Federal action could worsen our hunger crisis. Urge Congress to reject cuts to SNAP & Medicaid!
Jason Kanawati Stephany2025-06-19T16:38:37-04:00
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06, 2025
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06, 2025
Training the Next Generation of Black Farmers at Jireh Family Farm
Imadé Borha2025-06-19T16:39:28-04:00Each summer, children come to Jireh Family Farm to learn valuable gardening skills from Immanuel and Valarie Jarvis Support Local Farmers Immanuel and Valarie Jarvis, owners of Jireh Family Farm, are training the next generation of Black farmers. And as proud Food Bank partners who grow and [...]
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06, 2025
TAKE ACTION: Protect Healthy Opportunities for families, small businesses, and local communities!
Jason Kanawati Stephany2025-06-16T10:38:15-04:00North Carolina may soon end a vital program that provides more than 833,000 healthy meals to local families. We need state legislators to act! It only takes two minutes to make your voice heard — just add your information below!
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06, 2025
Farmer Mike Hansen Fights for the Funding Local Farmers Deserve
Imadé Borha2025-06-07T12:48:53-04:00Farmer Mike Hansen was awarded a $60,000 USDA contract to expand farm outputs. But the federal funding freeze forced him to dip into retirement savings. Join us in urging lawmakers to fulfill their promises to farmers like Mike! Make Your Voice Heard Support the Work: Buy a T-shirt! [...]
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04, 2025
TAKE ACTION: Protect Funding for Food Purchases from Local Farmers
Jason Kanawati Stephany2025-06-06T11:01:39-04:00Nearly $30 million dollars has been slashed from Local Food Purchases for schools and food banks. We need state and federal leaders to act! It only takes two minutes to make your voice heard — just add your information below!
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02, 2025
There’s So Much at Stake in the 2025 U.S. Farm Bill
Jason Kanawati Stephany2025-02-21T19:06:53-05:00
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11, 2024
Support Small Farmers on Giving Tuesday!
Jason Kanawati Stephany2024-11-22T15:48:07-05:00Sponsored 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 [...]
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10, 2024
State Fair Draws 18 Truckloads of Food and Supplies for Helene Relief
Jason Kanawati Stephany2024-11-22T15:09:00-05:00Food Bank supporters join Smithfield Foods to send the equivalent of 280,000+ meals to Western NC Find Resources Support Disaster Response Eighteen truckloads of much-needed food and supplies are headed to Western North Carolina communities, thanks to generous local supporters and Smithfield Foods. [...]
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10, 2024
Biden Admin Announces $1.7 Billion Investment in Hunger Relief, Farm Support
Jason Kanawati Stephany2024-10-28T13:43:15-04:00A portion of the USDA funds will help food banks purchase food from local farmers and producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced an investment of $1.7 billion to support U.S.-based farmers and producers. The investment includes funds for food banks like ours to purchase locally-sourced products for [...]
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07, 2024
Wish Farms and Publix Partner to Fight Food Insecurity
Jason Kanawati Stephany2024-07-25T17:20:15-04:00Regional 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 [...]