July 29, 2016 Southern Neighbor By Kevin Mercer Shouts of joy, shrieks of delight and eruptions of laughter filled the air. “That thing was fun!” “Can I go just one more time?” Exclamations like these emanated from a bouncy house in western Chapel Hill, while a pickup soccer game was underway in the adjacent field. The Bouncing Bulldogs were inside. There were […]
July 07, 2016 RALEIGH (WTVD) By Amber Rupinta and Anna Laurel The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is in full swing providing free meals to kids and teens at over 2500 sites across North Carolina while school is out of session through August 12. SFSP is a federally-funded program that partners with state agencies to provide the meals. There […]
May 10, 2016 Chapelboro By Chris Grunert During the school year, many families count on a school lunch (and maybe breakfast too) to feed their children. But in the summer time, that meal is no longer there, and that can put extra strain on families. This summer, Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools is teaming […]
May 10, 2016 The News&Observer BY TAMMY GRUBB tgrubb@newsobserver.com CHAPEL HILL Hundreds of volunteers will unite this summer to serve up to 1,600 local children with fresh meals five days a week. Food for the Summer meals will be prepared at McDougle Middle School from June 13 to Aug. 12 and handed out to volunteers, who […]