Eligibility
You must be a legal resident of Chatham County.  (Your physical address must be in Chatham County.)  You must also have a written referral from a social services agency (federal, state, local, or volunteer) or church pastor.  Our referral system is intended to encourage food recipients to connect with appropriate private and public programs that can help alleviate the causes of the problem that is creating their short-term need for emergency assistance.  CORA Food Pantry is not equipped or qualified to help people with their basic social needs.  However, we do seek to assure that no one in Chatham County has to go hungry while they work out strategies for regaining self-sufficiency.

How Much Food
The CORA Food Pantry will provision eligible families and individuals with enough food for three (3) meals per day for one week per distribution. Each family or individual is eligible to receive this provisioning up to four (4) times per 12-month period.

Kinds of Food
CORA provides dry goods, canned goods, and other foods that are easy to store long term. This constitutes the bulk of available foodstuffs. There are often also frozen foods, dairy foods, eggs, and produce available.  We pay particular attention to the nutritional balance of foods distributed.

Obtaining Food
First obtain a referral from a qualified referring agency, such as Dept. of Social Services or similar agency.  You call us to schedule a time for us to serve you.  If you come without an appointment, you may have to wait for an extended period of time until we can fit you in. 

The CORA Food Pantry is located at 40 Camp Drive near the Chatham County Dept. of Social Services in Pittsboro. 

HOURS

Monday to Friday 10:00am to 2:00pm (except county holidays)