Monday, March 2, 2020 Contact: Tamara Baker, (919) 307-7781, tamarabaker@unc.edu Chapel Hill, NC – No Kid Hungry North Carolina has awarded almost $106,000 in grants this school year to support nutrition programs at 27 schools and community partners across the state. The majority of the funding boosts Breakfast After the Bell initiatives, a program that […]
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 […]
WLOS HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On any given day, many students wake up for school, hop on the bus, put some finishing touches on their homework, and go straight to class without having anything to eat. This is the case for one student at Apple Valley Middle School in Henderson County, Zachary Johnson and he […]
The Wilson Times It was breakfast on wheels Wednesday at Hunt High School as child nutritionists Phyllis Horne and Stanley Best pushed a food-filled cart down the hall so students could make a quick grab of breakfast items between classes. Wilson County Schools began serving free breakfasts at three traditional high schools and one middle […]
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 […]
EdNC Tristan Chavez remembers going to first period hungry. Chavez is a nationally ranked soccer player who practiced first thing in the morning before heading to class — too late for before-school breakfast. He works hard on the soccer field, and he also works hard in the classroom as he maintains a track to become […]
Winston-Salem Journal Students at North Forsyth High School are getting a second chance to eat early in the day if they missed breakfast. The Second Chance Breakfast and Snack Attack is an extended 10-minute break that will offer students breakfast or a snack about 10:30 a.m., between first and second period. Melita Wise, the principal […]
Richmond County Daily Journal HAMLET — A new breakfast program has already netted Richmond County Schools $120,000 in revenue more than at the same time last year, according to a report given to the Richmond County School Board on Thursday. Last year, Child Nutrition Director Lois Hood was looking for a way to increase participation […]
Funding over the three-year period will increase access to the programs many kids rely on for their nutrition. DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) will provide $500,000 over three years to No Kid Hungry North Carolina, an initiative of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s […]