What's Happening Now at Outreach​​

"I want to thank Outreach for helping my family out. Because if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have food for my 6 year old son. I just wanted to thank y'all from the bottom of my heart."                            ~ Outreach client

Outreach Mask Policy Update​​

Effective Monday, May 17, masks are considered optional for staff, volunteers and partners inside the Outreach facility if they are at least two-weeks fully vaccinated. Masks continue to be required inside our facility for those who are not fully vaccinated. 

Outreach is here to Help -​ 

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit countless Polk County families and individuals hard in many different ways. Thanks to the generosity of individual donors, churches, businesses and foundations (Polk County Community Foundation, Dogwood Health Trust, Duke Energy Foundation, Western NC Bridge Foundation), Outreach is in a great position to help. Whether you're one of our regular clients or someone who has recently fallen on hard times, give us a call if you need assistance with food, paying rent/mortgage or utility bills.
Outreach
134 White Drive, Columbus
828-894-2988

"The food pantry is a blessing to me and my four little girls. We have had our lives turned upside down and I am very thankful for everyone's help. I hope to eventually be in a place where I will be able to start helping others, like others have helped me. Thank you so much!"            ~ Outreach client

Are you Ready to Make Critical Changes and Improve your Life?​

Outreach is now accepting applications to Life Works, our self-sufficiency program that focuses on helping you achieve goals related to:

• employment
• education
• money management
• transportation
• childcare
• housing
• building life skills

To learn more, contact Client Services Manager, Michelle Reedy (michelle.reedy@tboutreach.org or 828-894-2988) or click to visit the Life Works section on our website.

It takes a village ...

At Outreach, we have over 7900 visits each year from Polk County neighbors requesting assistance with food, financial assistance (rent & mortgage, utilities, medical and dental) and special programs for children (Feed-a-Kid, School Supplies and Holiday) and veterans.  Without the help of our generous community, we could not provide this level of assistance to those in need. We're all in this together and at Outreach, we're grateful for all you do to help our community. Thank you!

Sunny View Elementary School held a canned food drive in November and collected 1900 pounds of food for our food pantry!

We are grateful for all those who donated masks to Outreach for clients and staff during the pandemic. These beautiful masks were made by Frances Wray.

True Ridge donated masks and hand sanitizer to our School Supplies Distribution in August.

At the start of the pandemic, local company Harvest (formally Warhorse), donated soap to Outreach to distribute to clients who shop in our food pantry.

Thank you Tryon Riding and Hunt Club for your generous support of Outreach!

Hunter Skills Team collected over 175 pounds of food for Outreach!

LaurelHurst and LaurelWoods Communities held a food drive and collected over 240 pounds of food to stock Outreach pantry shelves!

"When things get tight (as they always do being a single mother of two), it's great to have this wonderful, dependable place to come to, to help keep our heads above water! Thank you!"      ~ Outreach client

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Hours of Operation Monday - Thursday: 9:00AM - 12:00PM 1:00 - 4:00PM Friday: 9:00AM - 12:00 PM Saturday & Sunday: Closed ​ Upcoming Events ​11/13: Tryon Half Marathon (Harmon Field) 3/12/22: Empty Bowls (Parker-Binns Vineyard) ​ Monthly Wish List Food Focus: mac & cheese, beef stew, vegetable oil, peanut butter, boxed cereal, canned tuna, canned chicken, rice (1 lb bags), dry beans (1 lb bags), sugar (2 lb bags) Non-Food Focus:  laundry detergent, ziploc bags (all sizes), toothbrushes & toothpaste, hand soap, cleaning supplies Newsletter ​Annual Report

Did you know.... Outreach now has a texting service to communicate with our clients? This service is used to send important Outreach news and updates on programs and special events. It's simple to register - text 21000, type Outreach in the message and press send.

​Check out our video about how Thermal Belt Outreach has changed the lives of many and touched the hearts of our community. ​

​​        Outreach
           134 White Drive
           P.O. Box 834
           Columbus, NC 28722
           828.894.2988

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