Monday, February 24, 2020 Contact: Tamara Baker, (919) 307-7781, tamarabaker@unc.edu Chapel Hill, NC – No Kid Hungry NC celebrated 14 child hunger heroes at its annual NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference on Wednesday, February 19 at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. Congressman David Price and First Lady of NC Kristin Cooper served as special […]
EdNC.org “Kids come to school and they walk down our hallways and they don’t say, ‘I’m hungry.’ They don’t say, ‘There wasn’t anything in the fridge at home.’ … Their stomach is empty and they think that’s normal,” said Matt Bristow-Smith, the 2019 North Carolina Principal of the Year. “The next thing you know, you […]
EdNC by Analisa Sorrells | February 18, 2019 “Think about a kid’s day,” said Tabari Wallace, the 2018 NC Principal of the Year. Describing a typical day for a student at his school, West Craven High, Wallace continued: “My students’ days start at 4:00, 4:30. My children get on the bus, they ride 90 minutes to school … then […]
Greensboro News & Record The Salvation Army of High Point’s social services team recently attended the 2018 North Carolina Child Hunger Leaders Conference, sponsored by No Kid Hungry North Carolina. The one-day conference focused on dealing with childhood hunger for school-age children, especially during the summer, when school is out. The Salvation Army’s social services […]
Carolina Connection February 17, 2018 By Brighton McConnell North Carolina ranks among the fifteen worst states for child hunger– the percentage of children under 18 who lack food on a regular basis. The North Carolina Child Hunger Leaders Conference was held at UNC’s Friday Center this week to hear about some potential solutions. Brighton McConnell […]
EducationNC by Analisa Sorrells | February 16, 2018 For the almost 400,000 students across North Carolina who eat school breakfast, it is far more than a meal; it provides the opportunity to start the day with a full stomach and a focused brain. The importance of school breakfast and other school nutrition programs as instructional interventions were discussed at the 7th annual […]
Spectrum News By Linnie Supall According to the “No Kid Hungry” campaign, more than 865,000 students in North Carolina public schools are eligible for free and reduced-price lunch. On Wednesday, the organization held a conference at UNC Chapel Hill with teachers and school leaders to help tackle the issue head on. Watch the video at […]