Hunger is on the Ballot this Fall

Through budgets and policies, elected leaders decide who has access to food and other essentials in our community. 

• State Representatives and Senators set funding to purchase and distribute food from North Carolina farms. 
• Members of Congress determine who is eligible for SNAP (FNS or ‘food stamps’) and how much support families receive for groceries. 
• Local elected officials influence whether school meals, backpack programs, and other support is available to kids and teens

From funding for food purchases from local farmers, to disaster relief aid, to eligibility for SNAP, WIC, and senior meals, many decisions that directly impact people facing hunger are made at the State Capitol, in the halls of Congress, and even at the ballot box. ​

Hunger and poverty touch all of our lives in some way, regardless of party affiliation or political ideology. ​At the Food Bank, We work hard to bring decision-makers together to focus on eliminating hunger and its root causes in our communities. And we’re proud to have the support of leaders across the political spectrum who believe in our vision for a hunger-free future — because it will take all of us working together to achieve it.​ 

Collective Action for Change

Close to 630,000 people face hunger today across central and eastern North Carolina. Our Food Bank Network provides more than 90 million meals each year to help meet emergency needs. Yet even at our scale, we know we can’t provide enough food for everyone facing food insecurity. We have to do more to prevent hunger and poverty from happening in the first place.

That’s why thousands of Food Bank supporters are joining together to advocate for the policies and investments we need to meet today’s challenges head-on and end hunger for good. Because the decisions we make in the coming weeks will directly impact our collective ability to stop hunger at its roots.