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- Jun 8
The Clyde W. Fitzgerald Teaching Garden Nourished by Food Lion Feeds is Open!
On June 8, 2023, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina marked the official opening of a three-quarter acre teaching...
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- Apr 25
Farm Bill 101
The Farm Bill is a package of legislation passed roughly once every five years that has a tremendous impact on farming livelihoods, how...
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- Apr 10
Walmart, Sam’s Club, Feeding America Food Banks Partnering to Help Fight Hunger
In March of 2023, Second Harvest's network of partner food assistance agencies helped 93,000 Northwest North Carolina residents to put...
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- Mar 25
Farm Fresh Nourish! Improving health and economic opportunity
Update spring 2023 Sowing Seeds for Health Spring has sprung, and generous donor support is at work sowing seeds for health as Second...
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- Aug 18, 2022
A Healthy Tool
Make the healthy choice the easy choice at food pantries—that’s a key goal for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC's Nutrition...
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- May 4, 2022
Celebrating Our Partner Agency Network
The year is 2022, marking Second Harvest Food Bank's 40th year of service to the people of Northwest North Carolina, working alongside a...
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- Apr 19, 2022
Growing Community One Crop at a Time
A visit to the Betty and Jim Holmes Food Bank Garden finds volunteers stringing trellises for future beans and checking raised beds...
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- Apr 19, 2022
Meet Food Bank Garden Volunteer: Libit Glenn
Libit Glenn (left) and Ellen Kirby - longtime volunteer leaders for the Betty and Jim Holmes Food Bank Garden Libit Glenn has volunteered...
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- Jan 4, 2022
Commemorating 40 Years of Service
From humble beginnings in the early 1980s, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC (originally known as the Food Bank of Northwest NC),...
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- Sep 15, 2021
Hispanic Heritage Month
As we work to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion at Second Harvest, it is imperative that we recognize and celebrate the diverse...
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- Jul 22, 2021
UnitedHealthcare Donates $500,000 to Nonprofits in North Carolina - Including Second Harvest
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, is awarding $500,000 in Empowering Health grants to four community-based...
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- Jun 28, 2021
Enjoy Eating Bugs!
INGREDIENTS: Vegetable Bugs • 2-3 Celery stalks, cut into various lengths for different bugs • 1-2 mini cucumbers, halved lengthwise with...
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- Jun 21, 2021
Children Are Depending on Us
By Dr. Kimberly Montez While the pandemic has wreaked havoc on everyone’s lives, it has been particularly challenging for low-income...
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- May 7, 2021
Feeding America COVID-19 Recovery Priorities
Feeding America, the nation's network of more than 200 regional food banks providing food and support services for more than 60,000...
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- Apr 20, 2021
Partnership and Produce
On the road again... Robert Branch is wearing his Second Harvest Food Bank cap and driving his truck east on I-40, classic rock playing...
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- Apr 12, 2021
Food is a Starting Point
"Our work is centered on the needs of community members, as defined and prioritized by those community members," explains Marty Roberts,...
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- Apr 7, 2021
Food for 15,000? No problem.
"Food for 15,000? No problem!" ​ That’s what students from Providence Culinary Training will be saying after they have successfully...
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- Apr 5, 2021
Walmart, Sam’s Club & Feeding America® Food Banks Partner to Help Fight Hunger
As the heightened need for food assistance brought on by the pandemic continues, Second Harvest Food Bank and our dedicated on-the-ground...
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- Feb 16, 2021
4 Reasons Why We Love The Emergency Food Assistance Program
By Mya Price, Manager, Commodity & Federal Nutrition Programs, Feeding America Behind the ability of Feeding America’s network of 200...
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