Food Pantry in Charlotte, North Carolina

We are a Beacon of Hope, as an outreach ministry, to those who are in need of food in times of emergency. We also direct them to other agencies which may provide further assistance. The pantry is supported by generous donations from our church members, the Diocese of Charlotte and other Catholic churches. Food is distributed on Tuesdays and Fridays by appointment only.

The Hickory Grove Baptist Church Food Pantry distributes nonperishable food items to families in financial crisis. The pantry is supplied through donations, and volunteers help to sort and distribute the food. Open Tuesdays & Thursdays at our Latin American Campus

Hope Street Food Pantry provides groceries every Thursday from 4-7pm. No financial restrictions to receive groceries. No appointment is needed. Open to Charlotte and surrounding areas.

The closest bus stop is bus stop 59 (Benfield Road & Prosperity Park Drive); a 15 minute walk to the food pantry.

Christ the King Church operates an Emergency Food Pantry that provides pre-packed boxes of food to individuals/families in emergency situations.

The boxes are packed to serve 3 meals a day for 3 days for a family of 4.

No requirements are necessary and no appointments are taken. The Pantry is open from 5:00-6:00 p.m. on the last two Wednesday nights of each month.

Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families in a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three meals a day for a week. It is important to the dignity of our clients to feel they have some control and requires them to invest some time in the process. It also allows for greater interaction between clients and volunteers. In a short-term crisis, a week’s worth of groceries from Loaves & Fishes can help mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, for medicine or feeding your family. To visit a Loaves & Fishes’ pantry you must have a referral. A referral can come from a church pastor, clergy member, medical provider, school counselor, or many of the human service agencies located in Mecklenburg County. The referring agency must call Loaves & Fishes on your behalf to make the referral. Loaves & Fishes provides assistance with groceries to be prepared in your home. We do not provide assistance with rent or utilities. You may receive a referral no more than once in 45 days. Loaves & Fishes Pantry @ Calvary United Methodist Church Hours of Operation: Tuesday: 10:00 - 1:00, Friday: 10:00 - 1:00

Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families in a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three meals a day for a week. It is important to the dignity of our clients to feel they have some control and requires them to invest some time in the process. It also allows for greater interaction between clients and volunteers. In a short-term crisis, a week’s worth of groceries from Loaves & Fishes can help mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, for medicine or feeding your family. To visit a Loaves & Fishes’ pantry you must have a referral. A referral can come from a church pastor, clergy member, medical provider, school counselor, or many of the human service agencies located in Mecklenburg County. The referring agency must call Loaves & Fishes on your behalf to make the referral. Loaves & Fishes provides assistance with groceries to be prepared in your home. We do not provide assistance with rent or utilities. You may receive a referral no more than once in 45 days. Loaves & Fishes Pantry @ New Zion Missionary Baptist Church Hours of Operation: Thursday: 10:00 - 1:00 and 3:00 - 6:00.

Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families in a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three meals a day for a week. It is important to the dignity of our clients to feel they have some control and requires them to invest some time in the process. It also allows for greater interaction between clients and volunteers. In a short-term crisis, a week’s worth of groceries from Loaves & Fishes can help mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, for medicine or feeding your family. To visit a Loaves & Fishes’ pantry you must have a referral. A referral can come from a church pastor, clergy member, medical provider, school counselor, or many of the human service agencies located in Mecklenburg County. The referring agency must call Loaves & Fishes on your behalf to make the referral. Loaves & Fishes provides assistance with groceries to be prepared in your home. We do not provide assistance with rent or utilities. You may receive a referral no more than once in 45 days. Loaves & Fishes Pantry @ First Presbyterian Church Hours of Operation: Wednesday: 1:00 - 4:00, Thursday: 1:00 - 4:00, Friday: 1:00 - 4:00, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturday: 9:00 - Noon.

Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families in a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three meals a day for a week. It is important to the dignity of our clients to feel they have some control and requires them to invest some time in the process. It also allows for greater interaction between clients and volunteers. In a short-term crisis, a week’s worth of groceries from Loaves & Fishes can help mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, for medicine or feeding your family. To visit a Loaves & Fishes’ pantry you must have a referral. A referral can come from a church pastor, clergy member, medical provider, school counselor, or many of the human service agencies located in Mecklenburg County. The referring agency must call Loaves & Fishes on your behalf to make the referral. Loaves & Fishes provides assistance with groceries to be prepared in your home. We do not provide assistance with rent or utilities. You may receive a referral no more than once in 45 days. Loaves & Fishes Pantry @ Holy Comforter Episcopal Church Hours of Operation: Monday: 10:00 - 1:00, Tuesday: 10:00 - 1:00, Wednesday: 10:00 - 1:00, Thursday: 10:00 - 1:00, Friday: 10:00 - 1:00

Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families in a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three meals a day for a week. It is important to the dignity of our clients to feel they have some control and requires them to invest some time in the process. It also allows for greater interaction between clients and volunteers. In a short-term crisis, a week’s worth of groceries from Loaves & Fishes can help mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, for medicine or feeding your family. To visit a Loaves & Fishes’ pantry you must have a referral. A referral can come from a church pastor, clergy member, medical provider, school counselor, or many of the human service agencies located in Mecklenburg County. The referring agency must call Loaves & Fishes on your behalf to make the referral. Loaves & Fishes provides assistance with groceries to be prepared in your home. We do not provide assistance with rent or utilities. You may receive a referral no more than once in 45 days. Loaves & Fishes Pantry @ St. Giles Presbyterian Church Hours of Operation: Monday: 1:00 - 4:00, Wednesday: 1:00 - 4:00, Friday: 1:00 - 4:00

We are currently partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank to provide food from our facilties to those in need in our local area. We provide a weeks worth of grocery items to forty plus families on a weekly basis. We take calls every Monday morning at 9AM for emergency food appointments.

Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families in a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three meals a day for a week. It is important to the dignity of our clients to feel they have some control and requires them to invest some time in the process. It also allows for greater interaction between clients and volunteers. In a short-term crisis, a week’s worth of groceries from Loaves & Fishes can help mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, for medicine or feeding your family. To visit a Loaves & Fishes’ pantry you must have a referral. A referral can come from a church pastor, clergy member, medical provider, school counselor, or many of the human service agencies located in Mecklenburg County. The referring agency must call Loaves & Fishes on your behalf to make the referral. Loaves & Fishes provides assistance with groceries to be prepared in your home. We do not provide assistance with rent or utilities. You may receive a referral no more than once in 45 days. Loaves & Fishes Pantry @ Statesville Ave. Presbyterian Church Hours of Operation: Monday: 10:00 - 1:00, Tuesday: 10:00 - 1:00, Wednesday: 10:00 - 1:00, Thursday: 10:00 - 1:00

Mission: To serve the community and ensure families have well balanced meals as well as everyday living essentials. The food pantry began operations on September 15, 2012 and has opened its doors the third Saturday of each month since that time, without fail. Our congregation has a gift for service and we will continue to provide for those in need as long as God places it on our hearts to do so.

Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families in a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three meals a day for a week. It is important to the dignity of our clients to feel they have some control and requires them to invest some time in the process. It also allows for greater interaction between clients and volunteers. In a short-term crisis, a week’s worth of groceries from Loaves & Fishes can help mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, for medicine or feeding your family. To visit a Loaves & Fishes’ pantry you must have a referral. A referral can come from a church pastor, clergy member, medical provider, school counselor, or many of the human service agencies located in Mecklenburg County. The referring agency must call Loaves & Fishes on your behalf to make the referral. Loaves & Fishes provides assistance with groceries to be prepared in your home. We do not provide assistance with rent or utilities. You may receive a referral no more than once in 45 days. Loaves & Fishes Pantry @ Eastern Hills Baptist Church Hours of Operation: Thursday: 1:00 - 4:00, Saturday: 9:00 - Noon

Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families in a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three meals a day for a week. It is important to the dignity of our clients to feel they have some control and requires them to invest some time in the process. It also allows for greater interaction between clients and volunteers. In a short-term crisis, a week’s worth of groceries from Loaves & Fishes can help mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, for medicine or feeding your family. To visit a Loaves & Fishes’ pantry you must have a referral. A referral can come from a church pastor, clergy member, medical provider, school counselor, or many of the human service agencies located in Mecklenburg County. The referring agency must call Loaves & Fishes on your behalf to make the referral. Loaves & Fishes provides assistance with groceries to be prepared in your home. We do not provide assistance with rent or utilities. You may receive a referral no more than once in 45 days. Loaves & Fishes Pantry @ Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church: Tuesday: 1:00 - 4:00, Thursday: 10:00 - 1:00, 1st and 3rd Saturday: 9:00 - Noon

