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FAF Top 20 Highlights of 2020

January 22, 2021 Written by FAF
FAF Top 20 Highlights of 2020

What a year it was for Feeding Avery Families, a non-profit organization fighting hunger in Avery County, North Carolina! The first couple of months of 2020 were “business as usual” as they worked on several new initiatives. Then COVID-19 hit in March. They immediately pivoted their distribution on Fridays from client-choice shopping inside to drive-through […]

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Food Lion Weekly Donations

October 25, 2020 Written by FAF
Food Lion Weekly Donations

Food Lion in Banner Elk quietly donates thousands of pounds of food each month to Feeding Avery Families. Five days each week, a FAF volunteer (like Larry Zimmer in photo above) picks up surplus food from the meat, deli and bakery departments. So far in 2020, they have averaged more than 2,100 pounds each month! […]

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Generous Lowes Foods Customers

October 6, 2020 Written by FAF
Generous Lowes Foods Customers

If you shop at Lowes Foods in Banner Elk, you have been asked at the check-out about donating food to Feeding Avery Families. You also see the bins of donated food displayed by the front door. The latest campaign collected more than 10,000 cans of Campbell’s tomato and chicken noodle soup in just two weeks! […]

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Feeding Avery Children: Summer 2020

June 5, 2020 Written by FAF
Feeding Avery Children: Summer 2020

Today was the first day of a Summer Delivery Program organized to deliver food to the homes of the children of Avery County and their families. As the days have finally warmed and occasional thunderstorms roll across the surrounding mountains, it feels like there is fresh hope and a new beginning, although the food insecurity […]

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High Country Charitable Foundation & AMY W...

May 5, 2020 Written by FAF
High Country Charitable Foundation & AMY Wellness Donation

High Country Press | May 4, 2020 | By Nathan Ham In extremely uncertain times and some critical food shortages for families, particularly in rural areas, the High Country Charitable Foundation and AMY Wellness Foundation in Avery County have been able to raise a total of $75,000 that will be distributed evenly to Feeding Avery […]

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  • Dick’s 2021 Updates
  • FAF Top 20 Highlights of 2020
  • Food Lion Weekly Donations
  • Generous Lowes Foods Customers
  • Southern Biscuit Donates Flour
  • Feeding Avery Children: Summer 2020
  • High Country Charitable Foundation & AMY Wellness Donation

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 1075

Banner Elk, NC  28604

Feeding Avery Families, Inc.

Email: FeedingAveryFamilies@gmail.com

Phone: 828-783-8506

We are an equal opportunity food provider.

Food Distribution Center

508 Pineola Street

Newland, NC  28657

Next to Carolina BBQ