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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- 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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- 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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- Nov 11, 2021
Honor Our Veterans. Fight Military Hunger.
“Canales” by U.S. Army Materiel Command licensed under CC BY 2.0 Veterans Day provides an opportunity to express our appreciation to the...
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- Nov 1, 2021
I'm Grateful
“The food we get here is a bridge until we get our next paycheck.” “The food we get here is a bridge until we get our next paycheck,”...
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- Sep 1, 2021
Hope, for tomorrow
Leah was filled with fear as she walked out the door of her home seven years ago. After years of mental and emotional abuse she couldn’t...
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- Jul 31, 2021
"We look after each other here."
It was before school let out for summer that young Sierra J., Class of 2021, Alexander Central High School (ACHS), felt compelled to send...
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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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- Jun 14, 2021
Summer Days Can Be Hungry Days
Kids deserve a summer free from worry. But the truth is, for far too many kids, summer means missing meals that they would normally get...
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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 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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- Dec 19, 2020
A $50,000 Holiday Surprise
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC got an unexpected boost to help meet the growing need for food in the Piedmont – a $50,000 Wells...
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- Sep 23, 2020
Congress Must Do the Right Thing
We urge Congress to address quickly hunger and economic turmoil through a longer-term comprehensive COVID-19 relief package.
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- Jun 5, 2020
Black Lives Matter
A Statement From Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC CEO Eric Aft Is this the moment when enough is enough? I hope so. The pain we...
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