We are happy to be able to offer an emergency Food Pantry to help those in desperate need. The Food Pantry is open the 2nd and 4th Thursday's of each month. Hours: 9:30am - 12:00pm and 6:00pm - 7:00pm on those days. You must be signed in 30 minutes before closing time. If this is your first visit, you need to bring three items with you: a picture ID; proof of residency (current public service/utility bill); a referral letter (on their company letterhead) confirming your need for food. It could be from a social/case worker, the pastor of your church, your doctor, or the school your children attend. You will be asked to fill out an application and then be issued a card. Clients may shop only once a month and will be re-evaluated each year. We appreciate your consideration of these rules, so that we may continue to serve you. We are closed on Thanksgiving, but are open the Tuesday beforehand. If Christmas or Christmas Eve falls on a pantry day, we will be open the Tuesday beforehand.

Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families in a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three meals a day for a week. It is important to the dignity of our clients to feel they have some control and requires them to invest some time in the process. It also allows for greater interaction between clients and volunteers. In a short-term crisis, a week’s worth of groceries from Loaves & Fishes can help mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, for medicine or feeding your family. To visit a Loaves & Fishes’ pantry you must have a referral. A referral can come from a church pastor, clergy member, medical provider, school counselor, or many of the human service agencies located in Mecklenburg County. The referring agency must call Loaves & Fishes on your behalf to make the referral. Loaves & Fishes provides assistance with groceries to be prepared in your home. We do not provide assistance with rent or utilities. You may receive a referral no more than once in 45 days. Loaves & Fishes Pantry @ New Emmanuel Congregational United Church of Christ Hours of Operation: Wednesday: 3:00 - 7:00, Saturday: 9:00 - Noon

Catholic Charities has three food pantries across the Diocese of Charlotte. Each food pantry provides walk-in assistance on a first-come, first-served basis during normal operating hours.

The pantries operate on a client-choice model, through the principle of providing food with dignity. Clients select food they would like from a list of items in stock. Every pantry relies heavily on the work of volunteers to stock and distribute groceries on a weekly basis.

First time clients complete a one-page application with basic demographic and household member information. Due to the overwhelming needs, we can only serve clients once a month.

Care To Share Outreach Center Inc assists the community by offering a food pantry and helping hand to low-income individuals, homeless people and less fortunate families. We provide community enhancing services to end the sufferings of less fortunate individuals through open-handed food and clothing drives, mental wellness programs and other helpful complimentary services.

We Provide:

-Clothing (Limited)
-Food
-Healthy Eating Tips Pamphlets
-Informational Health Referral Pamphlets
-Personal Development Courses
-We Provide Uncooked Foods

Food distribution hours are Monday & Tuesday: 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Distribution of bread and cake only on Wednesdays 12 P.M. to 1:30 P.M.

Send an email or contact our outreach center at 980-430-5913 or 704-898-0478 for more info.

This program provides emergency food through the CAF food pantry to individuals who do not qualify for the Self Sufficiency Project due to inability to seek employment, i.e. disability. Food vouchers may also be available for individuals with restrictive diets to purchase foods from local grocers. Apply online or contact Teresa Hughes for more info.

We are a catalyst for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (i.e., Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, etc.) and their families in Mecklenburg County to meet their self-determined needs by leveraging relationships and resources, and encouraging reciprocity in their communities. We offer support to said families and individuals according to their self-defined needs. Examples of supports include computers, home furnishings or modifications, childcare or respite, or repairs to vehicles. Support can also be connecting individuals to vocational, social, and educational opportunities in the community. In addition, FIF can help families with linking sibling caregivers and help plan for the future by exploring alternatives to guardianship, special needs trusts, and personal networks of support. First In Families does not offer a “menu” of services because our philosophy instead is to ask questions and listen to families explain what supports they need to remain independent in their own home and active within the community.

Eligibility
Must provide proof of Mecklenburg County residency (i.e., photo ID OR current utility bill OR signed lease agreement)
Must provide proof of all household income not to exceed $65,000.00 (i.e., pay stubs and/or SSI award letter, and/or 1040 tax form)
Must provide proof of intellectual/developmental disability (i.e., psychological evaluation, medical record) {IEPs are not accepted}

Family Support
Families who have received help from First In Families often wish to help another family in the future. Examples of this type of 'circle of giving' include foreign language translations or donations of labor or needed items such as furniture, computers and toys. Families also “give back” by volunteering for the Chapter, serving on the Board, or writing letters to funders.

