27 03, 2025

Food Connects Us Q&A Series: Hiliana Patino, Nutrition Educator, Program Assistant, NC State Cooperative Extension

2025-03-27T09:49:14-04:00

For National Nutrition Month, our Community Nutrition Team asked four community partners to share stories about how food connects them to their community. Food Bank Partner Hiliana Patino is a nutrition educator who builds community by sharing culturally familiar foods and healthy eating practices. LEARN MORE ABOUT NUTRITION EDUCATION [...]

Food Connects Us Q&A Series: Hiliana Patino, Nutrition Educator, Program Assistant, NC State Cooperative Extension2025-03-27T09:49:14-04:00
7 03, 2025

Food Connects Us Q&A Series: Betty Nzau, Cooking Instructor, Division of Services for the Blind Career and Training Center

2025-04-04T13:15:03-04:00

For National Nutrition Month, our Community Nutrition Team asked four community partners to share stories about how food connects them to their community. Cooking Instructor Betty Nzau makes classes accessible and fun for students with visual impairments. LEARN MORE ABOUT NUTRITION EDUCATION   Everyone in the world [...]

Food Connects Us Q&A Series: Betty Nzau, Cooking Instructor, Division of Services for the Blind Career and Training Center2025-04-04T13:15:03-04:00
1 03, 2025

Your Support Empowers Women Experiencing Hunger

2025-04-04T14:28:13-04:00

All of us at the Food Bank celebrate the strength, resilience, and incredible contributions of women and girls everywhere. We also recognize the disproportionate challenges women face, particularly when it comes to food insecurity. Double Your Impact Today Women face social, systemic, and [...]

Your Support Empowers Women Experiencing Hunger2025-04-04T14:28:13-04:00
28 02, 2025

Welcoming Amy Beros Home as the Food Bank’s President & CEO

2025-02-28T18:18:47-05:00

Amy Beros brings deep North Carolina roots, close knowledge of Food Bank Network operations, and decades of experience in philanthropy and strategic partnerships to the local fight to end hunger and its root causes.  Sign Our Virtual Card to Welcome Amy Home For [...]

Welcoming Amy Beros Home as the Food Bank’s President & CEO2025-02-28T18:18:47-05:00
22 01, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight: Hoon Kong on MLK and the Importance of Service

2025-01-29T18:06:06-05:00

“Let us march on poverty until no American parent has to skip a meal so that their children may eat.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Find Volunteer Opportunities Near You Donate to Support Volunteer Efforts Learn More About MLK's Call to Service [...]

Volunteer Spotlight: Hoon Kong on MLK and the Importance of Service2025-01-29T18:06:06-05:00
10 01, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight: Joyce Bobbit Supports Seniors Back Home

2025-01-29T18:12:39-05:00

Each month, thousands of local seniors participate in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program — a vital resource made possible by volunteers like Joyce Bobbit. Learn More about CSFP Donate to Help End Senior Hunger Hundreds of vehicles pull through the lot of a former Halifax County school [...]

Volunteer Spotlight: Joyce Bobbit Supports Seniors Back Home2025-01-29T18:12:39-05:00
26 10, 2024

Hunger on the Ballot: Vote by Tuesday, November 5

2024-11-14T13:39:23-05:00

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. [...]

Hunger on the Ballot: Vote by Tuesday, November 52024-11-14T13:39:23-05:00
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