Food Pantry in New Hanover County, North Carolina

Wrightsboro United Methodist Church has a Food Pantry that is open to anyone in need. Our Food Pantry meets the nutritional needs of individuals and families that are unable to provide adequate food for their households.

Bethany Presbyterian Church Food Pantry provides food to meet basic nutritional needs for individuals and families in need. Our clients are children, adults or senior citizens with limited or no income, who simply have fallen on hard times or recently unemployed and simply need assistance to make ends meet.

Documents Required:

- Photo ID

The House of Mercy assists hurting families within Wilmington and the surrounding area by providing a Food Pantry & Clothing Closet. This Food Pantry & Clothing Closet provides families with groceries each week and offers free, nice, and clean clothes for all age and gender groups. We also encourage the spiritual needs of the people by presenting the simple gospel and comfort the marginalized with one on one pastoral care.

Please visit us for services.

Our food pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone from low income families, single parents, senior citizens, unemployed individuals, disabled veterans, working poor, and anyone else that comes to the pantry for food assistance. We serve everyone regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Our Food Pantry is open 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month, from 10:00 a.m. – noon.

The Harbor Food Pantry provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone that comes to the pantry for food assistance, regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Please contact us for eligibility requirements and distribution hours.

Our food pantry at the ROCK Church provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone that comes to the pantry for food assistance, regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Required Documents:

- State Issued ID

Food Pantry: Thursdays 11am-12pm to help those in need.

The Catholic Charities Wilmington food pantry serves those who are hungry in the Cape Fear area through distribution of non-perishable emergency food. This service is provided by staff and volunteers in partnership with the community, without regard to race or religion.

Individuals or families in need may come to the food pantry once every 30 days to receive a 3 – 4 day supply of groceries. People without kitchen access receive a small bag of no-cook food items and are served weekly. Those requesting food are asked to show identification and describe their needs.

The mission of St. Stanislaus Helping Hands is to minister to the poor and marginalized in our community. The ministry assists our brothers and sisters by providing them with non-perishable food. Every two weeks we also offer eggs and bread. It also provides them with necessary assistance with special needs such as medical, material or spiritual. We ask for your generous support by providing non-perishable food items. They may be placed in the basket provided in the Church Gathering Area.

Mama J’s Helping Hands offers a food pantry to those in need of groceries and personal products. Items for the pantry are purchased from the Eastern NC Food Pantry and are donated by local grocery stores and individuals. Applications are available for those who would like to receive groceries at no charge. The items regularly available are boxed foods, fresh produce, eggs, meat, cereal and personal hygiene products. Groceries are distributed in four-week intervals.

For more information call 910-399-1048 or even email at mamajshelpinghand@gmail.com.

The Open Hands Food Bank (OHFB) provides free food to feed families and individuals in need. We supply groceries for residents that do not have enough food because they lack the resources to purchase it. We serve everyone that comes to the pantry for food assistance, regardless of their race, color, or religion. The amount of food given depends on household size.

Every Wednesday and Friday we distribute fresh produce, bread, baked goods and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) products while supplies last (TEFAP products distributed on Wednesdays only). If you have an emergency need, an appointment can be made by contacting the office.

Food Pantry is a food box program providing fresh groceries and canned goods to low-income households three days per week. First Fruit Ministries’ Food Pantry asks that the individual or head of household registering uses their phone number as their ID number. Each time they come through the pantry line, they sign in with that phone number.

We meet them where they are in every sense and offer pathways to long-term success. Our Food Pantry check-in system reviews household data for eligibility for government benefits programs and refers clients to other food resources for each day of the week.

Our main office staff is dedicated to directing households visiting the pantry to community resources, and we offer and referrals to permanent housing, employment assistance, mental health and substance abuse treatment. Just as important, we offer a listening ear to help determine what type of help is needed and the best way to help our friends receive it.

Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard serves those who are hungry in the Wilmington area through distribution of emergency food. This service is provided by volunteers in partnership with the community, without regard to race or religion and with care to preserve the dignity of the individuals being served.

Once a month, any individual or family in need may come to Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard to receive a 3-5 day supply of groceries. People without stoves receive a smaller bag and are served weekly. Those requesting food are asked to self-declare their need. Clients include local people who are in need of assistance. Special Services are available to address toiletry, diabetic and infant needs. Cupboard Clients generally receive both shelf-stable and frozen groceries.

