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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gaston Gazette Gaston’s public school system has received a state grant that aims to have more students eating breakfast at school. Elementary, middle and high schools in Gaston County serve daily breakfast items of assorted fresh fruit and cereal, along with offerings including milk, sausage biscuit, cereal, French toast, Belgian waffle and scrambled eggs. School […]