Colonial Heights Food Pantry

DID YOU KNOW? . . .

$1 will purchase 25 pounds of  fresh produce! 

A $10 contribution will purchase 250 pounds!

Our Mission

 Colonial Heights Food Pantry is committed to alleviating hunger and developing collaborative strategies to encourage self-reliance and preserve human dignity.

In FY 2020 . . .

• Colonial Heights Food Pantry provided 18,852 food services to individuals in need (1,100 MORE than 2019!): 

      - 4,188 Services to Seniors

      - 5,774 Services to Children

      - 8,890 Services to Adults

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• ​Served an average of 259 families each month and 641 individuals per month

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• The CHFP distributed an average of 10,250 pounds of food every week - the equivalent of about 8,541 MEALS per week

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• BUT BEST OF ALL . . . The CHFP stayed opened every week during COVID-19, and

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• Volunteers from the community served almost 10,000 hours to get it all done!

~Services & Hours~

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The Colonial Heights Food Pantry serves both perishable and non-perishable grocery-type items, including lots of fresh produce.  The pantry recognizes a service area which includes only Colonial Heights and specific areas of 23834 and 23803 identified specifically as South Chesterfield. We are not assigned to serve residents of Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Hopewell or Chesterfield County.

Households in need outside of our service area should contact Feed More at 804/521-2500 for a referral

in your service area.

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~Office Hours~

Monday-Wednesday:  9am - 4pm

Thursday & Friday: 9am - 2pm

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~Food Distribution Hours~

Thursday:  5:30 - 7:30pm

Friday:  11:30am - 1:30pm

More than the Stats . . .

The Colonial Heights Food Pantry is actively - and aggressively - serving this community each and every week; and we are proud of the amount of food we distribute and the number of lives we impact. Here are a few of our more-important statistics to report:

• 520,000 pounds of food distributed during FY 2019-20 - that's over 433,000 MEAL;

• 18,852 individuals served;

• The pounds of food we distribute EACH week (over 10,000 pounds) is the equivalent of serving 8,500  MEALS every week!;

• 247,000 pounds of fresh, nutritious PRODUCE distributed during the year was 47% of all foods distributed . . .      we are about serving GOOD food, not ANY food;

​But it is often better to look at the impact on lives we make than by counting pounds we give out or number of people we feed in a given week. We've recently been asking our recipients what difference the CHFP has made during this pandemic, or what difference it would have been if we had not remained opened - and here's how some responded:

• I lost my job right when COVID-19 struck and the pantry has fed us every week. We would have been lost without their assistance. I am forever grateful.  Susan 

• The pantry makes life so much easier during hard times - it is life-saving. Without the CHFP remaining open, we will lose friendship, help and hope. Edwin

• Without the food pantry, my sister and I would always let the kids eat first, then she and I ate whatever they left. But now we don’t worry about having to do that – we are very happy with what we get. Bless you all. Linda 

•  The pantry has been so important to me and my 4 children especially during these bad days. It gives us the foods we need keep us healthy and living good every week. If it had closed, we would suffer. M.S.       

So, when we realize the significant part the pantry plays in people's very existence - their livelihoods, their health and happiness, their feelings of security and comfort - we are convinced that our work is more than the stats. YOUR help with donations of food and financial giving keeps the pantry active and vital for so many in need. Thanks for partnering with us in whatever way you can!.

We are making a difference in the lives of many people.

Help us care for your community . . . join our efforts!