Tell Me Where Your Heart Is – Who’s Feeding Who

On any given day in Wilmington a really hungry person can find a meal although some days are easier than others. At a glance the list seems insignificant but these endeavors change lives; this feeding of bellies souls and encouraging hope. Its a start and every glass of water and kind gesture counts.

The man-hours invested behind the scenes are enormous. For every hour spent face-to-face with another human being theres a back story telling of significant effort by those who hold to the belief that everyone among us matters.

A national food program that allows anyone regardless of economic status to order wholesale flash-frozen meats vegetables and staples for $30 per box. Angel Food host sites in Wilmington:

Believers Destiny Church Jamie Reid (910) 602-7729
St. Pauls United Methodist Church “Doc” Ellis (910) 458-5310

www.angelfoodministries.com

This ministry makes 110 burritos per week and hands them out on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays to those in need. Distribution starts at the library at 12:30 p.m. on these days. Leftovers are taken to the homeless camps. The ministry also provides tents and sleeping bags.

Donna Cavedo

(910) 233-7277

Fotogurl2@yahoo.com

314 S. Carolina Ave Sunset Park

Serves hot breakfast 7 to 8:30 a.m. every Sunday for the homeless and needy.

Includes access to free clothing room and nurses station.

(910) 763-6222

Deacon David Hueholt

(910) 515-0765

Mobile street feeding for the homeless a free food pantry.

2750 Vance Street Long Leaf Park.

Includes soup kitchen laundry counseling.

Rick Stoker

(910) 612-9437

Serves GSH overnight shelter guests every meal daily. Also GSH Soup Kitchen serves lunch daily Monday through Saturday.

(910) 763-4424

Martin and 14^th Streets

Every Sunday Mel and Linda Smith and a team of volunteers grill hot dogs and serve other food at a lunch that begins at noon.

(910) 686-5308

6763 Market Street

Makes food available in an outdoor pantry setting to those who qualify three days per week. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. To receive food photo ID and address are necessary and also proof of guardianship of any children under the age of 18.

(910) 791-7002

Serving free fresh hot breakfast to those in need at 7 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month at Pine Valley Church of God 3810 Shipyard Blvd.

PVCOG.org and WilmingtonBreakfastMinistry on Facebook

Pat Bradford (910) 367-1137

Provides weekend food to 155 New Hanover County school children K through high school in seven schools. Food is packed and placed into previosly identified students book bags.

Kim Karslake
(910) 442-7831

kknourish@gmail.com

Food from grocery stores and elsewhere is gathered and delivered to nonprofits that serve food to their guests.

Wolf Herman (910) 681-1249

First Baptist Church

411 Market Street

Each Tuesday night a group led by Twig Rollins and Gary Harris prepares and serves a meal to some of the citys homeless residents. The ministry offers food at two locations 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. in the church courtyard on Market Street between Fourth and Fifth streets and 9 to 9:30 p.m. at the Mercy House near Red Cross at Fifth Street tuesdayhomeless.blogspot.com.