How we work
East Stokes Outreach Ministry serves nearly 11,000 individuals each year and one-third of those are children. Many families seeking food assistance never imagined they’d have to ask for help. There is also a rise in the local elderly population who live on social security and find themselves having to choose whether to buy groceries or pay for medical care and medications.
East Stokes Outreach partners with Second Harvest Food Bank in Winston-Salem and is able to purchase food at a deep discount of .19 per pound. Their network of partner programs offer a critical source of nutritional support. Local grocery stores, Ingles and Food Lion in Walnut Cove, contribute meat, deli, breads and desserts, which is picked up by volunteers five to seven days a week. Donations from civic organizations, churches and businesses have kept East Stokes Outreach Ministry thriving over the past 30 years.
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How can you help? You can make a difference!
Hold a food drive.
Donate items to the thrift store.
Make a gift to East Stokes Outreach Ministry.
Volunteer in the thrift store or food pantry.
Shop Amazon Smile and choose East Stokes Outreach as your favorite charity.
Pickup donated items from local grocery stores.
Donate hygiene items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, toilet paper, deodorant, detergent and feminine products.
