New 'Food Lion FEEDS' Hunger Solution Center Boosts Regional Response to Rising Food Insecurity
The new 'Food Lion FEEDS' Hunger Solution Center doubles our capacity to deliver nutritious food in the Durham region
🥬 Warehouse space is 3x larger with more temperature-controlled storage for fresh fruits and vegetables
📦 A dedicated volunteer center to sort and package food — plus community meeting space
Elected officials, community leaders, and hunger-relief advocates gathered July 28 for the grand opening of the Food Lion FEEDS Hunger Solution Center — the Food Bank’s new 64,000-square-foot facility in Durham. The center serves as a vital hub for food sourcing and distribution, volunteer engagement, and advocacy for long-term change.
The Hunger Solution Center's grand opening comes at a critical time for North Carolina Families.
According to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food insecurity in the region has reached its highest level in nearly 20 years. In response to the growing need, Food Lion FEEDS invested $1 million to help establish the new center and strengthen the Food Bank’s broader regional response — marking a key milestone for local hunger-relief efforts and Food Lion’s continued commitment to nourishing neighbors throughout the Triangle and beyond.
– Amy Beros Food Bank President & CEOWe are truly grateful to our longtime partners at Food Lion for providing critical resources for the new Hunger Solution Center in Durham. Their generous support has helped double our capacity to deliver fresh, Carolina-grown food to neighbors throughout the region while advancing our shared work to create solutions that will end hunger for good.
The Food Lion Feeds Hunger Solution Center was designed with community at the center.
Our new facility includes dedicated space for partners and allies to host meetings, advocacy training, volunteer food sorting and repacking efforts. It also offers three times the warehouse space and significantly more temperature-controlled storage for perishable food, expanding the Food Bank’s ability to distribute fresh, nutritious, and locally-sourced food to neighbors throughout the region.
– David Garris Food Lion Vice President & Food Bank Board ChairAt Food Lion, we believe no one should have to choose between dinner and rent or gas and groceries. Nourishing our neighbors and helping set them up for success in life is at the heart of everything we do. Through this investment, we are proud to deepen our longstanding partnership with the Food Bank and help more fresh, nutritious food reach families throughout Durham County and surrounding communities.
– Melissa Elliott Henderson Mayor and Executive Director of Gang Free, Inc.Food insecurity is about more than an empty plate—it is about health, dignity, opportunity, and hope. Every family deserves consistent access to nutritious food, regardless of their zip code. Through our partnership with the Food Bank and Food Lion Feeds, we are not simply distributing food; we’re building healthier communities, strengthening families, and creating pathways to long-term stability.
Food Lion FEEDS is among the Food Bank’s longest-standing partners.
For more than three decades, they've supported our work through food and financial donations and associate volunteerism. And through a pioneering food rescue program, each Food Lion location is paired up with local Food Bank pantries and meal sites — providing a regular supply of donated food that includes meat, produce, dairy ,and bakery items.
Gang Free Inc, a Food Bank partner in Henderson, is among the local organizations participating in the food rescue program. With significant support from Food Lion FEEDS, the organization distributed more than 218,000 meals in Vance County over the past year — including efforts to ensure no child goes hungry during the summer months when schools are closed.
Take Action to Support Local Hunger Relief Efforts
The new 'Food Lion FEEDS' Hunger Solution Center supports communities across Durham, Chatham, Granville, Orange, Person, and Vance counties. If you’re in a position to help, there are concrete ways to make a difference right now!
During our #StopSummerHunger campaign, all donations matched through July 31. That means very dollar fuels 6 meals!
In the average volunteer shift, a single person will sort and pack enough food to fuel more than 160 meals for local families.
No one in our community should go hungry — and we need state and federal leaders to invest in local farms and families.
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