Food Assistance

Each week, East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) provides food for hundreds of families and individuals in our community. If you need food, we’re here to help. It’s really that simple. Food assistance is at the heart and soul of what ECCO provides to our neighbors in need. With support from our valued partners, we are able to help ensure no one in our community goes without food.

Wellness Pantry

ECCO’s Wellness Pantry follows the client choice model – allowing neighbors seeking food assistance to choose for themselves what products they receive. For the safety of our community, we’ve gone digital, allowing neighbors to shop for their monthly food order on their computer, tablet, or cell phone. For those without internet access, an ECCO representative can take orders over the phone. Our pantry consists of donations from churches, businesses, organizations, individuals, and retail partners like Costco, Harris Teeter, Publix, Walmart, Lowe’s Food, Aldi, and more.

 

Farmer’s Market

On the third Wednesday of each month, ECCO holds a monthly Fresh & Free Farmer’s Market at ECCO, in partnership with the Lowcountry Food Bank. The Farmer’s Market provides local families with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables and is open to anyone in the community!

    • 9:00 am until 12:00 pm (OR until produce runs out)
    • Distribution BEGINS at 9:00 am. All guests attempting to line up earlier will be directed to park in the Harris Teeter lot to wait until 9 am. Thanks for your cooperation.
    • Guests should enter using the Tea Planters Lane entrance. Please follow the direction of our traffic volunteers to ensure everyone’s safety.

Simply follow the signs and the flow of traffic to receive your free produce, which varies month-to-month based on seasonal availability and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are a current ECCO client scheduled to pick up your food order on a Farmer’s Market day, you will automatically receive this additional produce with your order.

We look forward to serving you!

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