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Food

Help buying groceries and getting meals for you and your family. Your state runs food benefits (SNAP), WIC for pregnant people and young children, and school meals. Food banks and free meal sites near you can help too, often the same day.Help in North Carolina.

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Programs in North Carolina

North Carolina programs for this kind of help. Each agency decides who qualifies.

  • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

    Food and Nutrition Services

    Food and Nutrition Services helps eligible households buy food using an EBT card.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaperIn person

    Apply online Agency pageCall 800-662-7030

  • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

    Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

    WIC provides food benefits, nutrition support, and referrals for eligible pregnant or postpartum people, infants, and children under five.

    Ways to apply:PhonePaperIn person

    Apply online Call 800-662-7030

  • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

    National School Lunch Program

    The school meals program provides free or reduced-price meals to eligible students at participating schools.

    Ways to apply:PaperIn person

    Agency pageCall 800-662-7030

  • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

    SUN Bucks

    In North Carolina, Summer EBT is called SUN Bucks.

    SUN Bucks provides eligible school-age children with food benefits during summer break.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaper

    Apply online Agency pageCall 800-662-7030

Checked on October 8, 2026

Food banks that serve North Carolina

Food banks in the Feeding America network supply the food pantries and meal sites near you. Call yours or check its website to find one close by.

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