Financial Assistance

We work to make pet care and supplies more accessible.

Pet food assistance

We offer pet food assistance through several local food pantries making it more accessible to our community. We often hear stories of people who either go without eating themselves to feed their pets or surrender them to the shelter. We hope that by providing free pet food, we can help ease some of their financial burdens. If you need pet food, contact the food pantries listed below.

Partnering pet food pantries

Asheville Buncombe Christian Crisis Ministry (ABCCM)
24 Cumberland Avenue (Montford) | Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 3pm | 828-259-5300
Avery’s Creek United Methodist Church
874 Glenn Bridge Rd. SE, Arden, NC | Saturdays, 9am - 12pm | (828)-684-8126
Bethel SDA Church
238 South French Board Ave, Asheville, NC | 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month | 10am - 1pm | (828)-252-8105
Blue Ridge Cowboy Church
286 Bee Ridge Rd, Asheville NC | Call to make arrangements | (828) 253-0293
Bounty and Soul
424 W. State St., Black Mountain, NC | Tues. 12pm - 1pm | 730 Old US Hwy 70, Swannanoa | Thurs. 5pm - 6pm | 100 Flat Creek Rd., Black Mountain | Fri. 5-6pm | (828)-419-0533
Calvary Episcopal Church
2840 Hendersonville Rd., Fletcher, NC | Saturday, 8:30am - 11am | (828)-684-6266
Catholic Charities
50 Orange Street Asheville, NC | Wednesdays, 1pm - 4pm | (828)-255-0146
Church of the Advocate
60 Church St, Asheville, NC | Sun. 12pm - 4pm, Mon. 9am - 12pm, Tues.10am - 4pm | (828) 243-3932
Food for Fairview
1357 Charlotte Highway, Fairview, NC | Mondays, 3pm - 6pm | (828)-628-4322
Haywood Street Congregation
297 Haywood St. Asheville, NC | Wednesdays 8am - 12pm | (828) 575-2477
Meals on Wheels
Food is available for Meals on Wheels clients only. Contact Meals on Wheels for information on their eligibility requirements | (828)-253-5286
Salvation Army
204 Haywood St, Asheville NC | Tues. & Thurs. 9:30am - 11:30am, Wed. 1:30pm - 3:30pm | (828)-253-4723
Sandy Mush Community Center Food Pantry
19 School Rd, Leicester NC | Second Friday of each month, 1:00pm - 2:30pm | (828)-515-4474 | sandymushfoodpantry@gmail.com
Victory Fellowship Worship Center
450 Aiken Rd, Weaverville, NC | Fridays, 12pm – 2pm | (828)-243-3088
12 Baskets
610 Haywood Rd, Asheville NC | Monday – Friday, 9:30am - 2pm | (828)-231-4169
7th Day Adventist Church
375 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville, NC | Tuesday, 9:00am - 11:30am | (828)-274-2014 ext. 316
Asheville Cat Weirdos Pantry (cats only)
234 New Leicester Hwy, Asheville, NC | Second Tuesday of the month, 2pm - 5pm, last Saturday of the month, 11am - 2pm

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