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 […]
ABC 11 DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — In East Durham, Marcella Thompson brings neighborhood kids together with fun and food. It’s a job she’s taken seriously since moving here three years ago. “This is where I live. This is my home. These are my babies,” Thompson said. She gets emotional when talking about the children in […]
WTVD Duke Raleigh Hospital is serving free meals to children 18 and under now through August 25. Children can visit the main hospital’s first floor café Monday through Friday to receive free breakfast and lunch, just by asking for the “Summer Meal Deal.” Andre Parker, a food production cook at Duke Raleigh Hospital, said getting to serve […]
USDA The US Department of Agriculture has announced the third annual Turnip the Beet awardees. These awards recognize outstanding summer meal program sponsors who distinguished themselves with high quality meals that are appetizing, appealing, and wholesome. Six summer meal sponsors from North Carolina were recognized with a silver-level award: Brigade Boys and Girls Club Campus […]
WCNC Not every kid dances for joy on the last day of school. “For a lot of kids in our area, it’s not such a happy time.” Thousands of people living in Mecklenburg County are food insecure — which means they do not have reliable access to affordable, nutritious food. When school lets out, food […]
WFAE For the second year in a row, kids in the Charlotte area can eat free this summer at an Atrium hospital. For the next 11 weeks, anyone 18 and under can eat free breakfast and lunch at Atrium Health in University City. The hospital’s nutrition manager, Elaine Jones, says more than 45,000 kids in […]
WLOS Buncombe County Schools Foundation has teamed up with Park Ridge Health and other community partners to make sure kids in need have plenty to eat over the summer. Wednesday was the official ribbon cutting for the Rolling to Feed bus. Volunteers help serve lunch, and sometimes breakfast, at 61 sites throughout Buncombe County. The […]
Star News Online New Hanover County Schools’ Child Nutrition Division has earned two awards for the summer food service program, the 2018 Going the Distance in Innovation Award and the 2018 Superior Site Award. “Our judges were very impressed with your applications, and we were thrilled to hear about the best practices you implemented in […]
Salisbury Post CHINA GROVE — The Salisbury Rowan Association of Realtors has donated $2,000 to the Rowan-Salisbury Schools Summer Meals Program. The donation was the result of a June golf tournament. “We’re really grateful,” said Lisa Altmann, RSS director of school nutrition. The money will support the Summer Meals Program and ‘iRead, iFeed” initiative, which […]
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 […]