Due to COVID-19, all volunteers:

• Must provide their own masks before volunteering. Please contact the volunteer coordinator for more information or questions.
• Must complete all COVID-19 Safety Related Trainings and complete the Informed Consent Documnet. Click here to view the trainings.

Food Pantry Assistance:

Available Shifts: Tuesday mornings as well as distribution days.

Responsibilities:

• Stock shelves, sort fresh produce, pack allotment boxes
• Receive, weigh, and store canned, boxed, and refrigerated/frozen food.
• May require light, medium and heavy-duty tasks including lifting boxes of various weights, operating pallet jacks, working in chilled areas, depending on task.
• Loading food boxes into client vehicles curbside/outside (requires medium to heavy lifting).

Interviewer:

Available Shifts: All distribution days.

Responsibilities:

• Interview clients, complete data entry and record keeping through our database by way of tablets.
• Interviews are done curbside, from driver’s window of client vehicle.
• Spanish language skills are a plus, but not required.

• Food Drives
  • Interested in your parish or organization holding a food drive? Contact the Assistant Director at Cameron.Morgan@Ccharities.Org or 919-286-1964 for more information!
• Food Donations
  • Food donations can be dropped off at our location from Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-2:00pm.
• Donate to DCFP

Catholic Charities offers financial assistance for payments of past due bills such as electric, gas or water. Due to COVID 19 our in-person interviews are canceled and walk-ins are not accepted.

If you need assistance, please contact elena.cesin@ccharitiesdor.org or call 919-286-1964.

We will contact you for review and information.  Thank you!

Durham Community Food Pantry is excited to share some nutrition information with the community.

Click on the videos below to hear what local dieticians are saying about food served at our pantry.

Video One Introduction to Nutrition

Video Two Starting Out and Common Challenges

Video Three Nutrition Myths

Video Four Small Changes

Video Five Kids and Nutrition