How Solo Faith Church Delivers Free Groceries to Concord Families Who Can't Get Out
- Solo Faith Church Inc.
- 10 hours ago
- 3 min read
For many families in Concord, the hardest part of food insecurity is not the hunger itself. It is the inability to get to the help that already exists. Pantries open. Donations come in. Food is available. But if you do not have a car, cannot leave the house, or are caring for someone who cannot be left alone — the food pantry might as well be across the state. Solo Faith Church started asking a simple question: what if we brought the food to them?
When the Pantry Is Too Far to Reach
Transportation is the invisible barrier in food access. Studies on food insecurity consistently show that households without reliable transportation are disproportionately likely to go without food — not because no food exists nearby, but because they cannot get to it. In Cabarrus County, that reality touches seniors living alone, families without vehicles, individuals recovering from illness or surgery, and parents whose schedules leave no room for a pantry trip during operating hours. Solo Faith Church built its food delivery program specifically for these households.
How the Program Works
Solo Faith Church partners with DoorDash through the Project Dash program — a nonprofit food access initiative that uses DoorDash's delivery network to move food from pantries directly to people's doors. Through this partnership, Solo Faith can coordinate grocery deliveries to households across Concord and Cabarrus County without requiring recipients to travel, schedule transportation, or navigate complex intake systems.
The cost to feed one household through a single delivery is $10. That covers the food, the packing, and the DoorDash delivery fee. Donors who give $10 through Solo Faith's giving page are directly funding one family's grocery delivery. There is no overhead inflation, no bureaucratic delay — the money goes directly into the program.
Who This Program Is Built For
This program exists for any Concord or Cabarrus County household that is food insecure and cannot easily get to a food pantry on their own. That includes seniors with mobility limitations, families without a vehicle, individuals recovering from illness or surgery, caregivers who cannot leave the home, and households where pantry hours conflict with work schedules. There is no paperwork required. There is no income verification. There are no hoops to jump through. If you need food and you cannot get out to get it, Solo Faith Church wants to hear from you.
How to Request a Delivery or Support the Program
Solo Faith Church is located at 587 Old Charlotte Rd SW, Concord, NC 28027. To request a grocery delivery for your household, or to refer a neighbor who needs support, reach out through our website at solofaith.org. To sponsor a family's delivery — just $10 feeds one household — visit solofaith.org/giving.
This food delivery program is one of the most direct expressions of what Solo Faith Church is called to be in Concord — a congregation that meets real, practical needs for real neighbors, without conditions and without waiting for someone else to do it first. Every delivery is a reminder that no family in this community should go hungry simply because they could not get out the door.
Solo Faith Church tells this story in our own words because it is our own mission — and because every Concord neighbor deserves to know that if the pantry is too far, we will come to you. Dignity does not stop at the front door.
Need Food? We Deliver — Free of Charge
Solo Faith Church partners with DoorDash to deliver free groceries directly to families across Concord. No paperwork. No judgment. Just food delivered to your door. Learn more here.
Community Support Note: This post is written by Solo Faith Church from our own program experience. Information reflects Solo Faith's active food pantry and DoorDash Project Dash delivery program serving households across Concord and Cabarrus County, NC.
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