dental, mental health, domestic violence, childcare, youth, legal, employment, and more. Click here to see resources in Burlington, Charlotte, and Greensboro.
- Pay-What-You-Can Café in Raleigh. Visit this page for more information.
- The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is providing breakfast and lunch at no cost to all children age 18 and under (not just WCPSS students) until June 30, 2022 via Curbside and Big Bus Food Truck Pop-up locations. Meals are also free to all Wake County students when they are at school for in-person instruction. Visit this page for more information.
- The Alamance-Burlington School System is running a “Grab and Go Meal Program” in which they are distributing meals to various bus stops. Visit this page for more information.
- Durham County COVID-19 Food Security Program
- Request food from Tri-Area Ministries (for residents of Wake, Durham, Granville, Franklin, Johnston, Harnett, and Chatham)
- Participate in the FEAST Program in Durham, which is providing FREE meals for kids between the ages of 0-18 years old, as well as free shelf-stable ingredients for adults to cook with. Visit this page for more information.
- Are you a parent in Chapel Hill or Carrboro? Request food delivery from TABLE Inc.
- Find year-round community food resources through the Orange County Food Council
- Huge mega-list of Triangle restaurants offering pickup and delivery
- The Chapel Hill Farmers Market and Carrboro Farmers Market are still open and will TRIPLE your SNAP/EBT benefits. Please check websites for social distancing protocols.
- Are you in the areas of Raleigh, Durham, Greenville, New Bern, Sandhills, or Wilmington? Check out the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
- Those in need of food in the Triangle area can visit one of ten Food Shuttle Mobile Markets run by Interfaith Food Shuttle. Both fresh produce and shelf-stable items are provided. Due to COVID-19, all mobile markets are currently drive-thru only.
- Heavenly Groceries / Comida Celestial is a food bank in Chapel Hill run by St. Joseph CME Church. Visitors can arrive at 3pm on Mondays, with food distribution beginning at 3:30pm.
- The IFC Community Kitchen of Carrboro is still open and preparing to-go boxes and the food pantry is operating by appointment only. Open 365 days a year.
- If you are in Orange County, visit the RENA Community Center, with food distributed twice monthly on Fridays. Click here to see a list of community programs.
- Bus drivers in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System are delivering meals to over 30 sites in the district, Monday through Thursday, through the Food for Students Initiative. View this document to see where and when food can be picked up. The schedule is in 7 different languages (English, Korean, Spanish, French, Arabic, Japanese, and Chinese).
- Dorcas Ministries in Cary offers financial assistance, food assistance, and career coaching.
- If you have children that are home due to school closures, explore the websites and social media pages of your school district for further information on meal sites.
- The Capital Area Food Network has compiled a list of food pantries in Wake County. You can access the list at this link.
- The Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina in Raleigh offers food assistance.
- The Fuquay Emergency Food Pantry in Fuquay-Varina offers food assistance.
- The Holly Springs Food Cupboard in Holly Springs offers food assistance.
- Chapel Hill Food Drive – Orange County residents can pick up a box of food starting at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays Food distribution lasts until 11:30 or until all the food is gone. The drive-through food distribution takes place at the Eubanks Park and Ride lot in Chapel Hill. (https://goo.gl/maps/dFvYaVmVfoUR2Dwm6) View the weekly food distribution schedule.
Resources Specific for UNC Students and Employees:
- Request additional financial assistance through the Student Emergency Fund
- Find food at Carolina Cupboard, a community food pantry available to UNC students. Located on campus at Avery Residence Hall.
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RESOURCES
- Resources for Western North Carolina residents from MANNA FoodBank
- Residents of Mecklenburg County can utilize several pantries through Loaves & Fishes. By referral only.
- If you live near the Charlotte Metro area, search your address on the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina to find the nearest facility to you (pantry, soup kitchen, or shelter).
- The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC can help connect residents in the following counties to food assistance programs: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin.
- The Storehouse is a food pantry located in Hendersonville.
- If you have children that are home due to school closures, explore the websites and social media pages of your school district for further information on meal sites.
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA RESOURCES
- Browse the list of Grab & Go Meals for kids in central and eastern NC
- Are you in the areas of Raleigh, Durham, Greenville, New Bern, Sandhills, or Wilmington? Check out the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
- Visit the Food Bank of the Albemarle, serving 15 counties in the northeastern part of the state. This organization offers mobile food pantries, kids programs, and produce partnerships with local farmers.
- Search your address on the Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina to find resources near you in the following counties: Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Robeson, and Sampson.
- The Greater Joy Church has partnered with Food Bank of North Carolina to service Rocky Mount and surrounding areas.
- If you have children that are home due to school closures, explore the websites and social media pages of your school district for further information on meal sites.