PORCH Franklinton, NC

03/19/2026

We’re growing and would love to add more neighborhoods! 💛 It only takes 3 hours a month to host a PORCH neighborhood food drive—message or email me to get involved.

03/14/2026

In this episode of MPR News with Angela Davis, Sarah Moberg, CEO of Minnesota food bank Second Harvest Heartland, shares what’s driving the rise in food insecurity — from housing instability and healthcare costs to unexpected financial setbacks.

The conversation also highlights why hunger is often hidden in our own neighborhoods, workplaces, and communities.

🎧Listen here: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/03/03/minnesota-food-bank-ceo-on-why-hunger-is-rising-and-potential-solutions

03/14/2026

Our partner pantry is growing!! Sowing Seeds NC, Inc. continues to make a huge impact in Franklinton and surrounding areas!

🌱 Sowing Seeds Is Growing!

We’re excited to share that Sowing Seeds now has satellite pantry locations helping us reach even more people in our community.

For several months now, we’ve had a satellite location serving the Lake Royale area, and they’ve been doing a wonderful job helping families there.

We are also excited to officially welcome BROAD Community Center in Bunn as another Sowing Seeds satellite location! BROAD has already been faithfully serving their community for years, and we’re honored to partner with them.

So what does being a Sowing Seeds satellite pantry mean?

It simply means that when our pantry receives more than we can distribute locally, we share that abundance with our satellite partners so it can bless more families. For example:
🥚 When we receive bulk eggs, our satellite locations get priority.
📦 When we have excess food or supplies, they get first opportunity to receive it.

At the moment, BROAD Community Center is not yet able to receive leftover Food Bank items until their approval process is complete, which we expect later this year. But we’re excited to begin working together now and strengthening our network of support.

Partnerships like these help ensure that good food doesn’t go to waste and more neighbors are cared for.

Thank you for supporting Sowing Seeds and helping us continue to grow! 🌱

03/14/2026

Today we shine our spotlight on Sowing Seeds NC, Inc. In addition to operating from its home base at McPhetridge Family Farms, Sowing Seeds NC also runs a mobile food pantry — expanding its reach and reducing barriers for communities with limited access to food.

PORCH Franklinton, NC is proud to collect monthly donations in support of their mission. Contact us if you’d like to help: porchcommunities.org/franklinton

02/19/2026

Thank you to our monthly donors and my awesome helpers! Together we can help fight local food insecurity!

01/29/2026

If you need help delivering, message me and I can help pick up and deliver!

01/15/2026

🧺 PORCH Franklinton Food Drive — One Week Away!

Our next food pick-up is ONE week away on Wednesday, January 21. If you’re donating food, please set your bag(s) on your porch by 8:00 AM for collection.

This month, our local food pantry partner Sowing Seeds NC, Inc. is most in need of:
🥜 Peanut butter
🥫 Canned protein (tuna, chicken, ravioli, etc.)
🍎 Snacks for kids’ lunches

✨ Never donated before? We’d love to have you join us! Getting involved is easy:
--Email Brittany at [email protected] to be added to a pickup route
--Leave a bag of food on your porch on pickup day
That’s it — you’ve helped a local family 💙

Can’t leave a bag this month but still want to help? You can make a cash donation here:
👉 https://porchcommunities.org/franklinton

Every donation — big or small — makes a real difference. Thank you for continuing to show up for our neighbors and for helping PORCH grow!

11/21/2025

🎉 FRANKLINTON, LOOK WHAT WE DID!!! 🎉

Our first-ever multi-neighborhood PORCH food drive was an absolute SMASH, and these donations say it all — almost 500 POUNDS of food for the Sowing Seeds NC, Inc. Food Pantry! 🤯💛

Huge shoutout to the amazing neighbors in Windsor Estates, Brassfield Woods, Stone Ridge, and Cole Creek who showed up BIG for this first drive! 🙌 Your generosity filled tables, lifted spirits, and proved just how powerful our community can be when we work together.

To every donor, sharer, volunteer, and porch-to-pantry helper — THANK YOU. This is what “neighbors helping neighbors” truly looks like. ❤️

If this mountain of donations has you feeling inspired, COME JOIN US! Whether you give one bag a month or help out as a Neighborhood Coordinator, you can make a real difference right here in Franklinton.

Want to get involved?
Drop a comment, send me a message, or visit porchcommunities.org/franklinton
Let’s keep this momentum rolling, Franklinton! 💥🥫💛

11/07/2025