holiday Archives - Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year–Except for Kids like Bradley

FBCENC2015-12-15T14:37:02-05:00

By Gideon Adams, Senior Manager, Programs and Outreach There are lots of reasons for Bradley to feel excited about going to school. He’s five-years-old, and couldn’t wait to start Kindergarten. Like the other kids, he looks forward to reading books with his teacher, making arts and crafts, and playing outside with his friends. But for [...]

Hunger Doesn’t Take a Break

2014-04-17T17:52:23-04:00

Unfortunately Spring Break is not a carefree time for thousands of North Carolina children and their families. When school dismisses for the week, nearly 300,000 children in our 34-county service area lose access to the two meals per day that they usually receive through the free and reduced-cost meal programs. As a result, we often [...]