FOOD AND BASIC NEEDS
For assistance applying for benefits contact:
Guilford Department of Social Services
1203 Maple Street - Greensboro, NC 27405
336-641-3000
Discount Groceries:
One Harvest Ministries
Discounted Food purchase program
Two Locations:
2400 S Holden Road
Greensboro, NC 27407
Call for hours
336-299-8062
and
4530 Jessup Grove Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
Call for hours
336-541-8391
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The Servant Center Grocery Assistance Program
1312 Lexington Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27403
Call for Hours
336-275-8585
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National Food Resources
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – A food stamp program that offers nutrition assistance to eligible, low-income individuals and families. The program is managed by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and works with state agencies, nutrition educators, neighborhood and faith-based organizations, state partners, and the retail community to enable program success and community outreach.
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Women, Infants and Children (WIC) – Provides food support for some supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant women, and to infants and children up to age five. The program is available to female veterans.
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Emergency Food Programs – Food Banks across the country supply food to emergency food programs such soup kitchens, food pantries, and temporary housing shelters so that those who are homeless, including U.S. veterans, can still be nourished by a warm meal.
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Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) – Veterans who live on Native American reservations or other approved areas may be eligible to participate in FDPIR. The program provides USDA foods to low-income households, including the elderly.