We distribute food through our main warehouse in Charlotte and through branches in Hickory (Catawba County-NC), Spartanburg (Spartanburg County-SC) and Anderson (Anderson County-SC). The future we envision is one where hunger is a thing of the past a future where our. These numbers do not incorporate our new counties in SC. At Second Harvest Food Bank, we believe EVERYONE DESERVES TO EAT. Our mission is to also create awareness and educate the community on the realities of hunger. Learn More » GET EDUCATED We believe that providing food is not enough. These numbers do not incorporate our new counties in SC.Īpproximately 75% of the food we distribute is donated, 7% is purchased and 18% of the food comes from government commodities. The Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of individuals like you throughout the community. Our emergency pantries, soup kitchens and homeless shelters continue to report significant increases in requests for assistance over last year. Over 41 million pounds of our annual distribution is fresh produce, meat and dairy.ġ2.6% of our service area population, over 489,000 people, live in poverty including over 159,000 children and 52,000 seniors. SHMETROLINA annually distributes 75 million pounds of food and other household items throughout our 24 county service region. SHMETROLINA provides food for over 950 partner agencies including soup kitchens like Urban Ministries, emergency pantries like Loaves and Fishes, homeless shelters like Uptown Men’s Shelter and Center of Hope, senior programs, and low-income daycares. To see facts about each county, click county on the map below. We serve 10 counties in South Carolina including Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenwood, Lancaster, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union, and York. Additionally, some food banks accept personal care and household items since many families struggle to afford them and aren’t covered by other food assistance programs like SNAP. We serve a total of 24 counties - 14 counties in North Carolina including Anson, Burke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly and Union. Rice (most prefer brown rice) That’s not an exhaustive list, but it covers much of what food banks regularly need. We provide training, technical assistance and hunger education to our partner agencies. We provide a regional distribution warehouse and branches that supply food and grocery items to charitable agencies that assist people in need. SHMETROLINA has been in existence since 1981. Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (SHMETROLINA) strives through education, advocacy, and partnerships to eliminate hunger by the solicitation and distribution of food. About Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
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