CORA provides food assistance to families facing hunger across Chatham. Would you like to help with our efforts? You can organize a spring food drive! Please contact for more information. Our most needed foods for May are: Pasta Sauce iCans Cereal Canned Chicken/Ham/Tuna Canned Fruit Pasta/Rice Thank you! RebeccaContinue Reading
Welcome Chatham’s food drive for Cora continues at the Welcome Center by the courthouse in Pittsboro. Please consider our neighbors and share your good fortune. Most needed items include: -pasta sauce -canned fruits and veggies -canned meat -cereal -peanut butter The Welcome Center is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and SaturdayContinue Reading
Help make Thanksgiving a festive occasion for our neighbors in need. Your donation will help us make our goal of reaching 1,000 families this holiday season. We are collecting small turkeys and turkey breasts, as well as these holiday trimmings. Mini Hams Mac and Cheese Boxed Stuffing/Cornbread Mix CannedContinue Reading
Hi Everyone, CORA’s lines remain long, and we need your help! Last month we served nearly 1,200 families. Please recycle your grocery bags by donating them to CORA. You can drop them off at 40 Camp Drive Monday through Friday between 9 am – 3 pm. Thanks so much! RebeccaContinue Reading
The lines at CORA are growing longer, and we need your help! Please recycle your grocery bags by donating them to CORA. You can drop them off at 40 Camp Drive Monday through Friday between 9 am – 3 pm. Thanks so much! * Please note we will be closedContinue Reading
In the fall, when we announced that CORA would be hosting Empty Bowls in the spring, we didn’t yet know about the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Unfortunately, concerns about the virus and its effect on many aspects of our daily lives are ongoing. Empty Bowls has become a favorite community event, and althoughContinue Reading
Hi Everyone CORA has been very busy this past month, serving nearly 3,200 individuals in February alone. Our families really appreciate what our neighbors do to help ensure they have nutritious food. Here is the list for March and please let me know if you have any questions. – low sodiumContinue Reading
Help make Thanksgiving a festive occasion for our neighbors in need. Your donation will help us make our goal of reaching 1,000 families this holiday season. We are collecting *small turkeys and turkey breasts*, as well as these holiday trimmings. – Mini Hams – Boxed Stuffing/Cornbread Mix – Packets ofContinue Reading
CORA is getting ready for our Hunger Heroes Food Drive this August! Here is a list of the most needed items and you can drop them off at local businesses or CORA. CerealMasecaCanned fruitCanned veggiesCanned salmonPastaCanned pasta sauceOlive oilSpices Learn more here: corafoodpantry.org/events/cora-hunger-heroes/ *Rebecca Hankins**Development and Communications Director*40 Camp Drive, POContinue Reading
In Chatham County, approximately 4,450 school children receive free or low-cost meals through the federal school lunch program because their family income is at or near the poverty level. Many of these children will face hunger this summer when school is not in session. SNACK!’s goal is to increase theContinue Reading
At CORA, keeping our clients, volunteers, and staff healthy is our top priority. Out of an abundance of caution, clients will no longer be allowed to enter the Pantry to shop for groceries. Client intake will take place outdoors and clients will receive their groceries in their car. CORA isContinue Reading
Chatham County is an amazing community and we are so appreciative of all of your support. From the generous financial gifts, food donations, to our many wonderful volunteers who give their time and talents, we THANK YOU! Together we are building a community without hunger! Happy new year! Rebecca HankinsContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 10:15:15 -0400 From: Rebecca Hankins Subject: CORA Announces SNACK! Registration for 2019 SNACK! is a grassroots food program that picks up where school lunches and Backpack programs leave off. Ten weeks of nutritious meals are provided to kids who would have no way of receivingContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 07:20:16 -0500 From: Rebecca Hankins Subject: Upcoming CORA Events and Activities Enjoy the fall season with 30,000 pounds of yams on November 17th at Yam Jam 2018. Come take some home, exchange recipes, and participate in our Thanksgiving meal drive. Get all the details HEREContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:03:27 -0500 From: “N.A. Booko” Subject: My day . . . Woke up this morning same as many others lately- already feeling a bit gloomy, forlorn. Maybe a little more sleep would do the trick? Nope, that never seems to work. Always sleep too longContinue Reading