Clemmons Food Pantry What We Do - Clemmons Food Pantry

Established in 2004, the Clemmons Food Pantry is a non-profit organization providing supplemental groceries to residents of Forsyth County. Started as a Sunday school project by a small group at Clemmons United Methodist Church, the Pantry has since grown to an award-winning community organization that has extended its services to more than 175,000 people.

We hold strong to our roots as an organization with a mission to help those in need by filling the most basic of needs – nourishing the body. From the start, it was determined that the Pantry would not turn away anyone in need, regardless of circumstance. This still holds true today and clients may receive groceries every 30 days no matter their income or situation.

In 2015, we began our “Client Choice” program, which allows our clients to select their own groceries. Our client facility resembles a small grocery store, and clients use shopping carts to choose for themselves what products they receive. Giving our clients the opportunity to choose their own food lets them have a sense of dignity and control, limits waste (since they tend not to take food they won’t use) and allows them to tailor the help they receive to be the best possible fit for their own unique situation.

Our food comes from many sources:

Community donations of non-perishable food and fresh produce
Government programs
Purchases of low-cost food from the Second Harvest Food Bank
Supplemental purchases of fresh meat and produce

The Pantry is fortunate to be supported entirely by a network of more than 350 generous volunteers who give their time and energy to serve others. With no paid employees, we are able to use the majority of our donations to purchase food from Second Harvest as well as meat and produce from retailers and distributors.

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Meet the Board

We are fortunate to have an active and diverse Board of Directors who are dedicated to upholding the mission of The Clemmons Food Pantry.

Steve Eller – President

Patrick Sizemore – Vice President

Derrick Webb – President Emeritus

John Whiteside – Treasurer

Julia Hyett – Secretary

Kim Alderman

Greg Gilmer

Jackie Hundt

Larry Kirby

Kathy Kovack

Mike Rogers

Carla Strom

Mike Sullivan

Patrick Turlington

Elizabeth Vance

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