Feeding Avery Families

06/10/2026

☀️🍎 Help Fuel Local Kids This Summer! 🍎☀️

School is out and many children in our community continue to rely on snacks and meals through local summer programs. Feeding Avery Families partners to help support youth participating in 4-H, YMCA Camp, and Summer School programs throughout Avery County.

We are currently collecting kid-friendly snack donations, including:

🥜 Protein bars & protein snacks
🍪 Crackers
🥨 Pretzels
🍿 Popcorn
🥔 Chips
🍓 Fruit snacks
🥣 Granola bars
🥜 Peanut butter crackers
🍓 Breakfast bars
🍞 Pop-Tarts

Every snack donated helps ensure local children have the energy they need to learn, play, and thrive all summer long. ☀️

📍 Donations can be dropped off at Feeding Avery Families during pantry hours. Coordinate drop offs with Vanessa via email: [email protected] or call 828-783-8506

Thank you for helping us care for our youngest neighbors this summer!

☀️🥪💚

06/03/2026

⭐️ Join us for Hope for the High Country Packing Event this month!

Help pack 125,000+ meals for families in need across Avery County and surrounding areas—right when kids lose access to school meals for the summer.

🗓️ Saturday, June 20, 2026

🕗 Shifts available: 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM

📍 First Baptist Church of Newland

This event supports Feeding Avery Families Food Pantry—and your time can make a real difference!

👉 Volunteer or donate today: www.nochildhungry.net/hope2

06/01/2026

Every time we see a MANNA FoodBank truck pull into our parking lot, we don't just see food—we see hope, compassion, and a community coming together to care for one another.

The pallets of food unloaded become meals for families facing difficult times, nourishment for seniors on fixed incomes, and support for children who deserve full bellies and bright futures. None of this would be possible without the incredible partnership and unwavering support of MANNA FoodBank.

At Feeding Avery Families Food Pantry, we are deeply grateful for everything MANNA does behind the scenes and on the front lines to fight hunger across Western North Carolina. Their commitment allows us to continue serving our neighbors with dignity, respect, and love.

Together, we are proving that food is more than nourishment—it is community, kindness, and hope.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for every delivery, every resource, every encouraging conversation, and every opportunity to serve our community together.

We love you, MANNA!❤️ Thank you for helping us ensure that no family in Avery County has to face hunger alone.

💚🍎🥕🥫❤️

05/26/2026

Join us for Hope for the High Country 💙

Help pack 125,000+ meals for families in need across Avery County and surrounding areas—right when kids lose access to school meals for the summer.

🗓️ Saturday, June 20, 2026

🕗 Shifts available: 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM

📍 First Baptist Church of Newland

This event supports Feeding Avery Families Food Pantry—and your time can make a real difference.

👉 Volunteer or donate today: www.nochildhungry.net/hope2

05/13/2026

We are so grateful to the Red Cross for supporting the work we do!

Recently, our Long-Term Recovery team visited Feeding Avery Families to see firsthand how Red Cross Hurricane Helene grant funding is making a lasting impact in Avery County Government.

Thanks to this support, FAF expanded its mobile food distribution with a new refrigerated box truck—now fully operational and serving rural communities heavily affected by Hurricane Helene. The truck has been a game changer, helping FAF safely deliver fresh food to neighbors who need it most.

During the visit, we toured FAF’s 10,000-square-foot Operations Center, where a bustling food warehouse transforms each week into a client-choice market—empowering families to select their own groceries while fostering dignity, conversation, and connection.

We also followed the mobile distribution to Pine Grove United Methodist Church, a long-standing community partner, where comprehensive food packages—including fresh produce, dairy, meat, and shelf-stable goods—were distributed to local families.

What stood out most was the heart of FAF’s work: dedicated volunteers, strong community partnerships, and a commitment that goes beyond food—supporting students, checking on client wellness, and strengthening recovery across Avery County.

04/21/2026

🚗 Mobile Food Distribution – Lower Avery County

If you live in lower Avery County and can’t make it to our Newland pantry, you can sign up for our mobile distribution at Pine Grove UMC.

📅 Fourth Monday each month at 12PM
⚠️ Pre-registration required
📞 Call Vanessa at 423-957-6202 to sign up

NEXT PICK-UP is next Monday, April 27th @ 12pm

04/13/2026

✨ We Need Your Help, Community! ✨

Every donation— big or small—makes a meaningful difference for the families we serve. We are so grateful for a community that always shows up with love and generosity.

📍 Donations can be dropped off during our open hours.

🙏 Thank you for helping us care for our neighbors!

04/08/2026

Thank you AMY Wellness Foundation for your incredible support!

🧡 What an incredible organization. Feeding Avery Families has been serving Avery County since 2005, reaching an average of 545 families every month through weekly distributions, mobile deliveries, backpacks for kids, and more. In 2024 alone, they provided $1.4 million worth of food at just 17 cents.

We were honored to spend the morning packing dry goods alongside their amazing team. If you're looking for a way to give back, check them out! 🌽🍅🥕🍇

04/03/2026

We are closed tomorrow April 3rd 2026 in observance of Good Friday ✝️

Estaremos cerrados mañana, 3 de abril de 2026, en observancia del Viernes Santo ✝️

03/25/2026

Our team attended the Avery County Chamber of Commerce Empower HER event today! Love to see all of the amazing women in our community doing big things❤️