Family Resources
Meal Resources:
*Buncombe County School Meals Distribution Sites- Free breakfast and lunch for all Buncombe County School students. This is available in the car rider line. Breakfast is from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
*White Duck Taco Shop- One free regular priced taco for school aged children per day (Monday-Friday lunch or dinner). 1 Roberts Street, Asheville, NC 28801 828-258-1660
*Baked Pie Company- Free bagged lunch, Tuesday-Saturday (PBJ sandwich, apple, white milk, and cookie) 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at both locations. (4 Long Shoals Rd. Arden, NC 828-333-4366 and Woodfin, 828-210-9544.
*Biscuit Head- One free biscuit per school aged child each day schools are closed beginning 3-16-20.
*Fuddruckers Asheville- Get one free kid’s meal with purchase of adult meal Mon-Fri all day. Take out included.
*El Charro- Free kid’s meal one a day from 3/16-3/27. Voucher sheets are available at the register- temporary curbside service also available. 1788 Hendersonville Rd. 28803.
*Strada Italiano- One free slice of pizza during lunch service for school aged children. 27 Broadway St. Asheville
*Ay Caramba- One free kid’s meal for children under the age of 10 until 3/30/20. East Asheville Fairview.
*Montmorenci UMC- Monday evenings 6:00-6:45. Boxed hot meals
*My Father’s Pizza- Free brown bag meal for all Pre-K- 12. Ham or turkey sandwich with chips and apple. Monday-Friday 11-9.
*Delicias- Free meal for children under 10. March 16th- March 30th.
Food Pantry Resources:
*Beverly Hills Baptist Food Pantry- Second and Fourth Thursday at Beverly Hills Baptist
*Oakley Baptist- Wednesdays at 12:15
*Calvary Episcopal Church: Saturdays 8 a.m. – 11 a.m., 2840 Hendersonville Rd. 828-684-6266
*Foster Seventh Day Adventist Church- 375 Hendersonville Rd. 828-274-2014
*Trinity of Fairview- Tuesdays 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. 646 Concord Rd. Fletcher, NC 28732 828-628-1188
*YMCA- has mobile delivery sites- beginning Monday, March 16, 2020. They will hand out pre-packaged bags at the market for pick up. You can pick up a bag between normal mobile market operating hours. Please know that this is a temporary change. Distributions are free and open to all.
*Bounty and Soul- hosting drive through pick up sites of pre-made food boxes. No cost and no eligibility. Tuesdays from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Black Mountain and Fridays from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Black Mountain Presbyterian Church.
*Montmorenci UMC- Thursdays 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
*Avery’s Creek UMC Food Pantry- 874 Glenn Bridge Rd. SE Arden, Saturdays 9-11:45 a.m.
*Salvation Army Food Pantry- 204 Haywood St. Asheville, Wednesdays 1:30-3:30
*St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry- 109 Crescent Hill Dr. Arden, Thursdays 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
*Biltmore Church of God Food Pantry – 1390 Sweeten Creek Rd. Wednesdays 4:30-6:00
Technology:
*Sprint- Offers unlimited data to customers during coronavirus 828-774-5206
*T-Mobile- Unlimited data to customers for 60 days starting 3/19 and extra 20 GB of mobile hotspot data for those with hotspots
*Spectrum- Free broadband and /or wi-fi to any households with students for 60 days. 1-844-488-8395
Housing:
*www.togetherwise.org- will offer assistance to foster youth whose dorms are being closed due to college closures
*Uhaul- Offers one month of free self-storage to any new customers with college ID
Financial Assistance:
*City of Asheville- suspends water disconnection due to unpaid bills
*Duke Energy- suspends electricity cutoffs for unpaid bills
*Dominion Energy- suspends natural gas disconnection for unpaid bills
*Verizon- will not terminate service for 60 days due to unpaid bills, waive late fees
*Sprint- will not terminate service for 60 days due to unpaid bills, waive late fees
*T-Mobile- will not terminate service for 60 days due to unpaid bills, waive late fees
ABCCM Crisis Centers:
*Cumberland Crisis Center – 24 Cumberland Ave. Asheville M-F 8:30-4:30.