No special agency referrals are required to receive food at Mother Hubbard's Cupboard. A Client's need is self-declared. The first time that the Cupboard provides food for a person we ask you to fill out a new client information form to give us information about who is in your family. If your household information changes (ie: you've moved or the members of your family have changed), we ask that you again fill out the new client information form, giving us information only about the Head of Household and any new information to be added to or changed in your computer file.

The Holy Grounds Food Pantry is a non-profit outreach ministry of Calvary Chapel of Wilmington. In partnership with local businesses and churches, we provide an outreached hand to hundred's of local families with love by feeding the PEOPLE of Wilmington, PRAYING for those in need, PROVIDING hope and love to all that come our way and PRAISING God for all the good things He does. We operate out of Calvary Chapel of Wilmington, distributing food on the FIRST and THIRD Saturday of each month. NO appointment needed. There is NO CHARGE to receive food from Holy Grounds. We're located at 2831 Carolina Beach Rd.

Good Shepherd Center began as a modest Soup Kitchen in 1983, when a group of downtown residents banded together to serve the homeless a lunch of soup and a sandwich. From this small beginning, the program has grown to include a weekday breakfast and lunch available to anyone in need of food, as well as a dinner meal 7 nights a week for guests of the Night Shelter. Today, the Soup Kitchen feeds as many as 100 hungry men, women and children at breakfast, another 150 at lunch, and another 70 at dinner. All told, we now provide more than 70,000 hot meals to the hungry each year. Lunch is the largest and most substantial meal of the day. Because our low-income and homeless guests typically have compromised health and limited access to healthy foods, we strive to make our offerings as nutritious as possible. Using donated food, our volunteers prepare a meat, starch, cooked vegetables, and fresh salads for each lunchtime meal. Who has access to the Soup Kitchen? Homeless and low-income individuals, as well as working families who, once they have paid for their rent, utilities, and other expenses, have little or nothing left to put food on the table for their children. A number of mothers come to the Soup Kitchen because they are skipping meals at home to make sure that there is enough for the children - getting a substantial meal here helps them through to the next day.

Thurs: 6pm

The Abundant Giving Food Ministry was birthed on November 21, 2014 here at Union Missionary Baptist Church. Our partnership with the Wilmington Branch of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina allows us to be a direct distribution agency. We have been given he opportunity to make a powerful statement in our community..."WE CARE"! Our program is for EVERYONE. We distribute fresh produce to the community at no cost to those receiving it. We currently provide fresh fruits and vegetables which promote a healthier lifestyle for all God's people on the third Friday of each month from 5:00pm to 7:00pm or while supplies last. Occasionally we provide meats and bakery/bread items. Our goal is to be a help to those in need of food. Our program is not just for the homeless and the jobless. We will supply food for the hard working families that represent the backbone of our community. Many live paycheck to paycheck and they earn just enough NOT to qualify for government food assistance. Thank you to our many volunteers unload, setup and sort the food items, hand out food during the distribution, help participants carry food to their cars, clean-up afterwards and most importantly they smile and have fun.

Volunteers provide food, clothing, household articles and financial assistance to those in need, The Office hours are Monday thru Thursday, 8:30am to 11:00am.

Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard serves those who are hungry in the Wilmington area through distribution of emergency food. This service is provided by volunteers in partnership with the community, without regard to race or religion and with care to preserve the dignity of the individuals being served. Once a month, any needy individual or family may come to Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard to receive a 3-5 day supply of groceries. People without stoves receive a smaller bag and are served weekly. Those requesting food are asked to show identification and self-declare their need. As an all-volunteer organization, we are grateful for the support of groups and individuals in the community. Mother Hubbard's Cupboard is open to Clients from 1:00 to 3:00 PM on Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri., and Sat. each week year around.

Every Sunday morning, the unconditional love of God is shown to the homeless and needy of our community through a hot breakfast hosted by our church. Early Bread is a cooperative effort with Wesley Memorial United Methodist, Grace United Methodist, and several other county churches which send volunteers every Sunday to cook, serve, minister, and clean. Early Bread started in May of 1999, and, since then, has fed more than 25,000 people. We "feed the soul and spirit" of an average of 120-150 people each Sunday. Approximately 90 percent of those served are men; many are veterans. Our van and those of our partner churches, pickup from Good Shepherd, Mercy House, the downtown library, and other locations.