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The Sandhills Branch of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina serves 3 counties in south central North Carolina. They are Moore, Richmond and Scotland counties. One county served is shared with the Raleigh Branch, Lee county.

Last year over 4 million pounds of food was distributed to 104 agencies in those counties.

Volunteers donated over 3,000 hours of their time last year.  This is equivalent to approximately 1.5 full-time employees!

The Sandhills Branch supports 4 Kids Cafe programs and 2 Back Pack programs.  In the past year the Kids Cafe programs served more than 42,000 meals and more than 20,000 backpacks were distributed to children in the counties served by the Sandhills Branch.

The Sandhills warehouse is 12,500 square feet and has the capacity to store over 225 pallets in dry storage and 44 pallets of refrigerated/frozen food.

The Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC at Sandhills:
195 Sandy Avenue, Southern Pines, NC 28387
Phone: 910-692-5959
Fax: 910-692-5910
Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.

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Sandhills Branch News: * * * FEATURE * * * Take a Virtual Tour of the Sandhills Branch Warehouse! 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 First Friday, Southern Pines - Join us for this family-oriented event featuring live music, refreshments, and kids’ activities! The Food Bank will be a part of celebrations through October. First Friday is held in downtown Southern Pines next to Sunrise Theatre. Brochures, Logos & Fast Facts- Learn all about the Sandhills Branch of the Food Bank! Brochures, logos & fast facts are available for immediate download. Click here for more info. Sandhills Area Poverty Statistics - Find out about poverty in the Sandhills area.  A .PDF file with information about poverty in all counties in the Sandhills Branch service area are available.  Click here for more info.

Did you know? If you stacked all the food drive cans that were distributed by the Sandhills Branch last year, the stack would be nearly 9 miles high!