Update to FEMA Card Program We have received additional FEMA gift cards, and the program will reopen in June for clients with supplemental dietary needs. Reminder that clients may receive one referral per calendar year (Jan–Dec). Referrals must be CALLED in by medical providers ONLY.

Lemontree can provide the required referral for this pantry. Please reach out to our helpline for help getting a referral for a Nourish Up pantry. Nourish Up also runs pop-up food shares, where no referral, ID or financial documents are required. Pre-registration is required for these pop-ups. Follow this link to see locations and register: https://nourishup.org/foodshare/ Website: https://nourishup.org/pantries/ Requirements: referral required, appointment required

Offers groceries, hygiene kits, and diapers. To make a food pantry appointment booking, please visit www.hugclt.org/book-online. Registration on website is required.

Update to FEMA Card Program We have received additional FEMA gift cards, and the program will reopen in June for clients with supplemental dietary needs. Reminder that clients may receive one referral per calendar year (Jan–Dec). Referrals must be CALLED in by medical providers ONLY.

Lemontree can provide the required referral for this pantry. Please reach out to our helpline for help getting a referral for a Nourish Up pantry. Nourish Up also runs pop-up food shares, where no referral, ID or financial documents are required. Pre-registration is required for these pop-ups. Follow this link to see locations and register: https://nourishup.org/foodshare/ Website: https://nourishup.org/pantries/ Requirements: referral required, appointment required Diaper Bank Pantries: Statesville Ave & Eastern Hills The above pantries partner with the NC Diaper Bank and maintain a consistent supply of child and adult diapers. Clients may pick up diapers once per month during pantry hours, with or without a referral, as supplies are available.

Cathy Essick (980) 343-6041 6/15/2026 10:00:00 AM 8/7/2026 10:00:00 AM

Free summer meals program for children and teens 18 and younger, run by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools School Nutrition Services. Part of the federal Summer Food Service Program, it provides a free breakfast and a free lunch on weekdays to any child in the community, with no registration, sign-up, ID, income, or address documentation required. Operated at the Mecklenburg County Ivory/Baker Recreation Center in partnership between Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation.

Small boxes of food, for emergency.

On-site registration required

Walter G. Byers School is a public K-8 magnet school in Charlotte, NC that hosts a free USDA Summer Food Service Program site during summer break. Operated by CMS School Nutrition Services, the site provides free breakfast and lunch to all children ages 1 through 18 with no registration, sign-up, or documentation required. Guests check in at the school front office. Catherine Essick serves as the CMS-listed Child Nutrition department contact for the school.

Catherine Essick (980) 343-6041 7/6/2026 10:00:00 AM 7/30/2026 10:00:00 AM

Host site for the USDA Summer Food Service Program (CMS Summer Meals) at the Beatties Ford Road Vocational Trade Center, Inc. facility. The center is a community-based vocational trade school on Charlotte's west side that partners with Dayson Diamond Youth Foundation and We Are One Charlotte to provide free meals and snacks to children and teens during the summer. The school also offers construction, fiber optics, computer technology, multimedia, and HVAC workforce training, plus a Family Counseling Center for mental health and substance abuse services.