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BeLoved Street Pantries signup sheet

The BeLoved Pantries are beige boxes with two or three compartments or metal 2 compartment boxes.

Haywood Rd. West Asheville: Corners of Haywood Rd. and Blue Ridge in front of JB Media next to the telephone poll. Street parking available on Blue Ridge or Haywood.

Black Mountain: Highway 9 close to the railroad tracks just up from the bus stop and the SunTrust Bank across the street from the old Bilo grocery

Candler: Smokey Park Highway by the sidewalk in the grass between the Shell and BP gas stations (across the street from Burger King) and just up from the I-40 interchange at exit 44

Lexington Street Bridge: On the side walk on the left side of the Lexington Street Bridge while facing the bridge next to the phone poll. The pantry is next to the paid parking lot and the guardrail. You can pull directly up in that parking lot to fill the pantry.

Oteen Pantry: In front of the former RV Park 1325 Tunnel Rd. Across the street from Family Dollar.

Swannanoa: In front of the Ingles at 2299 US-70, Swannanoa

Downtown Library: In front of the library, 67 Haywood Street on the corner of Haywood Street snd Vanderbilt Place.

Airport Road Pantry 1: corner of Airport Rd. and turn to Target next to the bus stop. Pantry filling: Pull in to the Home-2 Suites and there is a building for lease next to Airport Rd where you can park and walk to the pantry.

Airport Road Pantry 2: Across from Sonic next to HomeTrust Bank beside the crossing signal. Park at Airport Center Office Plaza to fill.

Southside/River Arts District: Clingman Ave., on the traffic circle by Pinegate Renewables (park there to fill)

Charlotte Street (adopted by the UUCA): 81 Charlotte Street pantry is next to the side walk near the yellow polls of this parking lot. You can pull up in the parking lot for easy filling.

Weaverville: Downtown on 16 North Main Street near the Clock. The pantry is located next to the tri-sign/kiosk near the exit of the parking lot.

North Asheville: At the corner of Beaverdam Rd and Merrimon Ave. adjacent to the bus stop and by the Ingles.


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We are so grateful for your help in our Adopt a Street Pantry project! You are on the frontlines of mutual aid and making sure our neighbors have access to necessities in the midst of hardship.

ADOPT A STREET PANTRY INSTRUCTIONS & TIPS

Welcome!

We are so grateful for your help in our Adopt a Street Pantry project! You have joined hundreds in our community from preschoolers to schoolchildren, families to elders, businesses and workplaces to faith communities and neighborhood/civic groups in making this amazing project of sharing and neighboring possible. You all are on the frontlines of making sure our friends on the streets and neighbors living in poverty have access to necessities in times of struggle. This project shows the power of mutual aid and how we can help take care of each other. The Street Pantries are located throughout Buncombe County and provide easy 24/7 access to food and other important resources in places easily accessible to community members.

Pantries are kept filled daily by our Adopters team, our Staff and Street Medic team, and by “Random fillers.”

Here is a list of supplies that are helpful to fill the pantries. Feel free to pick from the list (a la carte) and rotate items that you put in the pantries. You do not need to supply every item on the list every time you fill the pantry. Also you may but do not have to purchase items–take the opportunity to get others engaged who you know–family, friends, co-workers, neighbors in gathering supplies (many things people may have in their homes and would be happy to share). Please reach out to us at info@belovedasheville.com if you have any questions or need any support.

PANTRY SUPPLY LIST

Non-perishable food ( meals like chili, ravioli, mac & cheese, fruit, applesauce, protein bars, etc) ***pop tops cans are ideal
Kid-friendly snacks
Bottled water Water and Reuseable water bottles
Hand Sanitizer
First aid supplies
Toiletries esp. Deodorant
Razors and shaving cream
Flashlights
Feminine hygiene products
Backpacks (gently used are fine)
Tarps
Blankets (gently used are fine)
Socks
Chapstick
Rain ponchos & collapsible umbrellas (great for the rain and the hot sun)
AA Batteries
Baby wipes
Sterno
Vitamin C drops
Kleenex
Gatorade single packets


SEASONAL ITEMS:
Hot hands
Emergency Blankets
Gloves (gently used are fine)--thick ski gloves are very helpful
Hats (gently used are fine)
Sunscreen, Sunglasses, & Bug Spray (Spring, Summer, Fall)


Also appreciated:
Cards especially from kids
Journals, pens, art supplies
Fanny packs and wallets
Nail clippers and mini sewing kits
Can openers

Pantries are chosen to be easy to access for community members needing resources and also for you to be able to load from your vehicle. There are easy parking options close to each pantry. For ease of filling, we recommend putting items into a rubbermaid bin or box that you can take from your car and bring with you right up to the pantry. We like them to look like a shelf at the store neatly organized which evokes dignity. We do not place clothes in the pantries as they tend to get spread out making the pantries untidy. We place items only in the pantries and not outside around the pantries. We try to "tidy" up the pantries when we are there picking up trash around them and organizing anything already in the pantry. Tidying around the pantries makes them more viable for being utilized in our community long-term. We started the pantry project in 2020 in the face of the global pandemic and the pantries have been well received and have supported the community in times of every day need and crises. Many of our neighbors have told us the pantry literally saved their lives. Also, please contact us, if you see that one of that pantries has been damaged.

We can't do this without you! Thank you for all of your help and support! Feel free to reach out to us if you have questions or need assistance in any way at info@belovedasheville.com.

We hope this project is deeply meaningful to you bringing you closer into proximity with those who are currently struggling in our community. We know that we need each other. May the pantries be a place where you encounter people who you do not know and a way to start up a conversation, share a smile, make a connection. We know the power of mutual aid and community. The street pantries are a powerful place where we can support each other.

We are so grateful for you!


The BeLoved Asheville Team



Home, health, equity, and opportunity for all in our community!
www.belovedasheville.com
828-571-0766

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