Hunger is a Year-
Round Issue

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PORCH-Briar Chapel is a neighborhood-based volunteer driven grassroots hunger relief organization. We gather non-perishable food donations through our monthly food drives on the second Friday of each month. These donations serve various recipients including CORA Food Pantry, which offers emergency food assistance to individuals and families in Chatham County, NC. Additionally, we serve children who participate in the Boys and Girls Club of Pittsboro by providing fresh produce and non-perishable items, support school supply drives for the Chatham Education Foundation, and collaborate with student-led related projects.

How Porch Works

On the second Friday of each month, 12 volunteer drivers search their Briar Chapel “Village” routes collecting food contributions left on the porch of our neighborhood participants.

Volunteer drivers typically arrive at the Briar Chapel Clubhouse meeting an additional 20+ volunteers who unload hundreds of bags and boxes of collected food stuff, sort the contributions by category, and load into a truck provided by the Chatham Outreach Alliance (CORA).

The CORA truck departs the Club House loaded with 2,000-3,000 pounds of sorted food contributions and delivers to the pantry for stocking and distribution to needy families throughout Chatham County.

Watch this video to see our Briar Chapel neighbors in action on PORCH Friday!

Thank you
Neighbors!

Our 2023 Impact Statement

Collected 23,993 pounds of food from Briar Chapel residents and delivered to the CORA Food Pantry for distribution throughout Chatham County
  • $15,499 donated to PORCH Communities from Briar Chapel residents
  • $7,969 corporate matching grants
  • $6,840 donated directly to CORA food bank from residents
  • $1,200 contribution from Roadless Races collaboration
  • Received over $1,200 in gift donations from Slate Accounting for Produce Box fund raiser

PORCH FRESH

Provided fresh perishable food boxes (Produce Box) to 70+ families on a monthly basis

Supply after school healthy snacks through healthcare providers in Pittsboro

School Supplies

Community and student-led collaboration including Ending Period Poverty, and Backpack Resources

Delivered 4 pallet loads of school supplies to Chatham County Educational Foundation for needy students

Get Involved

How can you volunteer for PORCH Briar Chapel?

  • Collect bags on PORCH pickup days.
  • Help load the food pantry truck at the clubhouse.
  • Join our PORCH Fresh team.
  • Join special PORCH projects.
  • Donate!

If you want to join the PORCH Briar Chapel team, contact us at kilbs@porchcommunities.org

Volunteer Pickup Routes

CORA Food Pantry Needs For This Month

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Collection Dates 2024

July 13
August 9
September 13
October 11
November 8
December 13

Always appreciated

Pasta
Pasta Sauce (no glass bottles)
Soup
Canned Veggies
Canned Beans
Canned Fruit in Juice
Rice
Peanut Butter or Almond Butter
Canned Meat
Mac and Cheese
Cinnamon
Aluminum foil
Low sodium canned veggies
Low sugar canned fruit
Flour
Spices
Cooking oil
Pie/Cookie/Brownie Mix
Hygiene Items

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About PORCH

PORCH Communities fights food insecurity by creating sustainable hunger relief programs at the local level. Started in 2010 in Chapel Hill, NC, PORCH has grown into a repeatable model of monthly neighborhood food drives and fresh produce distribution supplying food pantries, schools, and community programs across the country. PORCH’s volunteer network, now in 550 neighborhoods across 10 states, has contributed more than $12 million dollars in hunger relief.

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