Hurricanes Florence  & Michael – 2018: Provided almost 15 million pounds of disaster relief food & supplies to 31 counties. Opened the Food Bank-run first pantry in hard-hit Jones County, that continues to serve 50 families each day of operation even 1 year later.

Hurricane Matthew – 2016: Provided over half a million pounds of disaster relief products in 10 days to 18 counties. Long term assistance reached nearly 4 million pounds to 25 counties.

Hurricane Irene – 2011: Over the course of 5 weeks, provided over 550,000 pounds of disaster relief products to Pitt, Craven, Jones, Pamlico, Onslow, Lenoir, Halifax, Carteret, Greene, Edgecombe, and Nash counties. Donated warehouse space in New Bern was utilized for much of the effort.

April Tornadoes – 2011: Extended hours allowed us to provide nearly 500,000 pounds food and relief items to Wake, Johnston, Lee, Harnett, Greene and Onslow counties.

Hurricanes Ike & Gustav – 2008: Provided nearly 34,000 pounds of baby food to Baton Rouge after Hurricane Gustav and 10,000 pounds of ready-to-eat foods such as breakfast bars and crackers to Texas following Hurricane Ike.

Hurricane Katrina – 2005: In conjunction with three other food banks, set up a temporary warehouse and sent nine-tractor trailer loads (over 233,000 pounds) of disaster relief products to the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Isabel – 2003: Distributed more than 411,000 pounds of food and relief supplies to Carteret and Pamlico counties.

Hurricane Floyd – 1999: The Food Bank was open 24-hours a day for three months after the storm, supplying more than 5.3 million pounds of food and relief supplies to fifteen counties in our service region.

Hurricane Bonnie – 1998: Supplied nearly 300,000 pounds of food and relief supplies to our service area and to our sister food bank in the east, the Food Bank of the Albemarle.

Hurricane Fran – 1996: During the first 10 days, slightly more than 1 million pounds of food and supplies were distributed to 37 of the 40 counties declared disaster areas in central and eastern North Carolina.