Friends Sharing with Friends

 
0.jpg

The Saluda community has united together and teamed up with MANNA Food Bank in a cause to bring fresh produce, staples, meat, and other healthy grocery items to local families in Polk and Henderson Counties in a dignified manner.

 
 
MANNA-Partner-Agency-logo-final.jpg

Thank you to the Saluda community for embracing the Pop-Up Pantry and working together to provide nutritious, supplementary groceries to our neighbors experiencing food insecurity.

Please bear with us as we are currently updating this site.
2023 Summary:

Because of your generous donation of time:

  • 95 volunteers donated 4,540 hours with our neighbors 

  • Volunteers provided indoor, personal choice shopping 

  • Volunteers operated a Winter Closet to provide coats and blankets

  • Volunteers served as leaders guiding the expansion of the Pantry service


Because of your generous donation of resources:

  • Our shelves were overflowing with healthy, nutritious food 

  • Our facilities were warm and welcoming

  • Our coat closet was bountiful

  • Our services and operations were organized and effective

  • We were able to launch the Farm To Neighbor program, providing nutritious, locally-sourced fruits and vegetables to our customers, while supporting our local farmers.


Because of your support and involvement, the Pantry was able to receive generous grant funding from:

  • Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Program (ASAP)

  • Church of the Transfiguration

  • Dogwood Health Trust

  • Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina

  • Gateway Wellness Foundation

  • Pisgah Health Foundation

  • Polk County Community Foundation

  • Resourceful Communities of The Conservation Fund

  • WNC Bridge Foundation


Because you cared and shared with our neighbors throughout 2023:

  • The Saluda Pop-Up Pantry distributed over 159,576 pounds of food to our community. Organizations that provided food for our community include:

    MANNA - 137,014 lbs

    Food Lion - 16,728 lbs

    Dollar General - 2,977 lbs

    Wildflour Bakery - 2,857 lbs

  • A total of 23,264 pounds of fresh, nutritious produce was purchased from local farmers using grant funds to support our Farm to Neighbor program.

  • The Pantry served 12,908 individuals from 4,566 families, which included 3,503 children.

  • Saluda neighbors selected coats, blankets, and other winter clothing to stay warm this winter


Please accept our heartfelt thanks!



 
If you’d like to know more about our town of Saluda, the origins of our Food Pantry, and how you can contribute or serve, please click below for a video preview: