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Jun 7, 2018
Feeding Opportunity: Jobs, Wages, and Secretary Acosta’s Visits Second Harvest
The students had just plated tomato cheese tarts and tossed the salad when Secretary R. Alexander Acosta and Representative Virginia Foxx...
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May 11, 2018
2018 Farm Bill – Statement from Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC CEO Clyde W. Fitzgera
In my 36 years of food banking, communities across Northwest North Carolina have shown incredible support for our mission. From our...
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May 7, 2018
Second Harvest’s Top FIVE Concerns with Farm Bill H.R. 2
Second Harvest’s Top 5 Concerns with the proposed Farm Bill, H.R. 2. As food bankers, we are deeply concerned about the House Agriculture...
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May 7, 2018
Impacting North Carolina: Harsh Restrictions and the Farm Bill
Food Banks around the country were anxious to review the House Agriculture Committee version of the 2018 Farm Bill released in April. We...
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Mar 22, 2018
“They are seniors like me.”
“What comes to mind is thankful and appreciative.” Rebecca Brooks leans forward in her chair to make sure to look you in the eye; she...
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Mar 14, 2018
Farm Bill 101: What it is and why we need your help
This year, you are going to hear food bankers talking about the Farm Bill… a lot. At first blush, you might wonder what the Farm Bill has...
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Oct 27, 2017
Strengthening Families and Communities: FNS Outreach at Second Harvest
In Watauga County, a young couple is homeless, unemployed and raising a two month old infant. They were living in the woods prior to...
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Oct 4, 2017
Action Alert: US House Budget Vote
On July 19, 2017, the US House Budget Committee passed its FY2018 budget resolution. The House will be voting on this resolution this...
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Sep 26, 2017
The Outcomes Are Clear: Advocating for TEFAP and SNAP
“Their doors would close.” This is what Susan Cox said would happen to hundreds of food assistance programs if TEFAP (The Emergency Food...
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Sep 7, 2017
There’s a Heart in the Center of this Place: Volunteering at Second Harvest
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Sep 1, 2017
5 Things You Might Not Know About Second Harvest Food Bank
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Sep 1, 2017
Hunger Action Month: 3 Ways to Get Involved
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Aug 11, 2017
Better Boys & Brandywines: Second Harvest Partners with a Stokes County Farmers’ Market t
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Aug 8, 2017
From Albermarle to Zebulon: North Carolina Farmers Markets Accept SNAP Benefits.
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Aug 3, 2017
Let’s Get This Conversation Going: Feeding People, the Farm Bill, and North Carolina
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Aug 2, 2017
8 Ways Food Stamps Support North Carolina
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Jul 22, 2017
5 Things Your Family Can Do to Fight Hunger
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Jul 19, 2017
Nutritious Food for Families Facing Hunger Starts with a Strong Farm Bill
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Jun 23, 2017
Because We All Eat
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May 26, 2017
Feeding Health at the Food Bank Garden
It is early April and Ellen Kirby is standing in a field of rye and vetch surveying the land. It is a cold spring afternoon and a steady...
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