“Hunger is UNACCEPTABLE”
This story was originally published several years ago; however, Joyce Kohfeldt's passion for feeding children and supporting the work of...
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- Nov 21, 2019
Reverse Advent Calendar Food Drive: A full season of giving
Get the entire family involved in giving this season with Reverse Advent Calendar Food Drive!
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- Sep 25, 2019
Taking Worry Off a Mother’s Plate: FNS Outreach at Second Harvest
Second Harvest Food Bank's outreach team is helping connect families with vital resources, such as SNAP.
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- May 28, 2019
Summer Meals Matter: What does it look like at a Second Harvest Summer Meal Site?
As summer break quickly approaches, Second Harvest is revisiting some of the stories we have told from our summer meal sites across...
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- May 21, 2019
Summer Meals Matter: It’s Okay to Ask for Help.
Trenton, like all kids, loves summertime. He loves to ride bikes with his friends, he loves his “summertime” bedtime (9 PM instead of...
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- Dec 21, 2018
Second Harvest’s Sister Food Bank Honors Our Late Leader
“Everything was close to Clyde’s heart.” That’s what Nikki McCormick, Second Harvest’s Agency Relations Director, thought when Kay Carter...
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- Dec 20, 2018
“It’s become our holiday tradition.” Second Harvest’s Truck Drivers Deliver
Every day, usually before the sun is even up, Second Harvest’s small fleet of 10 trucks roll out our gates and across 18 counties of...
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- Jul 12, 2018
“If we can just make it to the end of the summer, we’ll be alright.”
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?)
It’s 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 18, 2018
“They can’t solve the problem… but we can.”
“What’s the saying? Shoot for the sky and you might hit the ceiling?” Joey Motsey smiles a broad grin and laughs a little; he switches...
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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
“I hope you tell all the other kids about it.” That’s what a young boy said to the volunteers at the food pantry located in his school....
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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 27, 2017
Apple Wraps and Healthy Snacks: Cooking Matters for Kids
The squirming feet and wiggling hands always makes it a little unnerving to unload a plastic tub of knives and cutting boards in an...
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- Sep 14, 2017
School Pantries and Fresh Veggies, Snacks and Backpacks: Solutions for Davidson County
“Bye Trenton! See ya’ Myra!” Liberty Drive Elementary School’s halls are buzzing with excitement as the bell rings and another school day...
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- Sep 1, 2017
Hunger Action Month: 3 Ways to Get Involved
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- Aug 30, 2017
Schools See It Every Day: Childhood Hunger and the Impact on Education
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- Aug 2, 2017
8 Ways Food Stamps Support North Carolina
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