Nearly $1 billion has been slashed from Local Food Purchases for schools and food banks. We need Congress to act!
Nearly $30 million dollars has been slashed from Local Food Purchases for schools and food banks. We need state and federal leaders to act!
When Will's second grade class learned that 1 in 5 kids face hunger in our area, they got the whole school involved — donating and volunteering to support our Durham Branch. Join Will and Support Our Work Hi! My name is Will [...]
So many of the drivers of hunger are addressed — or not — through public policy. Government funding for food purchases and distribution is set through the state budget process. Members of Congress determine who is eligible for SNAP (often called FNS or ‘food stamps’) and how much support families receive for groceries. [...]
A portion of the USDA funds will help food banks purchase food from local farmers and producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced an investment of $1.7 billion to support U.S.-based farmers and producers. The investment includes funds for food banks like ours to purchase locally-sourced products for [...]
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 7 people are struggling with food insecurity has been our reality for quite some time. [...]
TAKE ACTION! As supply chain disruptions and rising food costs make it more difficult to afford the basics, millions of people in the U.S. are forced to make impossible choices between food and other necessities. In 2021, 11% of North Carolinians (1 in 9 people) utilized the charitable food system for support. Although our [...]
In our Food Bank’s 34-county service area, more than 300,000 children are eligible for free and reduced-priced meals at school. When the COVID-19 crisis began, it was these kids and teens that our Programs team here at the Food Bank thought about first: what happens for them and their families if schools close, and after-school [...]
