FOOD HELP · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC

Food help in Johnston County

31 places to get food nearby: food pantry and mobile pantry. Call ahead if you can, since hours sometimes change.

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Places to get food in Johnston County

🥫 Food pantry

A Touch From Above Faith

Food pantry in Wilson Mills, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 654 Main St, Wilson Mills, NC 27593 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Tue 6:00 PM-7:00 PM (1st and 3rd Tuesdays); Also open Saturdays for emergencies -- please call
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-938-0073

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Benson Area Ministerial

Food pantry in Benson, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 1204 N Johnson St, Benson, NC 27504 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Wed 9:00 AM-11:00 AM (1st and 3rd Wednesdays)
  • 🙋 Who can come: Secondary Phone 803-719-0500
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-880-2167
  • 🔗 Website

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Building 323

Food pantry in Middlesex, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 73 Wilder Rd, Middlesex, NC 27557 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Mon 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-269-9207

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Christ Community United

Food pantry in Clayton, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 1082 Amelia Church Rd, Clayton, NC 27520 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Sat 9:00 AM-12:00 PM (2nd Saturday)
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-553-9770

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Clayton Area Ministries

Food pantry in Clayton, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 780 Durham St, Clayton, NC 27520 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Mon 1:00 PM-3:00 PM; Tue 1:00 PM-3:00 PM; Wed 1:00 PM-3:00 PM; Thu 1:00 PM-3:00 PM; Fri 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-553-5654
  • 🔗 Website

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Clayton Vineyard Church

Food pantry in Clayton, part of the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle partner network.

  • 📍 1609 Old U.S. Hwy 70, Clayton, NC 27520 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Saturdays 1:00pm - 3:00pm; Call ahead to reserve food box
  • 🧺 Pantry
  • 📞 919-631-5460

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Inter-Faith Food Shuttle - Find Food maps (Google My Maps: Pantries / Mobile Markets)

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Edgerton Memorial UMC

Food pantry in Selma, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 401 W Anderson St, Selma, NC 27576 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Thu 8:30 AM-11:00 AM
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-965-3761

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Faith Tabernacle Ministry

Food pantry in Clayton, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 591 Guy Rd, Clayton, NC 27520 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM (3rd Saturday)
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-928-1363

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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First Baptist Church of Smithfield

Food pantry in Smithfield, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 202 S Fourth St, Smithfield, NC 27577 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Thu 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-934-1601

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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First Missionary Baptist Church

Food pantry in Wilson's Mill, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 40 Durant Rd, Wilson's Mill, NC 27593 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Mon 9:00 AM-5:00 PM; Tue 9:00 AM-5:00 PM; Wed 9:00 AM-5:00 PM; By delivery -- call for information 919-418-2843
  • 🧺 scheduled food distribution (pickup)
  • 📞 919-418-2843

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Good News Buenas Nuevas

Food pantry in Pine Level, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 2176-D US 70 A Hwy, Pine Level, NC 27568 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Wed 1:30 PM-5:00 PM; Thu 1:30 PM-5:00 PM (2nd and 4th Thursdays)
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-617-2108

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Harvest Word Ministry

Food pantry in Zebulon, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 15199 NC 96, Zebulon, NC 27597 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Fri 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (1st Friday)
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-618-1857

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Helping and Healing Hearts

Food pantry in Smithfield, part of the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle partner network.

  • 📍 804 E. Market St., Smithfield, NC 27577 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Wednesday 10am-2pm, Friday 10am-2pm • Receive food once a; month; • Curbside pickup – call; once in parking lot to; receive prepacked food; bags
  • 📞 919-604-8983

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Inter-Faith Food Shuttle - Find Food maps (Google My Maps: Pantries / Mobile Markets)

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Iglesia Pentecostal Jesucristo

Food pantry in Selma, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 1508 Bizzell Grove Church Rd, Selma, NC 27576 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Wed 11:00 AM-3:00 PM (1st and 3rd Wednesdays)
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-538-0423

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Kenly Area Ministries

Food pantry in Kenly, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 212 W 2nd St, Kenly, NC 27542 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Mon 9:00 AM-11:00 AM; Tue 2:00 PM-3:00 PM; Wed 2:00 PM-4:00 PM; Thu 9:00 AM-11:00 AM; Fri 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-284-2449

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Milagros y Maravillas de Dios

