CORA Food Pantry

06/05/2026

It's Delivery Day! Once a month, volunteers work in teams of two to deliver groceries to neighbors who can't make it to the pantry in person. This is a vital program that supports some of the most vulnerable members of our community, and it's a fun way to volunteer with a partner or friend! We need more delivery volunteers! Email [email protected] to learn more and get started.

06/04/2026

SNACK! registration for this summer is now open! This program provides each participating child with free groceries for 21 meals each week from mid-June through mid-August. Groceries include fruits, vegetables, milk, protein, cereal, beans, grains, and snacks. Families can enroll their children and pick up food from their choice of distribution sites located throughout the county. Learn more and register your child at corafoodpantry.org/snack

06/03/2026

We welcome food donations of all kinds, but this month we are particularly asking for cereal, canned fruit, refried beans, dried chilis and spices, and fresh carrots! Learn more about donating food to CORA at corafoodpantry.org/donate-food

06/01/2026

Thank you so much to Pittsboro Print Plus for partnering with CORA to support the summer SNACK! program. They generously donated their printing services for these posters, handouts, and forms to get the word out about the program and help families sign up. To learn more about the SNACK! program which provides free groceries for kids all summer, visit corafoodpantry.org/snack

05/29/2026

CORA Executive Director, Melissa, was on WCHL and Chapelboro.com with Suzanne Tormollen of TABLE this morning to discuss the current state of food insecurity in our area. Local families are facing increased difficulties as SNAP and other programs are being reduced or restricted, while prices increase and wages stay the same. Check out this interview to learn more about the current situation, the wide-ranging effects it may have in the community, and what we can do to help our neighbors in this time.

Aaron welcomes two local hunger-relief leaders to discuss hunger-relief efforts in our community - which are facing multiple pressures.

05/28/2026

Families enrolled in SNACK! can pick up free groceries for their kids as sites all around the county this summer. Yesterday, we had a "postcard party" to send out reminder cards to everyone registered so far with their pick up dates and preferred locations that they can refer to easily throughout the summer. SNACK! registration is rolling, so you can still sign up now or any time this summer at corafoodpantry.org/snack

05/27/2026

Join us in welcoming our SNACK! Interns for this summer: Estefani De Paz Rodriguez and Kevin Gencel, who are both students at UNC Chapel Hill. Estefani is rising senior, majoring in Community and Global Public Health with a minor in Spanish for the Medical Professions. Kevin is a rising sophomore, majoring in Nutrition and Neuroscience. This summer, Estefani and Kevin will work with CORA Program Manager, Daisey, to support SNACK! program administration, distribution sites, and families. Learn more about Estefani and Kevin at corafoodpantry.org/welcome-snack-interns

05/27/2026

NC Cooperative Extension representative Tara Gregory, along with interns Sydney and Katelyn, are in our Pittsboro lobby again cooking up some amazing recipes using ingredients found in our pantry! This time, it's Thai cabbage noodles and a peach salsa. Scroll through all the photos to get the recipes - you're going to want to try these!