From Our Board Chair: We Must Dig Deeper to Respond to the Worsening Hunger Crisis
When our national network released its annual update on hunger prevalence recently, many observers in the media and even government were surprised. But for those of us on the front lines, the fact that 1 in [...]
Wish Farms and Publix Partner to Fight Food Insecurity
Regional berry farm brings new energy to longtime partnership that has delivered enough fresh produce to fuel 2.7+ million meals so far Dozens of volunteers from Wish Farms and Publix gathered in Zebulon recently [...]
Resources and Action to Help Stop Summer Hunger
FIND FOOD DONATE VOLUNTEER For families facing food insecurity, summer has long marked a time when kids no longer have easy access [...]
Juneteenth: A time to celebrate freedom — and the work ahead to truly achieve it
Juneteenth is a celebration to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Short for June Nineteenth, the holiday is observed every year on the 19th of June. Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee [...]
Community Leaders Mark the First Full Year of Impact at Wilmington’s nCino Hunger Solutions Center
Local hub distributed 8.7+ million meals as food insecurity hit 15-year high Community leaders gathered at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (the Food Bank) in Wilmington this week to mark the one-year [...]
New Data Shows 560,000+ People Face Food Insecurity in our Region, Amid Worsening Hunger Crisis Nationwide
Feeding America analysis underscores impact of waning federal support as the cost of living rises, reaching the highest level of food insecurity since the Great Recession  New data reveals a worsening hunger crisis in [...]