One non-profit is taking a different approach, helping families stretch their food dollars and delivering that food close to home. Angel Food Ministries is a purchasing program that buys in bulk to get discounts. Thirty dollars gets a box of food that will feed a family of four for approximately one week. The contents of the box are determined by Angel Food: you place an order and your box is delivered to the participating church or community center nearest you. Anyone is eligible to participate, and SNAP (food stamps) are accepted for payment. View box menus, or find a local host site at www.angelfoodministries.com.
Learn more
Want to learn more about hunger and what you can do to help? Need help for yourself or someone you know? Start here:
Golden Harvest Food Bank
Serves Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick, Oconee and Pickens counties. www.goldenharvest.org; (706) 736-1199
Harvest Hope Food Bank
Serves Calhoun, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Florence, Greenville, Kershaw, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda and Sumter counties. www.harvesthope.org; (803) 254-4432
Low Country Food Bank
Serves Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper and Williamsburg counties. www.lowcountryfoodbank.org; (843) 747-8146
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
Serves Cherokee, Lancaster, Spartanburg, Union and York counties. www.Secondharvestmetrolina.org; (704) 376-1785
South Carolina Food Bank Association
Feeding America
_____
EMPTY STOMACHS AND THE PEOPLE WHO HELP
Fighting hunger in S.C. Read more
What can you do? Read more
More bang for the food buck Read more