Blog, Child Hunger
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That's a Wrap! Back to School Campaign Exceeds ...

Because of you, more children will start the school day ready to learn, without the pang of hunger as a distraction. Our Back-to-School campaign reminds us that along with pencils and paper, children need a daily supply of food to take on new concepts, run on playgrounds, and socialize more successfully.

That's a Wrap! Back to School Campaign Exceeds Match, Fills Shelves and Backpacks
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NEW: Food Shuttle Academy is LIVE! Check Out ...

Our Community Health and Agriculture Education teams have collaborated to develop the new Food Shuttle Academy, an online learning platform with free, self-paced lessons on health, nutrition, agriculture, and more!

NEW: Food Shuttle Academy is LIVE! Check Out this FREE Online Learning Resource!
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Food Shuttle Donors Crunch Spring Match ...

Our Spring Match challenge, made possible by generous funders, including SOLV Energy and the Mead Family Foundation, exceeded the $105,000 goal, raising an additional $70,000 to erase hunger!

Food Shuttle Donors Crunch Spring Match Challenge (And Then Some)!
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The Support from Love, Tito's to Create Garden ...

Love, Tito’s has a heart for community gardens and increasing access to fresh, healthy foods. Their philanthropic Love, Tito’s Block to Block program, reconnects neighborhoods and creates community gardens and farms throughout the United States. Our hearts are in full bloom knowing that our Camden Street Garden will be the next beneficiary of Block to Block, allowing neighbors with mobility challenges to access our many activities more easily.

The Support from Love, Tito's to Create Garden Accessibility for All
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Summer Brings Exciting Volunteer Opportunities ...

Gardening is an incredible way to spend a summer day. These opportunities will allow you to have fun while also helping others!

Summer Brings Exciting Volunteer Opportunities at the Food Shuttle

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Will Allen @ McKimmon Center

Will Allen spoke to a packed house at the McKimmon Center last night. Thanks to CEFS for bringing him to town and for allowing the Food Shuttle to bring 20-30 kids who work in our community gardens out to hear him and get inspired. Will is the founder of Growing Power in Milwaukee, the national leader in intensive urban agriculture. Will walked us through the myriad ways his organization grows local foods in urban environments.

His talk was exciting for all of us from the Food Shuttle. Our Farms and Gardens Projectwas born to increase access to healthy, nutritious food for urban communitities. Right now, we operate three community gardens and a vegetable production farm. Will helped us see what else is possible.

Here are a few pictures from last night.

Chef Terri and Tonya Sun during the QandA Will Allen onstage

Great Raleigh food blog Eating In Raleigh, NC has a rundown here.

And here's what the Food Shuttle's Katherine Andrew had to say about last night.