Community Food Distributions
Groceries, hot meals, and holiday turkeys handed directly to families throughout the year, including our seasonal Thanksgiving distribution.
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The Fixx Foundation combats food insecurity while creating pathways to economic mobility through food access, culinary education, and workforce development.
We meet families where they are, with food today and skills for tomorrow.
Too many Charlotte families are forced to choose between getting through the week and planning for a better future. The Fixx Foundation is dedicated to addressing food insecurity, improving food access, and providing educational resources to underserved communities throughout Charlotte and surrounding areas.
We pair practical resources today, groceries, hot meals, and supplies, with hands-on education that helps young people build confidence, skills, and a path forward. Dignity-centered support, every single time.
To provide food resources and education in underserved and low-income communities, serving children, teens, parents, caregivers, and families across Charlotte and surrounding counties.
From the dinner table to the culinary classroom, every program removes a barrier and creates a pathway.
Regular distributions and community food drives that put groceries directly into the hands of families who need them.
Hands-on culinary education that turns healthy ingredients into practical, affordable meals families can recreate at home.
Practical knowledge on healthy eating, smart shopping, and meal planning to support long-term family wellness.
Back-to-school support so every student walks in ready to learn, without the cost falling on stretched families.
Seasonal joy for kids and relief for parents, making sure the holidays reach every child in our community.
Dignity-centered support that lets every student step into their milestone moments feeling confident and seen.
Real kitchen skills that open doors to hospitality careers, economic mobility, and self-sufficiency.
Annual scholarships sending graduating seniors to accredited culinary programs, investing in the next generation of chefs.
Wraparound programming that strengthens family stability and creates community-rooted solutions for the long haul.
Behind every photo here is a real day of work: a kitchen full of kids learning to cook, a trunk loaded with toys, a cart stacked with turkeys, and neighbors who know The Fixx Foundation by name. We do not wait for people to come to us. We bring food, skills, and support directly into the neighborhoods that need them most.
From free cooking classes where young people make a meal from scratch and dig in together, to holiday toy drives and Thanksgiving distributions, our work is hands-on, personal, and rooted in the community we serve.
The Fixx Foundation grew out of The Fixx LLC, founded in 2019 in New York, offering catering, meal prep, and private chef services. Years in kitchens, and in communities, taught founder Kareem Pearson a simple truth: food is about more than a meal. It is access, dignity, and opportunity.
With a background spanning food and beverage, catering, business development, and nonprofit leadership, Kareem built TFF to turn that lived understanding into action, feeding families today while opening doors to culinary careers and economic mobility for the next generation.
Join the mission →Every dollar, hour, and partnership turns directly into food on tables and futures in motion.
Your gift puts groceries in pantries, supplies in backpacks, and students in culinary school. Give securely through PayPal in under a minute.
Give Today →Pack boxes, serve at distributions, mentor in the kitchen. Bring your hands and your heart, and we will put them to work.
Sign Up →Businesses, schools, and funders: align your name with measurable, mission-driven change in Charlotte.
Partner With Us →Each May during graduation season, we award scholarships to graduating high school students pursuing culinary school or an accredited culinary program, fueling the dreams of tomorrow's chefs.
Our drives run throughout the year. Here is where to jump in.
Every December we collect new and unopened toys for infants through teens, so no child in our community is forgotten during the holidays. We set up drop-off locations across Charlotte and run an Amazon wish list for supporters who want to give from home.
Get involved →Groceries, hot meals, and holiday turkeys handed directly to families throughout the year, including our seasonal Thanksgiving distribution.
Volunteer or donate →Applications open each spring and awards are finalized every May, sending graduating seniors toward accredited culinary programs.
Learn how to support →"The Fixx Foundation showed up for my family when we needed it most. It was not just food, it was respect and real help."
"My son learned to cook a full meal at their class and now he wants to be a chef. They opened a door I could not."
"Organized, warm, and truly community-rooted. You can feel that this is led by someone who has lived it."
We serve children, teens, parents, caregivers, and families throughout Charlotte, North Carolina and surrounding counties.
Donations fund food distributions, cooking classes, school supply and toy drives, and the Fixx Future Chefs Scholarship. As a community-rooted, founder-led organization, your gift goes directly into programs that feed families and create pathways to opportunity.
Graduating high school students entering culinary school or an accredited culinary program. The application includes graduation year, the program you are attending, your career goal, and a 30-second video submission. Scholarships are awarded each May at graduation season.
We welcome volunteers for distributions, cooking classes, and drives, and we partner with businesses, schools, and funders. Reach out through the contact section below and we will connect you with the right opportunity.
Yes. The Fixx Foundation is a Charlotte, NC based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Whether you want to donate, volunteer, partner, or apply for the scholarship, we would love to hear from you. Send a note and we will get back to you quickly.
Join The Fixx Foundation in building a Charlotte where no one goes hungry and every young person has a pathway forward.
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