ABCCM’s Loaves and Fishes food drive runs through April; here’s where to donate

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — ABCCM’s annual Loaves and Fishes Food Drive has kicked off through the month of April, collecting food and donations for local families in need. The drive aims to replenish food pantries that have been depleted over the winter.

“Following the holidays and winter, the stores in our food pantries start to run low, and the need is greater,” ABCCM Executive Director Rev. Scott Rogers said. “In January 2024, we provided 12,814 food bags through our Crisis Ministries, compared to 7,793 in January 2023.”

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Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM) asks local residents as they grocery shop throughout the month of April to remember the families in need who constantly have to make the hard choice between gas, food and medicine while oftentimes working multiple jobs just to get by.

Adding a few items to one’s grocery list and then donating them makes a world of difference — and there are eight locations where those donations can be dropped off.

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Staff at ABCCM also encourage churches or other groups to host food drives to benefit the crisis ministries closest to them.

Below are the Loaves and Fish Food Drive drop-off locations:

• ABCCM Crisis Ministry site: 24 Cumberland Ave., Asheville
• ABCCM Crisis Ministry site – South: 10 Buck Shoals Rd., Arden
• ABCCM Crisis Ministry site – North Samaritan: 403 Weaverville Rd., Asheville
• ABCCM Crisis Ministry site – Hominy Valley: 1914 Smokey Park Hwy., Candler
• Medical Ministry (Clinic): 155 Livingston Street, Asheville
• Transformation Village: 30 Olin Haven Way, Asheville
• Veterans Restoration Quarters: 1329 Tunnel Rd., Asheville
• Recovery Living Ministry (Costello House): 141 Hillside St., Asheville

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Those who cannot make it to the drop-off locations but want to make a donation can still do so by donating online, and ABCCM staff will fill in the gaps in the pantries where it is needed the most.