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133 billion pounds of food is wasted every year, yet 42 million Americans do not get enough nutritious food to eat to lead healthy,...
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- Aug 7, 2018
Broccoli and Apple Slices.
Apple slices. Chicken fingers. Broccoli crowns. Peanut butter on a celery stick. This is the lunch being served at one of Second Harvest...
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- Jul 12, 2018
āIf we can just make it to the end of the summer, weāll be alright.ā
Summertime is an expensive time for Northwest North Carolina families, and even families above the poverty line feel the burden of...
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- Jun 21, 2018
School is Out! (What does that mean for local children?)
Itās summertime. The kids are out of school and sprinklers are set up in the yard. Bedtime is a bit later, and homework feels like...
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- May 30, 2018
Local Kids Need a Boost: Jon Lowder and the PTAA help fight summer hunger
There isnāt much Jon Lowder wouldnāt do to raise awareness about summer hunger and children. At least that is to say he hasnāt turned...
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- May 18, 2018
āThey canāt solve the problemā¦ but we can.ā
āWhatās the saying? Shoot for the sky and you might hit the ceiling?ā Joey Motsey smiles a broad grin and laughs a little; he switches...
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- May 18, 2018
āWhatās not okay is for my kids to be hungry.ā
āDuring the school year, I can provide enough, but in the summer it gets frightening,ā says Teresa, looking at her two children as they...
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- Feb 26, 2018
Unpacking BackPacks: Addressing Stigma for Food Insecure Teens
On a recent February afternoon, social workers, school counselors, teachers, and church leaders from throughout Northwest North Carolina...
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- Feb 2, 2018
Connecting Hunger and Housing: CAHEC Foundation Supports Local School Pantries
The following is a guest blog post by Stefanie Lee of the CAHEC Foundation, first published in the CAHEC Foundation Newsletter. Created...
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- Jan 18, 2018
Three Ways to Help Kids at Risk of Hunger on Snow Days
School cancellations, especially when they stretch into several days in a row, can force families to choose between paying utility or...
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- Jan 17, 2018
Snow Days Can Mean Hungry Days
Winter in the South can be cold and muddy. So when the snow falls, blanketing the ground and blessing the tree limbs with fresh white,...
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- Dec 20, 2017
Year in Review: Feeding Futures
āI hope you tell all the other kids about it.ā Thatās what a young boy said to the volunteers at the food pantry located in his school....
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- Nov 22, 2017
Bearing witness to the great generosity and kindness of our communities.
They are painting flowers. They are painting their favorite foods. They are painting trees and peace symbols and mandalas and cherry...
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- Nov 9, 2017
Thankful.
Last Thanksgiving, Crystal figured out how to cook turkey in a crockpot. The 300 square feet of their motel room was filled with the...
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- Oct 18, 2017
We are here to learn from each other (and eat).
Ana Atwater stands in the doorway of Hinshaw United Methodist Church in Greensboro, propping the door with her foot. She warmly greets...
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- Oct 12, 2017
Second Harvest Opened 35 Years Ago (and we have been feeding community ever since)
133 billion pounds of food is wasted every year, yet 42 million Americans do not get enough nutritious food to eat to lead healthy,...
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- Sep 14, 2017
School Pantries and Fresh Veggies, Snacks and Backpacks: Solutions for Davidson County
āBye Trenton! See yaā Myra!ā Liberty Drive Elementary Schoolās halls are buzzing with excitement as the bell rings and another school day...
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- Aug 30, 2017
Schools See It Every Day: Childhood Hunger and the Impact on Education
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- Jul 21, 2017
Summer meal sites get kids the food they needā¦ and want.
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- Jul 20, 2017
Updates from the Panda Patch: An Alamance County School Feeds Futures
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