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Hunger Action Month: Get the Kids Involved!
Teach your kids to make a difference and care for others this Hunger Action Month!
Sep 18, 2019
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Eric Aft: Supporting Access to Healthy Food Can Help Our Children
Last week, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina held a town hall with WXII News 12 about Hunger and Health. At the town...
May 29, 2019
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Summer Meals Matter: What does it look like at a Second Harvest Summer Meal Site?
As summer break quickly approaches, Second Harvest is revisiting some of the stories we have told from our summer meal sites across...
May 28, 2019
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Summer Meals Matter: It’s Okay to Ask for Help.
Trenton, like all kids, loves summertime. He loves to ride bikes with his friends, he loves his “summertime” bedtime (9 PM instead of...
May 21, 2019
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Mapping the Meal Gap in Northwest North Carolina
Child food insecurity rates across Northwest North Carolina are higher than the overall food insecurity rates. That’s the major...
May 1, 2019
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“Feed them well, and let them lead the way.”
The following guest blog post is from Scott Andree Bowen, who works closely with Second Harvest as the Director of Youth and Food Pantry...
Apr 17, 2019
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Federal Shutdown Updates: SNAP, School Meals, Federal Employees
UPDATE: The government shut down has ended. UPDATE 2/15/19: • Government Funding Update: Congressional leaders have passed an...
Jan 17, 2019
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Second Harvest’s Sister Food Bank Honors Our Late Leader
“Everything was close to Clyde’s heart.” That’s what Nikki McCormick, Second Harvest’s Agency Relations Director, thought when Kay Carter...
Dec 21, 2018
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Year in Review: Feeding Families at Second Harvest
HEAT OR EAT? No Family Should Have to Choose. Too many Northwest North Carolina families are making tough choices: Do they pay a utility...
Dec 12, 2018
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How You Can Help Kids at Risk of Hunger on Snow Days
School cancellations, especially when they stretch into several days in a row, can force families to choose between paying utility or...
Dec 11, 2018
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Broccoli and Apple Slices.
Apple slices. Chicken fingers. Broccoli crowns. Peanut butter on a celery stick. This is the lunch being served at one of Second Harvest...
Aug 7, 2018
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“If we can just make it to the end of the summer, we’ll be alright.”
Summertime is an expensive time for Northwest North Carolina families, and even families above the poverty line feel the burden of...
Jul 12, 2018
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School is Out! (What does that mean for local children?)
It’s summertime. The kids are out of school and sprinklers are set up in the yard. Bedtime is a bit later, and homework feels like...
Jun 21, 2018
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Local Kids Need a Boost: Jon Lowder and the PTAA help fight summer hunger
There isn’t much Jon Lowder wouldn’t do to raise awareness about summer hunger and children. At least that is to say he hasn’t turned...
May 30, 2018
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“They can’t solve the problem… but we can.”
“What’s the saying? Shoot for the sky and you might hit the ceiling?” Joey Motsey smiles a broad grin and laughs a little; he switches...
May 18, 2018
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“What’s not okay is for my kids to be hungry.”
“During the school year, I can provide enough, but in the summer it gets frightening,” says Teresa, looking at her two children as they...
May 18, 2018
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Unpacking BackPacks: Addressing Stigma for Food Insecure Teens
On a recent February afternoon, social workers, school counselors, teachers, and church leaders from throughout Northwest North Carolina...
Feb 26, 2018
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Connecting Hunger and Housing: CAHEC Foundation Supports Local School Pantries
The following is a guest blog post by Stefanie Lee of the CAHEC Foundation, first published in the CAHEC Foundation Newsletter. Created...
Feb 2, 2018
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Three Ways to Help Kids at Risk of Hunger on Snow Days
School cancellations, especially when they stretch into several days in a row, can force families to choose between paying utility or...
Jan 18, 2018
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Snow Days Can Mean Hungry Days
Winter in the South can be cold and muddy. So when the snow falls, blanketing the ground and blessing the tree limbs with fresh white,...
Jan 17, 2018
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