Welcome to Feeding Avery Families, a Non-Profit Food Pantry in Avery County, North Carolina
Food Distribution at our Operations Center is on most FRIDAYS. Shop 9:30 to 11:15 AM and 12:30 to 2:15 PM. Call us at 828-783-8506 for additional options! CLICK HERE to get details and dates, including Holiday closings.
Hello! Feeding Avery Families is dedicated to eliminating hunger by providing supplemental food assistance to those in need. Our four staff members and hundreds of volunteers are honored to help our neighbors in Avery County, including Newland, Banner Elk, Elk Park, Beech Mountain, Crossnore, Linville and other communities. Read more about us!
We have been the main Food Pantry in Avery County since 2005. We are a partner agency of MANNA FoodBank— a member of the Feeding America network. This makes us a registered and certified Food Pantry. Here are a few of the many ways we work tirelessly to ensure that everyone has access to supplemental food:
🛒 We offer onsite shopping every week— neighbors can shop twice a month with us (client choice shopping or drive-thru).
🚛 We host many monthly mobile distributions throughout the county as the need to provide food access to those who can’t come to us increases.
🖍️ We provide 150+ packs weekly of weekend food bags for students in Avery County Schools throughout the academic year.
📚 We provide weekly classroom snacks to all 9 schools, including Williams Academy to support teachers who need snacks for their students who feel hungry.
🍊 We provide local youth summer programs and camps (4H and YMCA) with snacks.
🍏 We offer additional food distributions May-November to serve the needs of our agricultural workers and food accessibility to working families.
🍎 We are committed to helping all neighbors in need, including our Hispanic Community through consistent outreach.
🌽 We are the ONLY TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) approved Food Pantry in Avery County.
🧑🌾 We give our food waste to local farmers who use it for animal feed.
👥 We have strong partnerships with Food Lion, Lowes Foods, Tractor Food & Farms, Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture, WAMY and more!