Durham – Almac Group today announces that the organization will donate to 100 Black Men of America, No Kid Hungry North Carolina, and WE ARE (“working to extend anti-racist education”) as part of an over $300,000 total contribution being made to 33 charities globally to support their critical work in the wake of COVID-19. Almac recognizes that charitable organizations rely […]
Before the pandemic, summer was already a hard time for families struggling to feed their kids, with schools closed and school meals gone. This year, schools closed in March, leaving many children without reliable daily meals for months on end. In the wake of COVID-19, more American families are waiting in line at food banks […]
UNC Gillings School News Nationwide, families who rely on school meals for breakfast and lunch are worried about feeding their children. In North Carolina, an organization at UNC-Chapel Hill is reducing that stress. No Kid Hungry North Carolina was formed in 2011 in partnership with state leaders and the national No Kid Hungry campaign, a program of the […]
Marcella Thompson is a 2020 NC Child Hunger Hero Award Winner and director of Durham’s The Mustard Seed, which has participated in the Summer Food Service Program and the At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program. Don’t miss her episode of the Voices of Hunger in North Carolina podcast. Listen here. The Voices of Hunger in North Carolina […]
Summer can be the hungriest time of year for many children. This year, it’s even harder, as the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has left millions of families facing financial stress and need, making them more likely to face hunger. We can make a difference. This summer, we hope you will join No […]
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 […]