A referral is required to receive a week’s worth of groceries from our pantries. For information on how to get a referral click here or call 704-523-4333. For a printable list of pantries click here.

ALL PANTRIES, FOOD PHARMACIES, HOME DELIVERIES, FOOD SHARES, THE MAIN OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE WILL BE CLOSED Saturday, January 18 and Monday, January 20, 2025 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Announcing the new name for "Loaves & Fishes": "Nourish", same mission, new name. This is an emergency food pantry that requires a referral and an appointment. To have access to any of their pop-ups, you don't need a referral, ID or financial documents, but pre-registration is required to ensure there is enough food. You can find their upcoming pop-ups and register here: https://nourishup.org/foodshare/ How To Get A Referral: To get a referral please have the following information ready for each person in the household: ▪ First and Last Name ▪ Date of Birth ▪ Phone Number (if available) ▪ Current Address ▪ Gender ▪ Ethnicity ▪ Veteran Status ▪ Receiving Food Stamps/SNAP** ▪ Household Income** ▪ Disability (Y or N) ▪ Email Address (if available) ▪ Date of Pick Up ▪ Preferred Pantry Location and secondary location in case the primary location is at capacity.

Visit our website at https://nourishup.org/pantries/ under the food pantries tab for a PDF version of our location and hours.

Signing their names after getting their meal. Monday thru Wednesday: Bagged lunches; Thursday-Friday: Hot meals. One meal per person.

Providing Carryout meals only Every SECOND & FORTH Sunday in our Family Life Center Starting @ 12:30 PM UNTIL 2:00 PM While supply last

Serve clients once a month. Provides walk-in assistance on a first-come, first-served basis during normal operating hours.

Counties Served: North Carolina - Anson, Burke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Union; South Carolina - Lancaster, York, Spartanburg, Union.

Ways to Apply Applications can be submitted one of several ways:

Apply online with North Carolina ePASS Apply and submit documents through All Access Point Mail the completed application to 301 Billingsley Road, Charlotte, NC 28211 Drop off a completed application or apply in person at one of our three locations:

Ella B. Scarborough Community Resource Center - 430 Stitt Road, Charlotte, NC 28213 Valerie C. Woodard Community Resource Center - 3205 Freedom Drive Suite 1000, Charlotte, NC 28208 Wallace H. Kuralt Center - 301 Billingsley Road, Charlotte, NC 28211

Call 704-336-3000 to complete a telephone application. Benefits cannot be used to purchase items such as detergents, paper products, tobacco products, or alcoholic beverages.