Free groceries for kids during the school year!
CORApacks provides nutritious meals and snacks for children on weekends and during school breaks from September through June.
Each participating child receives a monthly box containing enough food for three meals and two snacks for each day they are not in school.
The food boxes include single-serve ready-to-eat items, such as canned pasta, canned fruits and vegetables, canned meats, beans, cereal cups, instant oatmeal packets, crackers, soups, applesauce cups, juice boxes, and milk.
The food is delivered directly to your home once a month.
CORApacks is currently full. Please complete this form to join the waitlist. Joining the waitlist does not guarantee enrollment. We will contact you if space becomes available. In the meantime, please visit us at one of our food pantries in Pittsboro or Siler City, or learn more at corafoodpantry.org.
Registration
CORApacks is available for children enrolled in the following Chatham County Schools that do not already have a “backpack” food program:
- Chatham Grove Elementary School
- Bennett Elementary School
- North Chatham Elementary School
- Moncure School
- Bonlee School
- Horton Middle School
- Pollard Middle School
- Jordan-Matthews High School
- Northwoods High School
- Seaforth High School
- Chatham Middle School
- Pittsboro Elementary School
- Virtual Academy
To enroll your child, fill out this registration form. If you have questions, please contact CORA’s program coordinator, Daisey Samayoa, at 919-299-0037 or [email protected]
CORApacks is currently full. Please complete this form to join the waitlist. Joining the waitlist does not guarantee enrollment. We will contact you if space becomes available. In the meantime, please visit us at one of our food pantries in Pittsboro or Siler City, or learn more at corafoodpantry.org.
Support CORApacks
1 in 7 children in Chatham County face food insecurity. Weekends and holidays are especially difficult for many families who rely on school-provided lunches during the week. Every child deserves abundant nutritious foods to grow and thrive.
For more information about sponsoring a child to receive CORApacks, contact Rebecca Hankins at 919-542-5020 or [email protected].