They are located in Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Elizabeth City, Asheville, Fayetteville, and Charlotte. We serve 475 agencies in 17 counties in North and South Carolina. After appropriate record-keeping, inspection, and sorting, the food is distributed to partner agencies. When thinking about who is hungry, it is easy to imagine someone who is homeless, who appears too lazy to work or is uneducated. However, that just isn't the case.
Hunger is a result of poverty, and there is a predominance of low paying jobs.
While studies show that participation in the Food Stamp Program has declined, the poverty rate has increased. Many working parents are still struggling to feed their families. The toll hunger takes on families, individuals, and communities can be devastating. You can help by volunteering, making a financial donation, or holding a food drive. The shared maintenance fee is applied to only half of the food we distribute, and the people in need who receive the food never pay anything.