Welcome to Dilworth Soup Kitchen
& Food Pantry

OUR MISSION

The Dilworth Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry is a nonprofit soup kitchen and food pantry striving to combat food insecurity in our community. We provide free, nutritious meals as well as free groceries to our neighbors in need every week of the year, regardless of their circumstances. We treat everyone with dignity and respect, setting no requirements and with no questions asked.

OUR VALUES

Respect: We will value our guests as we value ourselves.

Compassion: We will nourish and serve with kindness.

Collaboration: We will expand our work with volunteers, local businesses, and organizations to maximize services to our guests.

 
 
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Dilworth Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry Rolls Out Shopping Program
Dilworth Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry Rolls Out Shopping Program

CHARLOTTE … Expanding on its mission to address food insecurity in the Charlotte area, the Dilworth Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry has successfully begun a twice-monthly food pantry to provide increased support for families in need.

“Thanks to the support of the community, local organizations, grocers and our volunteers...

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2024 ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE

Dear Friends & Neighbors,

Food insecurity is at an all-time high in Charlotte, with more than 15 percent of people right here in our community having to choose between buying groceries or paying rent. Rising food costs and inflation are having an overwhelming impact on the population we serve.

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AMAZON, COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED AND EAGER 2 MOTIVATE RECEIVE SPECIAL THANKS FROM DILWORTH SOUP KITCHEN 
AMAZON, COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED AND EAGER 2 MOTIVATE RECEIVE SPECIAL THANKS FROM DILWORTH SOUP KITCHEN 

CHARLOTTE – Sometimes, just a simple thank you isn’t enough.

“In the past few years, the Dilworth Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry has received incredible support from the local community, businesses and organizations, as well as our dedicated and growing group of volunteers,” said Tom Fedell, DSK chairman.

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Quick Facts

  • Dilworth Soup Kitchen was established in 2008 to help feed the hungry in our community.

  • We are now a Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry, expanding our mission in late 2023 to include a twice-monthly food pantry program to provide increased support to families in need.

  • We serve 200+ free takeout lunches every Monday and Friday of the year from 11:00 to 12:00 noon.

  • We also provide donated fresh groceries and non-perishable foods to our guests twice weekly along with purchased bags of fresh groceries every Friday.

  • Our Food Pantry is open the first and third Wednesday of every month and our guests can make an appointment to shop for fresh groceries, proteins, non-perishable foods and frozen casseroles.

  • In 2024 we will serve 21,000 healthy lunches, distribute 50,000 pounds of fresh groceries and 55,000 pounds of non-perishable foods.

  • The demographics of our guests vary from children to adults and range from the unhoused, the working poor, low-income seniors and the disabled.

  • Through our community outreach program, we deliver at least 75 lunches twice weekly to the homebound at Charlotte Housing Authority sites and also provide meals for needy at-risk middle school students.

  • We have local community partners who contribute to our mission by making donations of an assortment of foods.

  • We are operated by an all- volunteer team with no paid full-time staff and no regular source of funding. All donations go directly to feeding the hungry.

  • Everyone is welcome, no requirements, no charge, and no questions asked.

  • We are a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization located at 1200 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC.

Serving Food and Fellowship…With Equal Helpings of Dignity and Respect.