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The Wilmington Branch of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina serves 4 counties in southeastern North Carolina. They are Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender counties.
Last year over 4 million pounds of food was distributed to over 83 agencies in those counties.
Volunteers donated nearly 800 hours of their time last year. This is equivalent to almost 1/2 of one full-time employee!
The Wilmington Branch supports 3 Kids Cafe programs and 3 Backpack programs. In the past year, the Kids Cafe program served more than 28,000 meals and more than 2,400 backpacks were distributed to children in the counties served by the Wilmington Branch.
The Wilmington warehouse is 11,190 square feet and has the capacity to store over 137 pallets in dry storage and 26 pallets of refrigerated/frozen food.
Wilmington Area Poverty Statistics - Find out about poverty in the Wilmington area. A .PDF file with information about poverty in all counties in the Wilmington Branch service area are available. Click here for more info.
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC at Wilmington:
1314 Marstellar Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone: 910-251-1465
Fax: 910-251-3591
Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Click here for directions to the Wilmington Branch
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 Congratulations, Wilmington Branch!
The Wilmington Branch celebrates its Five-Year Anniversary of a successful merger with the Food Bank of Coastal Carolina! Since the merger, distribution soared from a million pounds per year to over 4 million per year in the 4-county service area. Congratulations to supplying Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender counties with 15.5 million pounds of food since 2002!
 Hustle for the Hungry 5K Trail Run - The Coastal Carolina Dietetic Association is sponsoring a 5K Trail Run to benefit the Food Bank at the Carolina Beach State Park, Carolina Beach, NC on on March 20th at 9 am. Register today to raise awareness about food insecurity and help fight hunger! Click here to register.
Isabella Grape Food Drive - Why wait for March Madness? Bring in a few bags of canned goods and get 30% off anything in the store this week only! (From 2/22-2/27) Isabella Grape is located at 1121 Military Cutoff Suite A the Forum Shoppes. www.isabellagrape.com
Latest News Coverage in Wilmington -
"How would you feel if this was your only meal of the day... and then it was gone?" Read a comprehensive article about the Food Bank in Wilmington, our services and challenges. Read full article.
Brochures, Logos & Fast Facts- Learn all about the Wilmington Branch of the Food Bank! Brochures, logos & fast facts are available for immediate download. Click here for more info.
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If you stacked all the food drive cans distributed by the Wilmington Branch last year, the stack would be over 10 miles high! |
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