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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 5.3 million pounds of food was distributed to 160 agencies in those counties.
Volunteers donated nearly 17,000 hours of their time last year. This is equivalent to approximately 8 full-time employees!!
The Durham Branch supports 4 Kids Cafe and 3 Backpack programs. In the past year the Kids Cafe program served more than 16,700 meals and more than 2,400 backpacks were distributed to children in the counties served by the Durham Branch.
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.
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC at Durham:
708 Gilbert Street, Durham, NC 27701
Phone: 919-956-2513
Fax: 919-956-7083
Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Durham Branch Media Partner 
Click here for directions to the Durham Branch.
 Did you know?
If you stacked all the food drive cans that were distributed by the Durham Branch last year, the stack would be over 19 miles high! | |
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Durham Branch News:
 Congratulations, Durham Branch!
In June of 2010, the Durham Branch reached its 40 million pound milestone! Click here to see a video of the 40 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.
 Hunger Action Month -
Take Action in September! Join us for Hunger Action Month to help support the hungry neighbors in our community. Print the "30 Ways in 30 Days" Calendar for ideas on how you can help Read more about Hunger Action Month
 Governors Weekend of Service - In conjunction with the National Day of Service, join us for the statewide Weekend of Service to support Food Banks in North Carolina through volunteerism, food drives & donations. Read more about the Weekend of Service
 Healthy Lifestyles Cookbook -
Move It Be Fit, a personal training studio in Durham, compiled a 50 recipe cookbook entitled, "49 Recipes To Promote a Healthy Lifestyle and 1 Not-So-Healthy To Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth" to benefit the Food Bank. You can download a copy with a $20 donation. Get your copy now!
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.
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.
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