Dear friends, Summer should be a time full of fun, laughter, rest, and relaxation for kids and families. Unfortunately, too many of our neighbors will be spending the 90 days of summer worrying about where their next meal will come from. With the recent inflation and the end of the pandemic EBT program, our [...]
Our first Sort-A-Rama event at the N.C. State Fair grounds since before COVID took place on Wednesday, April 5. Volunteers from Triangle companies sorted and packed over 400,000 pounds of sweet potatoes, white potatoes, carrots, and onions for local families facing hunger. Beginning in 2012, Sort-A-Rama volunteers have now packed and sorted more than [...]
Food Banks across the state of North Carolina announced today that they are seeing a drastic increase in need for food and resources from neighbors experiencing hunger following the February 2023 end to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments. In the 34 counties served by the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North [...]
12 years! That’s how long Dawn Ellis, founder, and executive director of Share the Table has been serving her community in Surf City, North Carolina. The faith-based nonprofit began inside Faith Harbor United Methodist Church. Dawn and a longtime friend noticed a need in their community and decided to take action. “After establishing Share [...]
For over 10 years, Reverend Barbara Hubbard has been a dedicated member of St. Julia AME Zion Church in Onslow County, North Carolina. Helping to establish the church as a partner agency with the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is more than just civic duty. For Barbara, it’s something that was [...]
Kim LeQuire is vice president of Kornegay Family Farms and Produce. As a fourth-generation family farm in Johnston County, North Carolina, Kim serves as vice president and oversees departments that include but are not limited to customer service, community relations, and human resources. Kim is proud to be a part of a growing family [...]
One of the three pillars of the strategic plan is Nourishing People through a focus on efficiency, equity of services, and innovation. Also under the Nourish Pillar, our staff and board identified some key facility upgrades that would allow the organization to distribute more food in a more efficient manner. Recently, the Wilmington branch [...]
With the Food Bank’s placement of equity, diversity, and inclusion as an all-encompassing value of our strategic plan in 2021, we have been highly motivated to determine ways to support staff and enhance our workplace culture. We embarked on a journey to complete our first-ever internal equity audit, a process that spanned from June [...]
The Nourish Pillar of our Strategic Plan aims to address increased access to and distribution of nutritious food that is culturally appropriate, reduces waste, and strengthens the food systems in our community. Two new initiatives we’ve launched are Pop-Up Markets and NC Local Love. In June of 2022, the Food Bank hosted its first [...]
Access to nutritious food is an integral part of a household’s well-being. While it’s only one piece of the puzzle, it is one worry the Food Bank seeks to eliminate for our friends and neighbors. To address the systemic healthcare issues facing North Carolinians, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) received [...]