Food pantry in Selma, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 711 W Noble St, Selma, NC 27576 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Mon 1:00 PM-3:00 PM; Wed 5:00 PM-6:00 PM; Fri 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-601-1697

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Movimiento Pentecostal y Misionero Perlas

Food pantry in Benson, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 407 E Church St, Benson, NC 27506 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Thu 7:00 PM-8:00 PM
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 252-294-7001

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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New Birth Holiness Church

Food pantry in Princeton, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 409 Dr Donnie Jones Jr Blvd W, Princeton, NC 27569 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Thu 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (1st Thursday)
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-502-9651

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Power of Praise

Food pantry in Benson, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 1100 S Market St, Benson, NC 27504 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Sat 11:00 AM-1:00 PM (1st Saturday)
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-894-7349

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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🚐 Mobile pantry

Praise Temple Apostolic Faith Church

Scheduled mobile food distribution in Clayton listed by Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.

  • 📍 131 Guy Rd, Clayton, NC 27520 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: 4th Saturdays, 9:30am
  • 🧺 Mobile Market

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Inter-Faith Food Shuttle - Find Food maps (Google My Maps: Pantries / Mobile Markets)

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Princeton United Methodist Food Pantry

Food pantry in Princeton, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 101 E 1st St, Princeton, NC 27569 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Wed 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (1st and 3rd Wednesdays)
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 226-250-8417

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Restoration Church and Outreach Ministries

Food pantry in Willow Spring, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 901 Old Fairground Road, Willow Spring, NC 27592 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Tue 11:00 AM-2:00 PM; Sat 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-902-1013
  • 🔗 Website

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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S & C Food Pantry

Food pantry in Smithfield, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 1110 Massey St, Smithfield, NC 27577 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Mon 11:45 AM-1:00 PM (Emergency boxes); Fri 11:45 AM-1:00 PM (Emergency boxes); Sat 8:00 AM-11:00 AM (1st and 3rd Saturdays)
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 984-204-0303

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Saint Ann Catholic Church

Food pantry in Clayton, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 4057 US 70 Bus, Clayton, NC 27520 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Fri 9:00 AM-10:30 AM; Closed Good Friday; Friday after Thanksgiving; Friday between Christmas and New Years
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-934-2084

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Salvation Army - Smithfield

Food pantry in Smithfield, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 306 N Brightleaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC 27577 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Fri 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-934-9102

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Samaritan's Shelf

Food pantry in Clayton, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 143 Short Johnson Rd, Clayton, NC 27520 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Sat 9:30 AM-11:30 AM (3rd Saturday); Also open for emergencies -- please call
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-631-8290

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Shiloh Christian Food Pantry

Food pantry in Smithfield, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 211 Durham St, Smithfield, NC 27577 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Wed 9:00 AM-2:00 PM
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-934-0278

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Showers of Blessing Community

Food pantry in Clayton, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 9759-B Cleveland Rd, Clayton, NC 27520 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Thu 6:30 PM-8:30 PM (3rd Thursdays)
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-673-4405

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Smithfield Area Ministries Food Closet

Food pantry in Smithfield, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 140 E Market St, Smithfield, NC 27577 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Thu 9:30 AM-12:00 PM; Thu 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-934-2218

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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🚐 Mobile pantry

Temple of Praise Pentecostal Church of Deliverance

Scheduled mobile food distribution in Kenly listed by Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.

  • 📍 306 E 2nd St, Kenly, NC 27542 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: 2nd Thursdays and 4th Wednesdays, 10:00am
  • 🧺 Mobile Market

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Inter-Faith Food Shuttle - Find Food maps (Google My Maps: Pantries / Mobile Markets)

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Ties for Guys Mens Ministry

Food pantry in Clayton, part of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina partner network.

  • 📍 405 W Whitaker St, Clayton, NC 27527 · Directions
  • 🕒 Hours: Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM; Every Other Saturday - call ahead to confirm operating days/hours.
  • 🧺 groceries
  • 📞 919-741-1598

Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Food Finder

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Food help in Johnston County: common questions

Where is a food pantry near me in Johnston County?

Fork & Curb lists 31 places to get food in Johnston County, North Carolina, including Wilson Mills, Benson, Middlesex and Clayton. Each listing shows hours, phone number and who can come.

Where can I get free meals in Johnston County?

Call or text 211 for meal programs open today.

Should I call before I go?

It's a good idea. Hours change around holidays and weather, and some places ask you to bring an ID or proof of address.