Welcome to the Durham Branch Home Page!

The Durham Branch of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina serves 6 counties in central North Carolina. They are Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person and Vance counties.

Last year over 4.8 million pounds of food was distributed to 239 agencies in those counties.

The Durham warehouse is 18,500 square feet and has the capacity to store over 216 pallets for dry storage and 22 pallets for refrigerated/frozen food.

Volunteers donated 19,261 hours of their time last year.  This is equivalent to approximately 10 full-time employees!!

The Durham Branch supports 3 Kids Cafe programs and 1 Backpack program.  In the past year the Kids Cafe programs served more than 15,700 meals and more than 1,460 backpacks were distributed to children in the counties served by the Durham Branch.

Durham Branch News: Congratulations, Durham Branch! In September of 2008, the Durham Branch reached its 30 million pound milestone!  Click here to see a video of the 30 millionth pound going out the door!  Congratulations to supplying Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person and Vance counties with 30 million pounds of food since 1999. Kids Summer Stock - Help us provide meals to kids in the Durham Branch region during the summer! Hold a food drive, attend an event or donate today! Learn more...      |     Durham Event Flyer Current Press Releases - Catch up on the latest Durham Press Releases. Food Pantries Face Growing Need - Asked whether the recession has driven up demand for emergency food at the Orange Congregations in Mission pantry, the Rev. Sharon Freeland doesn't have to consult a log book to check the figures. "Oh, my goodness, yes," she says. "Yes, yes, yes."   Click here for the full article. Durham Food Bank Feeds Needy by the Ton - In the six-county Durham area, there are 23,000 children who live below the poverty level.  While more people remember to donate food around the holidays, the need for food aid doesn’t start in November or end at Christmas.  Click here for the full article. Brochures, Logos & Fast Facts- Learn all about the Durham Branch of the Food Bank! Brochures, logos & fast facts are available for immediate download. Click here for more info. Durham Area Poverty Statistics - Find out about poverty in the Durham area.  A .PDF file with information about poverty in all counties in the Durham Branch service area are available.  Click here for more info. Volunteer Opportunites at the Durham Branch - Come volunteer at the Durham Branch!  There are many opportunites available.  Click here for more info.

 

Did you know? If you stacked all the cans received from food drives that were distributed last year at the Durham Branch, the stack would be over 12 miles high!