Here is the link to our application: http://inreachnc.org/images/fif-pdfs/2017fifmeckappacket.pdf

Loaves & Fishes is an emergency food pantry program that offers a week's worth of nutritionally balanced groceries, free of charge, to individuals and families experiencing a crisis in Mecklenburg County. Clients are screened to determine need and may only visit a pantry up to eight times in a rolling 365 day period. Therefore, clients are encouraged to use Loaves & Fishes as an emergency food service, not as a regular food source.

Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three balanced meals a day for each family member for a week.

We provide emergency food assistance for qualified families and the disabled. Our food pantry can only be accessed every 90 days.

In order to receive food you must schedule an appointment by phone or you can go online to the website.

Please note that all income will be verified.

The following document is required:
• State issued ID

This ministry operates a food pantry and provide food for families in need.

Star Faith Ministry Food Ministry was starting in 2005 by Our Pastor Debbie Chapman in attempt to help and give back to the community. We are committed to helping others in there time of needs. In Matthew Chapter 14 verses 13-21 it teaches us how Jesus and his disciples feed over 5000 people. Hours Of Operation: Friday from 4 pm until 6 pm.

We are open Mondays from 3-6 pm (including holidays). Please note that the Bread Basket is closed if there is a 5th Monday in the Month. First-time visitors need to bring a valid government ID during regular pantry hours, no appointment is needed.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (SHFBM) strives through education, advocacy, and partnerships to eliminate hunger by the solicitation and distribution of food. We provide a regional distribution warehouse and branches that supply food and grocery items to charitable agencies that assist people in need.

Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families in a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three meals a day for a week. It is important to the dignity of our clients to feel they have some control and requires them to invest some time in the process. It also allows for greater interaction between clients and volunteers. In a short-term crisis, a week’s worth of groceries from Loaves & Fishes can help mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, for medicine or feeding your family. To visit a Loaves & Fishes’ pantry you must have a referral. A referral can come from a church pastor, clergy member, medical provider, school counselor, or many of the human service agencies located in Mecklenburg County. The referring agency must call Loaves & Fishes on your behalf to make the referral. Loaves & Fishes provides assistance with groceries to be prepared in your home. We do not provide assistance with rent or utilities. You may receive a referral no more than once in 45 days. Mt. Carmel Pantry (at Jackson Park Ministries) Hours of Operation: Monday: 10:00 - 4:00, Wednesday: 10:00 - 4:00

Open Tuesdays & Thursdays from 10 AM–Noon at our Latin American Campus. The HG Food Pantry distributes nonperishable food items to families in financial crisis. The pantry is supplied through donations, and volunteers help to sort and distribute the food. Donations are accepted during regular Food Pantry hours.

The Ascension Lutheran Soup Kitchen opened its doors on October 12, 2010. Since then, it has furnished a hot, well-balanced, and fresh lunch for countless individuals. We are open weekly on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Our sign says “everyone welcome” and we mean it! No ID needed, no note from social services; just come in if you need a meal. With your meal you get some “down home” love, smiles, and hugs. The food we serve is provided by local businesses, organizations and individuals: Harris Teeter, Publix, Pet Milk, Polka Dot Cupcakes, Daphne’s Bakery, Food Lion, and Trader Joe’s, to name a few. We have volunteers from the Dilworth neighborhood and beyond, including our church family, schools, and businesses. Some have been with us since the beginning and others help out as time permits. We love, honor, and appreciate everything that our volunteers have done to make this a successful soup kitchen.

Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families in a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes uses a Client Choice model which allows clients to select groceries their family is most likely to eat. Clients are able to choose a specified number of items in the areas of grains, proteins, vegetables, fruit, and dairy based on the size of the family. The number of choices is determined by a Registered Dietician to ensure that enough food is available to create three meals a day for a week. It is important to the dignity of our clients to feel they have some control and requires them to invest some time in the process. It also allows for greater interaction between clients and volunteers. In a short-term crisis, a week’s worth of groceries from Loaves & Fishes can help mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, for medicine or feeding your family. To visit a Loaves & Fishes’ pantry you must have a referral. A referral can come from a church pastor, clergy member, medical provider, school counselor, or many of the human service agencies located in Mecklenburg County. The referring agency must call Loaves & Fishes on your behalf to make the referral. Loaves & Fishes provides assistance with groceries to be prepared in your home. We do not provide assistance with rent or utilities. You may receive a referral no more than once in 45 days. Loaves & Fishes Pantry @ Galilee Ministries Hours of Operation: Monday: 10:00 - 1:00, Wednesday: 10:00 - 1:00

Care to Share Outreach Center & Food Pantry in Charlotte, NC is a local non-profit institution that has been providing compassionate care and attention to those in need for over 16 years. Care to Share Outreach is a qualified 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. The purpose of the agency is to combat hunger by assisting low-income individuals and families by providing nourishing food and groceries. Since 1999, Care to Share has initiated and provided a variety of programs and services to serve the poor and needy in Mecklenburg County. Aside from that, we also facilitate various youth-focused and mental wellness programs as part of our community enhancing service.

Charlotte Calvary Church of the Nazarene operates a food pantry for the needy. Please call for an appointment (704) 536-6485. What We Need From You: Name, address, phone number. A count of how many people are in your household. A best guess of how many days of food you’ll need. A brief account of why you are in need (someone lost their job, got sick, etc.). We will ask you to sign a brief, simple declaration of need, something like this: “I understand that the Charlotte Calvary Church of the Nazarene food pantry exists to provide food assistance to those who really need help. By accepting help from the pantry I affirm that my household genuinely needs food assistance.” NOTE: You must always show ID and sign our log book when picking up groceries.

Our mission is to create a community where individuals affected by homelessness, poverty and unemployment are empowered through transitional programs and transformed by the Love of Christ

11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. every day of the year. The Soup Kitchen first opened in 1979 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and moved in 1994 to the Urban Ministry Center, where it has been in continuous operation ever since. Today, it remains the largest, oldest Charlotte soup kitchen and the only one that serves a hot, nutritious lunch 365 days a year, with no questions asked. We welcome anyone who is in need of a meal, regardless of the person’s circumstance. In our 30-plus year history, we have always fulfilled our basic promise to feed hungry people despite ice storms, heat waves, power outages and increasing demand. The Soup Kitchen operates with a different volunteer crew each day (300 volunteers each month), under the direction of a full-time manager and part-time assistant. In 2013 we served 99,230 lunches and over 1.5 million since our center’s inception. The Soup Kitchen meets a critical, basic need not only by reliably meeting the growing demand for food but also by offering a welcoming front door for people living on the streets. The kitchen serves as the entry point to the continuum of services available through the Urban Ministry Center and the Homeless Services Network. We’re the first place homeless neighbors turn to for food and basic services, which in turn creates the opportunity for helping address the core issues that impact their lives.

With 925 million undernourished people in the world, CAFM Feed My Sheep Food Pantry is pleased to help eradicate hunger in the city of Charlotte one family at a time. CAFM Feed My Sheep Food Pantry is a partner agency of Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (SHFBM). CAFM Feed My Sheep Food Pantry is led by Pastor Ken Samuel, and assisted by Deaconess Roseann Joseph. The distribution of food is done every Saturday by the Church parishioners. For appointment please call 704-537-5439 Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday to be served Saturday 10:30-11:30 am.

The Dilworth Soup Kitchen (DSK) began on December 24, 2008. Please join us for a meal!

Our mission at the Niner Student Pantry is to ensure food security, human dignity, and well-being on campus by providing in-need UNC Charlotte students with healthy, culturally appropriate emergency food. We desire to do our part in assuring that no person in the Niner community goes hungry and that every students has access to nutritious food. The pantry has just recently moved to 1224 John Kirk Drive. This location is adjacent to the University Terrace Apartments and is accessible for students commuting by car or foot. The pantry provides assistance to UNC Charlotte undergraduate and graduate students that struggle with food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined by the USDA, 2013 as a condition when a person does not have enough resources to feed themselves. Students will need to provide their 49er ID card to receive service. We offer a variety of nutritious meals and will be frequently giving demonstrations on what meals can be made with the food in our pantry. To qualify for assistance, students must live off campus and not have a University meal plan. In addition, each client must complete an intake form and a food pantry inventory list.