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SAFE has served over 22,000 individual visits among 1,367 families so far this year.
At SAFE, we're here to listen, walk with you, and help you find the support you need to build a better future. We start with food but also connect you to the resources you need to move towards stability and hope.
“SAFE has made life sustainable. The ability to have a little bit of ease on my anxiety and my mental health. When you’re stressing all the time where something is coming from, it’s hard living day to day.”
— Dora, client for 3 months
Schedule a Food Pantry Appointment
SAFE operates three food pantries in Alamance County. Two of our pantries—SAFE on NC 87 and SAFE at The Bridge—are choice food pantries, meaning individuals and families shop for the food they want. Our third pantry—SAFE at Snow Camp—provides families with prepackaged boxes of the same foods available at our other locations.
To help us better meet the needs of families, SAFE sees individuals and families at all three food pantries by appointment only.
Our food pantries serve families at the following times:
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SAFE on NC 87 — Tuesday and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon and the first and third Saturdays of each month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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SAFE at Snow Camp — Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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SAFE at The Bridge — Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
While we do our best to schedule people for their preferred day of the week and location, some times and sites have greater demand than others. If it will be more than 2 weeks before we are able to schedule you at your requested day and site, we will offer you an appointment at a different location.
If you have an immediate food need and cannot wait for an appointment, the United Way of Alamance County provides a list of all area food pantries here.
Due to increased demand and a growing wait list, SAFE is implementing a new attendance policy. Clients who miss three appointments without providing at least 24 hours' notice to cancel or reschedule will be removed from our client list and added to our wait list.
SAFE will be closed for Thanksgiving from Nov. 21 through Nov. 30 and will be closed for the Christmas and New Year's holidays from Dec. 21 through Jan. 2. Families who would usually have appointments during this time will receive extra food at their last appointment before the holiday break.
ACTA Southern Alamance Route
Great news! After many months of planning and working with ACTA and consulting people in our local community, here is the route that ACTA has set up for Southern Alamance!
Please direct any questions to Peter Murphy, Executive Director at ACTA exec@acta-nc.com or (336) 222-0565.
The route is currently fare-free and operates Monday through Friday. Passengers can also connect with other agency routes (PART, Link Transit, GoTriangle) at the ACC bus stop for additional travel needs – check websites for schedules and fares.
