College Student Grateful for On-Campus Pantry
Lauren Kennedy2020-07-23T11:32:33-04:00The fresh food and recipes Madison receives at the pantry allow her to make healthier decisions in her weekly meal planning.
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03, 2020
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03, 2020
Three Decades of Nourishing People
Lauren Kennedy2020-07-23T11:24:28-04:00The Food Bank’s history includes many great employees who all made an impact. But only one can say they’ve dedicated three decades to the Food Bank.
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03, 2020
Peter: Why Does Hunger Exist?
Lauren Kennedy2020-07-23T11:22:45-04:00Hunger is complicated and evolves based on many different factors, and the Food Bank must do the same.
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03, 2020
Healthy Pantries and Health Partnerships
Lauren Kennedy2020-07-23T11:33:20-04:00The three main goals are to provide more nutritious food to the community, create an environment that is supportive of healthy choices, and help clients feel confident in preparing and consuming healthier foods.
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01, 2020
Former Nurse Skips Meals to Feed Her Grandchild
Lauren Kennedy2020-02-14T16:42:35-05:00Pat saw hunger during her career as a registered nurse and now knows how it feels firsthand.
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01, 2020
Hunger Heroes Among Us: Kicab
Lauren Kennedy2020-02-26T11:10:57-05:00Providing Sustenance, Safety, and Shelter When Kicab Castaneda-Mendez retired he was searching for ways to give back -- particularly ways that would help people who are struggling to meet their basic needs. Kicab was born in the U.S., while his parents and two siblings are from Guatemala. He and his wife Marta have traveled extensively [...]
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11, 2019
New Look. New Chapter. Same Food Bank.
Lauren Kennedy2019-11-20T15:30:21-05:00Dear Friends, You may have noticed something new when you visited our site – it represents something the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina has been working toward for some time. Our new logo represents the innovative ways the Food Bank is developing programs addressing root causes of hunger, building new partnerships, [...]
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07, 2019
Peter: We cannot let up
FBCENC2019-10-16T10:47:34-04:00Overall food insecurity has gone down, but 2 very important populations have not improved: our children and the senior citizens in our community.
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06, 2019
Fresh Produce: Wasting Less, Feeding More
FBCENC2019-10-16T10:49:23-04:00Since 1998, the Food Bank's Fresh Produce Program has provided fresh local produce to neighbors in need while helping farmers recoup costs from food that is edible but not sellable.
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06, 2019
Peter: He didn’t have to go without
FBCENC2019-10-16T10:56:00-04:00The adults watched as the brother took a meal for himself but was not eating it. When asked if anything was wrong with the food, the boy responded no, but that he needed to save it for his other younger sister, who was at home.