In December 2022, approximately 45,000 people in Moore County were without power due to a deliberate attack that caused power outages for almost a week.
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (the Food Bank) condemns the actions of those involved with the attack, and we stand in support of our LGBTQIA+ neighbors who were affected by those who choose to hate rather than love. The Food Bank is an organization that has the vision of no one going hungry, and we mean it. No one will be turned away due to race, gender, class, political or religious affiliation, immigration status, or sexual orientation, and that will never change.
The Food Bank secured our Branch in Southern Pines with generator power and was up and running again to serve our network of agencies. We are thankful that our organization had the resources and capacity to deliver services in a time of need.
A Pop-Up Market distributed food to those affected by the power outages in and around Moore County. Approximately, 2,018 individuals across 604 households were served. Of these individuals, at least 721 children were under the age of 18, and 410 were 65 and older. The Food Bank also provided support to our partner agencies that were managing additional distributions in the area to help the increased need due to the loss of power.
King’s Gate Church with Vass Community Food Pantry helped us distribute food and hot meals to 710 individuals. West End United Methodist Church also held a food distribution, that served 60 new households.
Thank you to our supporters
The Food Bank was able to coordinate with Feeding America, as we do when other disaster events have occurred, to put together additional resources for the community. We’d like to thank our community partners Gregory Poole Equipment Company, Star 102.5, Food Lion Feeds, Tyson Foods, Harris Teeter, and Perdue for supporting the additional hunger relief work that was needed during this critical time.
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