SOUTHERN ALAMANCE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT INC
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Mission Statement
SAFE empowers individuals and strengthens families by respectfully and compassionately providing food assistance, developing relationships, identifying needs beyond food, and seeking solutions to those needs in partnership.
About This Cause
SAFE, formerly known as Southern Alamance Family Empowerment, exists to empower individuals and strengthen families in North Carolina by compassionately addressing food insecurity and connecting people to broader support systems. Through two “Choice” food pantries, free nursing clinics, and educational programs, SAFE provides not only immediate relief but also long-term pathways to self-sufficiency. Its purpose is to meet people where they are, walk alongside them, and help remove barriers to health, education, and economic stability, creating a more resilient and connected community. SAFE was founded in 2013 as Southern Alamance Family Empowerment in response to the growing needs of individuals and families facing food insecurity in southern Alamance County, North Carolina. Our original mission of empowering our community through food quickly shifted when the largest food pantry in the area closed without notice. What began as a small, community-led effort to address the root causes of poverty through empowerment, connection, and dignity-centered support quickly evolved into emergency food relief. We have served the needs of our food insecure neighbors well for over a decade, growing from 16 families in 2013 to over 3,500 families in 2024. In 2022 we decided it was time to move back into our original mission of self sufficiency through partnership, as it was obvious that a top-down approach does not address the root causes of food insecurity. So, in 2022 SAFE began to expand its services based on what clients were telling us were the difficulties that brought them to our food pantries, such as poor health, lack of access to transportation, and educational gaps. These were the barriers keeping families stuck in cycles of hardship. SAFE has steadily grown into a comprehensive family empowerment center.