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 [...]
In early 2021, the Food Bank hired Mariah Murrell as our Vice President of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). Thanks to Mariah’s leadership and the support of employees, volunteers, and donors, we continue to elevate the EDI work being done at the Food Bank. We asked Mariah to share more about the efforts we’ve made [...]
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 [...]
The Food Bank has begun working with the Haliwa-Saponi tribe to address the hunger needs tribal citizens may be facing.
The Food Bank’s 800 partner agencies have seen a sustained increase of 35% more people visiting them for help throughout the pandemic.
Firsthand Foods is launching another Community Fund drive, with the aim of raising $10,000 for the Food Bank of Eastern & Central North Carolina!
As the COVID-19 crisis took hold, the Food Bank transitioned our Trenton Pantry to a new permanent space to help build resilience in Jones County.
Achieving Service Enterprise certification is a prestigious accomplishment, and we are proud to join the top 11 percent of nonprofits nationwide in volunteer management and organizational performance.
