15 02, 2024

Food Lion Steps in When the Lights Go Out

2024-02-16T08:15:11-05:00

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 [...]

Food Lion Steps in When the Lights Go Out2024-02-16T08:15:11-05:00
15 01, 2020

Hunger Heroes Among Us: Kicab

2020-02-26T11:10:57-05:00

Providing Sustenance, Safety, and Shelter When Kicab Castaneda-Mendez retired he was searching for ways to give back -- particularly ways that would help people who are struggling to meet their basic needs. Kicab was born in the U.S., while his parents and two siblings are from Guatemala. He and his wife Marta have traveled extensively [...]

Hunger Heroes Among Us: Kicab2020-02-26T11:10:57-05:00
25 07, 2019

Share Your ‘Why’ – Kat & Bert

2019-10-16T10:46:29-04:00

After volunteering across the country, Kat & Bert wanted to help neighbors in need in their home community. The Food Bank is just what they were looking for!

Share Your ‘Why’ – Kat & Bert2019-10-16T10:46:29-04:00
23 04, 2019

How to self-schedule your next volunteer session

2020-02-04T10:55:11-05:00

We are very excited to have a new online self-scheduling system that makes it more efficient to see available volunteer sessions, reserve a spot, and send an invite link to group members!

How to self-schedule your next volunteer session2020-02-04T10:55:11-05:00
16 04, 2019

Volunteer Spotlight: Nicole Golinski

2022-01-24T16:23:30-05:00

Every day is different. I have enjoyed all my shifts at the Food Bank CENC, but I have really enjoyed the relationships that I have formed with the other volunteers and employees.

Volunteer Spotlight: Nicole Golinski2022-01-24T16:23:30-05:00
28 01, 2019

Distributing Food to Seniors Provides Enlightening Experience

2020-09-21T11:53:15-04:00

“It’s hard to believe that people could survive on so little,” Chris said after looking at the qualifications for the CSFP Program. “Unfortunately, it is all too real.” Nearly 50,000 seniors in our 34-county service area live at or below the poverty level.

Distributing Food to Seniors Provides Enlightening Experience2020-09-21T11:53:15-04:00
25 04, 2018

Volunteer Spotlight: Angie Nesius

2018-04-25T15:06:19-04:00

Angie Nesius has been volunteering with the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina since 2016. She lives in Raleigh and works as a medical biller. Rather than sorting food, Angie uses her technological savvy to assist with donor database entry and donor appreciation. How did you first come to be a Food Bank [...]

Volunteer Spotlight: Angie Nesius2018-04-25T15:06:19-04:00
17 04, 2018

Life Corporate Staff Serve at Food Bank

2018-04-17T18:59:30-04:00

This content originally appeared on Life’s blog, and has been reposted with permission. “A true legacy is established over a lifetime and relates to what a human being does for others, not for himself.” – Bill Courtney Several times a year, the Life World Headquarters in North Carolina makes it a priority to serve and give back to those [...]

Life Corporate Staff Serve at Food Bank2018-04-17T18:59:30-04:00
30 10, 2017

Camden Cares

2017-10-30T13:34:36-04:00

This content originally appeared on Camden's blog, and has been reposted with permission. If you look up the word "care" it is defined as the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something. The Camden Cares project is the embodiment of that very definition. All over the country, Camden Cares teams [...]

Camden Cares2017-10-30T13:34:36-04:00
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