Where to find food help, get a hot meal or donate to pantry or food bank in central NC | List

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- In North Carolina, approximately 1.4 million people depend on SNAP benefits to provide food for their families.

Here are ways you can help your neighbors have a hot meal and stock their pantries.

Food Finder Map

FoodFinder is an online tool to help locate nearby meal sites and food resources across the Triangle. The website is part of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle

Due to the increased need caused by changes to federal food assistance, the Food Shuttle is stepping it up to support neighbors facing food insecurity. According to its website, Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is a nonpartisan, 501c3 non-profit organization and a member of the Feeding America National Network of Food Banks. Their programs support communities where access to nutritious food is a barrier.
Click here to find food.

Durham

Durham Rescue Mission

The Durham Rescue Mission is supported entirely by gifts from individuals, churches, businesses, civic groups, organizations, foundations, grants and bequests.

When you give a gift to our homeless shelter and addiction recovery programs in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, you can rest assured that your funds will be used to help those in the Triangle community who are hungry and homeless - 365 days a year.

Click here to see how to donate

Urban Ministries of Durham

Food Pantry is open on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in the St. Phillips parking lot.

Meals: Monday- Friday, you can get breakfast and bag lunch pickup between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
Dinner is served from 6:00 a.m. - 7 p.m.

On Saturdays and Sundays, breakfast is served from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Hot lunch is served in the cafe 12:30-1:30 p.m. and Dinner is served from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Urban Ministry is located at 410 Liberty Street in Durham.

Emanuel Food Pantry

The pantry accepts shelf-stable goods like rice, beans, pasta, canned tuna/chicken and more. They're located at 2504 N Roxboro St. in Durham. If you need food, the pantry does giveaways on Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Click here to learn more and to register.

Christian Assembly Emergency Food Pantry

The pantry distributes food on the second and fourth Thursdays each month from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: 5516 N. Roxboro Road in Durham.

Durham Center for Senior Life

The DCSL EATS program serves people 55 and older. They are open Monday-Friday by appointment. One bag is provided per month to each individual requesting supplies. Contact DCSL's Support Services Department at 919-688-8247 ext. 103.

Click here to make monetary donations.

Free Food Friday

Salvation Army Food Pantry from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: 909 Liberty Street, Durham.
Fridays only giveaway

Raleigh and Wake County

Wake Relief provides a week's worth of groceries to individuals and families in Wake County experiencing food insecurity. Wake Relief is located at 4 N Blount St. in downtown Raleigh.

Wake County has created a Find Food in Wake County website that allows users to locate hot meals and food pantries.

Salvation Army Community Kitchen

Monday through Friday, people who want a free hot meal can come to The Salvation Army of Wake County community kitchen. No identification or information is required. The community kitchen is open from 4:30-5:30pm. It's located in the Judy D. Zelnak Center of Hope at 1863 Capital Blvd. in Raleigh.

Guglhupf Bakery

The bakery has locations in Durham and Chapel Hill. Through Wednesday, Nov. 26, they're giving away free loaves of bread to anyone who shows their EBT card during business hours. Schools can reach out at info@guglhupf.com with "Free Bread" in the subject line.

Durham Location, Hours
2706 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd
Tues-Sat: 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sun: 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Mon: Closed

Chapel Hill Location, Hours
1800 E Franklin St
Tues-Fri: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat: 8 a.m - 5 p.m.
Sun: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Mon: Closed

Wake and Lee Counties Pantry

Salvation Army food pantry assistance is available Tuesdays and Thursdays between 1:00 p.m - 1:45 p.m.
Each household is allowed 1-3 bags every three months. To schedule an appointment call: 919-834-6733

Requirements

• Proof of Wake County residency

• Photo I.D. for the applicant

• One form of ID for any additional household members

• ex. photo I.D., health insurance card, shot record, school record

Donations
To donate non-perishable items, please drop them off at the following times:
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Location: Judy D. Zelnak Center of Hope
1863 Capital Blvd. in Raleigh.

Fayetteville

The Manna Kitchen's "Hot Meal & Food" program runs every week from Monday-Friday.
Hot meals are available at 128 South King Street in Fayetteville from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina serves Cumberland, Harnett, Sampson, Robeson, Hoke, Duplin and Bladen Counties. Click here to find upcoming food giveaways and to donate.

Other resources

Feeding America

Click here to find a local food bank from the vast Feeding America network of local partners.

DoorDash

The food delivery platform announced an emergency food response in November, delivering 1 million free meals through Project DASH, the company's initiative to provide free delivery on behalf of its Feeding America food bank partners.

DoorDash said it will also waive its delivery and service fees for an estimated 300,000 grocery orders for SNAP recipients at Sprouts, Dollar General, Schnucks, Food Lion, Giant Foods, The GIANT Company, Hannaford, Stop & Shop, Hy-Vee, Giant Eagle and Wegmans.

The company said the move comes in response to "overwhelming demand" felt by food banks nationwide amid the federal shutdown.

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