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 [...]
Service Insights is an initiative to gain a better understanding of the specific goals and needs of local neighborhoods through direct input from community members. Service Insights on Meal Connect (SIMC) is a secure, private platform used by the Food Bank and several of [...]
Sponsored by the Food Bank, our friends at The Farmers B.A.G. offer incredible opportunities for local growers and producers through their Farm School program Support Local Farmers Join us to uplift small farmers and invest in a stronger, sustainable agricultural future! Established in [...]
We know that kids thrive when they have access to no-cost breakfast and lunch at school. Research consistently shows that healthy school meals help kids pay attention and stay engaged — which leads to better grades, more consistent attendance, and higher graduation rates. It's why we're big fans of the School [...]
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 anniversary of the nCino Hunger Solutions Center. Opened in 2023 after a community-led fundraising campaign, [...]
At the Food Bank, our Community Health & Engagement (CH&E) team regularly goes out into the community to hold cooking classes at Partner Agency sites. These are great opportunities to introduce new foods to people’s diets and help give them easy, quick, and low-cost recipes using healthful foods like whole grains, fresh produce, low fat [...]
In honor of National Nutrition Month, our nutrition intern Andrea Kerley spotlighted different food groups each week on social media - specifically shelf-stable items, why they are great choices, and the importance of these donations. These shelf-stable choices help us serve our neighbors, give healthy options to our communities, and fit the needs of everyone [...]
Playing in the summer heat works up an appetite. Try serving these healthy, kid friendly snacks, courtesy of our Nutrition Education Team.
"Food to me is home, food is family, food is history, there is just so much more to it."
We've taken action to educate ourselves and build new partnerships with organizations like AMEXCAN that work to empower LatinX communities.
