via the Moms Rising Blog Here come the holidays…again. Sorry for the bah humbug…but schools are closed. Many of us are laughing, celebrating with our families…and feasting – while others are not. In North Carolina, the harsh reality for many children in our state of agricultural abundance is: The cupboards at home are bare and […]
Food Research & Action Center WASHINGTON, October 10, 2018 — More than 1.2 million children benefited from afterschool suppers on an average weekday in October 2017, an 11 percent increase from the previous year, according to the annual Afterschool Suppers: A Snapshot of Participation report, released today by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). The report analyzes […]
WLOS News Swain County schools are preparing to offer an additional free meal to students. Sixty percent of students in Swain quality for free or reduced meals at school. That makes the district eligible for a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant for an afternoon feeding program at no cost to the local district. The nutrition […]
INDY Week The city of Durham recently received a $125,000 grant to help address childhood hunger as part of a nationwide initiative known as Cities Combating Hunger Through After-school and Summer Meal Programs (CHAMPS). According to press release from the city, the grant will expand local summer and after-school meal sites, and will serve an […]
Statesville Record & Landmark Iredell-Statesville Schools will begin offering free dinners to some students enrolled in after-school programs, the district announced. The After School Supper Program, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will connect students with healthy food after class during school days. “For many children, this is their only opportunity […]
McDowellNews.com The YMCA and McDowell Hospital are working together to provide after-school meals for children throughout the county. On Tuesday, Jan. 2, McDowell Hospital’s catering staff prepared the first batch of nearly 200 meals for the YMCA of Western North Carolina’s eight after-school programs in McDowell County. The federally-funded, state-administered Child and Adult Care Food […]