No Kid Hungry NC, and initiative of the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, is excited to be part of a new public-private partnership coming together to support the North Carolina Resource Platform. Read the press release below from The Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation (FHLI), then visit the FHLI site for more […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has recognized 13 summer meal sponsors in North Carolina with the 2017 Turnip the Beet Award. FNS launched Turnip the Beet in 2016 and continued the award program for a second year in 2017. The award program recognizes Summer Meal Programs’ sponsors who are working hard to […]
A team representing the state of North Carolina has been selected to attend the School Breakfast Leadership Institute in Chicago this June. School Breakfast Program Manager Helen Roberts will represent No Kid Hungry NC on the Institute team, which also includes: Ilina Ewen, Chief of Staff to the First Lady of North Carolina Kristen Guillory, […]
Indy Week Policy makers, the medical community, and education officials may have the best intentions and the most up-to-date nutritional information for feeding school kids, but those kids must actually want to put said food into their mouths or it’s all just a giant bureaucratic waste of money and effort. Last November, I visited Northside […]
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 […]
The Fayetteville Observer Ten years ago, Christina Osborne took a job as a temporary worker in the cafeteria at Stedman Elementary to be near her children, who were students there. Osborne discovered she liked the challenge of preparing food for hundreds of children every day, and of seeking out recipes for good-tasting, healthy meals that […]
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 […]
WECT 6 BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Brunswick County Schools is celebrating National Breakfast Week to promote their program that gives every student the opportunity to eat free breakfast. Robert Parker, School Nutrition Director for BCS, said the district spends about $100,00 a year on the program, but that there is still room to help more […]
Port City Daily By Olivia Parr February 20, 2018 WILMINGTON — Every night, about 630,000 people in North Carolina households don’t have enough to eat. In New Hanover County alone, about 16,000 Wilmington residents live in a food desert, according to County Manager Chris Coudriet. But, what is a “food desert?” The USDA defines food deserts as census […]
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 […]