Additional Food Resources | Chatham County, NC

WIC (Women, Infant and Children) Services

The WIC program at Piedmont Health Services in Siler City and Moncure provides nutritional services to low-income pregnant and postpartum women, and children under the age of five years old. Bilingual staff are also available.

Services Provided:

Electronic shopping card for free, healthy food
Nutrition guidance
Breastfeeding support (free breast pump)
Information on other valuable community resources

Eligibility:

Pregnant or postpartum women or have a child under the age of five
Living in North Carolina
Medicaid, SNAP, and Work First recipients automatically qualify. Call the phone numbers below or complete referral form to check eligibility and apply.
Note: It is not necessary to be a US citizen or documented in order to qualify, and WIC is not a benefit subject to the public charge rule. Receiving WIC will not impact immigration applications.

Siler City Community Health Center
Address: 224 South 10th Avenue Siler City, NC 27344
Phone: 919-742-5602

Hours (unless otherwise noted, the office is closed for lunch from 12:00 - 12:30 pm)
Monday to Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Moncure Community Health Center
Address: 7228 Moncure Pittsboro Road, Moncure, NC 27559
Phone: 919-542-2195

Hours:
Monday to Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Here is a link to a WIC Families Referral Form: North Carolina WIC Families - Referral Form | NCDHHS

Chatham Chuckwagon

Pre-cooked vacuum packed and frozen nutritious entrees. Meals are ready to heat and serve in minutes.

Meals are free to all. There are no eligibility criteria except expressing a need.

Curbside pickup:

Every Tuesday from 4:30-6p.m. at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church - 200 Rectory Street, Pittsboro, NC

Every Friday from 11:30-1p.m. at Countryside Antiques Mall - 219 Chatham Square, Siler City, NC

Contact:

www.chathamalliance.org

Chatham County Aging Services

Hours: Centers are open Monday through Friday, 8am – 5pm

Meals on Wheels - Open to individuals 60 years of age and older who are homebound (unable to drive, unable to prepare their own meals and have no assistance with meal preparation during the day). Meals are delivered by dedicated volunteers Monday through Friday. Volunteers provide socialization and wellness checks for recipients.

Congregate Nutrition Program: Meals are served Monday through Friday at the Pittsboro and Siler City Centers for Active Living. Must be 60 years of age or older and register at least 72 hours in advance.

Contact:

Siler City– (919) 742-3975

112 Village Lake Road

Siler City, NC

Pittsboro– (919) 542-4512

365 NC Highway 87 N.

Pittsboro, NC

Chatham Outreach Alliance, Inc. (CORA)

CORA provides nutritious food to community members facing food insecurity.

Pittsboro Location:

40 Camp Drive, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Choice Shopping:

Monday - Thursday from 10a.m.-2p.m.

Drive-Thru:

Friday from 10a.m.-2p.m.

Siler City Location:

2535 Old US Hwy 421, Siler City. NC 27344

Choice Shopping

Currently unavailable

Drive-Thru:

Monday - 4p.m.-6p.m.

Wednesday - 12p.m.-2p.m.

Friday - 12p.m.-2p.m.

2nd Saturday of the month - 10a.m.-12p.m.

Mobile Market in Chapel Hill

Nature Trail Mobile Home Park

326 Nature Trail, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Drive-Thru Services Only

2nd Tuesday of the month

March through October - 4p.m.-6p.m.

November through February - 3:30p.m.-5p.m.

For more information:

http://www.corafoodpantry.org

919-542-5020

Limits: Families receive a week's worth of groceries and can visit CORA twice a month

Languages: English & Spanish

Feed-Well Fridges

Feed-Well Fridges is Chatham County's first nonprofit community fridge program that works to reduce food insecurity and commercial food waste. Feed-Well currently hosts 5 fridges in areas of the county where residents in need lack access to fresh, affordable food. Volunteers replenish the fridges daily with edible rescued food from grocery stores, restaurants and other commercial food producers. Community members are free to access the fridges, taking what they need and leaving what they don't.

Feed-Well Fridge locations in the area

Contact:

Feed Well Fridges

Website: http://feedwellfridges.org

Haw River Baptist Church

Moncure Baptist Church

Salvation Army

Hours: Monday through Friday, 9-4:30p.m.

Non-perishable food items and ready-made, frozen completed meals are available in modest supplies

Applications are available for Emergency Financial Assistance and Pathway to Success which is ongoing case management for housing crisis

Eligibility: For emergency assistance, clients will be asked to provide:

Photo Identification
Social Security numbers for all household members
Proof of household income
Original copy of bill reflecting amount requested for assistance

Contact:

(336) 763-6400

Address:

126 Village Lake Road, Siler City, NC 27344

St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church

St. Julia Catholic Church

Take and Eat Food Pantry

Hours: 1st, 3rd, 4thTuesday 6:30pm – 7:30pm

2ndTuesday 10:00am – 11:00am

Eligibility: Clients must be residents of the Northwood High School attendance area. Those outside of service area can be assisted on a one-time basis. You need to provide proof of address for all adults and children residing in the household every six months.

- Something current with name and street address (school records, medical bills, apartment lease, utility bill, Medicaid card, etc)

Limits: Serving order may be determined by a lottery system 30 minutes before distribution.

Each household is able to receive food 12 times per calendar year (six visits from Jan-June and six visits from July-Dec). May visit 2x/month but cannot exceed the six total visits per six-month period.

Contact:

(919) 533-9330
takeandeatfoodpantry@gmail.com

Address: 11098 US 15 501 N Chapel Hill, NC27517

If you contact any of the organizations and find their hours of operation may differ, please email ask.dss@chathamcountync.gov so that the pages may be updated.