Regional berry farm brings new energy to longtime partnership that has delivered enough fresh produce to fuel 2.7+ million meals so far Dozens of volunteers from Wish Farms and Publix gathered in Zebulon recently to anchor our monthly Pop Up Market at Hopkins Chapel — and it was a [...]
Feeding America analysis underscores impact of waning federal support as the cost of living rises, reaching the highest level of food insecurity since the Great Recession New data reveals a worsening hunger crisis in North Carolina and nationwide — as food insecurity reaches its highest level in more than [...]
Annual day of action gathers non-perishable food and funds at home mailboxes to combat rising food insecurity Donate Today Most Needed Items For more than 30 years, food banks across the United States have partnered with the National Association of Letter Carriers and the United States Postal Service for [...]
Here at the Food Bank, we hold people experiencing hunger at the center of everything we do. And we are incredibly grateful for the countless ways our volunteer community shows up to help end hunger for good. Over the past year, Food Bank volunteers: • Sorted and packed enough food to fuel 21 million [...]
Food Lion has been a stalwart supporter of the Food Bank, providing funding support, food, gift cards, as well as volunteering at our distribution centers. Last month when Durham faced a city-wide power outage, Food Lion called and asked, "How can we help?" They are often the first ones to call when events like [...]
There are many types of disasters—they can be manmade and natural. We all know that in our Food Bank’s service area, the most common disaster is hurricanes. From direct impact to flooding to addressing power outages and home-loss, we prepare and respond to support our neighbors after a disaster for as long as needed. [...]
For some children and their families, summer vacation from school lasts up to 90 days. When over 300,000 children in our Food Bank’s service area count on school-provided meals, 90 days is a long time for kids and their caregivers to worry about when they will have their next meal. Donations of food and [...]
My first few months at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina have been exciting and fast-paced! Former President Peter Werbicki spent two weeks with me visiting branches, meeting key allies and partners in the community, and getting to know staff and board members. In every visit, we talked about how far [...]
With the holidays over, children across the Food Bank’s 34-county service area will return to school – many to spend their last few months preparing for important end-of-grade testing. Many children will look forward to going to a beloved activity or to spending time with friends. But many children look forward to going back to [...]
Kids Summer Meals (KSM) provides families with children and teens ages 2-17 an additional resource for healthy, nutritious meals for children during the summer months. The Food Bank has sponsored the program since summer 2009 and through it, have provided nearly 1.8 million meals. KSM sites typically offer breakfast and/or lunch for children when school [...]
