Local Food Resources
Need food? You are not alone. Refer to the below list for resources in Hillsborough and northern Orange County, NC.
Find Food Assistance
To find food assistance in your area, the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC offers a list of resources near your zip code.
Find Food Assistance
The Orange County Center of the NC Cooperative Extension created a list of food resources for Orange County, updated April 2025.
Cedar Grove Distribution
PORCH Hillsborough manages a monthly food distribution in partnership with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC on the fourth Friday of each month at Cedar Grove Community Center (5800 NC HWY, NC-86, Hillsborough, NC 27278). For more information, contact Sarah Zink.
Please note that the date of the food distribution is subject to change due to holidays or other factors. Please check our Facebook page for details, or contact Sarah Zink to confirm the date for our monthly distribution.
Resources for Seniors
Pet Food Assistance
OCAS Pet Food Assistance Program
As part of our ongoing mission to provide care and services to animals and people in need throughout our community, Orange County Animal Services (OCAS) is working to assist Orange County pet owners that need help providing food for their pets due to financial hardships. If you are an Orange County resident in need of pet food assistance, please stop by our facility during operating hours and speak with a staff member at the front desk. You may also call 919-942-7387, menu option 2 or 3.
Please note, you must be an Orange County NC resident to receive pet food from OCAS. We want to help as many residents as we can, but pet food is provided by generous donors and will only be distributed to Orange County residents as long as it is available. You may call first to see if food is available: 919-942-7387, option 2 or 3.
Other Local Resources
Orange County School Social Workers – if you have a child in the Orange County school system, please reach out to your school social worker for help with food assistance.














