Disaster Relief – Emergency Food Response

Our Response to the October/November 2025 Food Crisis
  • The Spartanburg County Foundation worked quickly to respond to the community food crisis that occurred as a result of SNAP benefits being suspended on November 1, 2025.
  • The Foundation team worked closely with the Spartanburg Joint Funders and nonprofit organizations to ensure that children and families across our community had food.
  • In October and November, the Foundation quickly deployed nearly $80,000 to organizations providing food to residents across Spartanburg County through Disaster Relief Fund grants and Just Because grants.
  • The Spartanburg County Foundation joined the Chapman Cultural Center, United Way of the Piedmont, Mary Black Foundation, and Spartanburg Regional Foundation in sharing the $40,000 cost to secure and distribute 24 pallets of Second Harvest food boxes.
  • The Foundation continues to work with local leaders, funders, and nonprofit organizations to find long-term solutions to food insecurity across our community.

With SNAP benefits now restored, the Foundation has closed the application for rapid-response grants.

Learn more about the organizations we partnered with during this crisis to serve our community:

Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund

The Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund provides grants to nonprofit organizations providing direct assistance to residents for relief, recovery, and rebuilding due to natural or man-made disasters. When disaster relief is needed, the Foundation activates a rapid-response grant application for nonprofits providing direct community services to residents.

The Spartanburg County Foundation Disaster Relief Fund continues to receive donations to build the pool of resources available to respond quickly to urgent needs in our community.

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The following community organizations received rapid response grants from the Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund in October and November 2025.

Additional Support for nonprofit organizations providing food to those in need across Spartanburg County was provided through JUST BECAUSE grants provided in November 2025.

The following organizations received Second Harvest food pallets funded by Chapman Cultural Center, United Way of the Piedmont, Mary Black Foundation, Spartanburg Regional Foundation, and the Spartanburg County Foundation.