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.
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!
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!
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.
My name is Carly and I am an AmeriCorps Food Distribution Associate serving at Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. Thanks to a partnership between the Conservation Trust for North Carolina and the NC Commission on Volunteerism, my position was created in response to the coronavirus pandemic to assist the Food Shuttle with getting food into the hands of individuals and families that need it.
With schools now out for the summer, our BackPack Buddies program has also wrapped up for the season. Each weekend during the school year, we sent the neediest kids home with six balanced meals and two healthy snacks to keep their bellies full over the weekend. Without this program, many students may not have a meal between Friday’s lunch and Monday’s breakfast at school. This academic year we continued to expand the number of children we were able to feed. By the numbers we...
Starting in August, we will kick off another year of BackPack Buddies, but the need doesn’t end just because school is no longer in session. In our 7 county service area, there are over 111,000 food insecure children who don't always know where their next meal is going to come from. In Wake County alone, 33% of children in school qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. These same children are still hungry during the summer, but no longer have access to the school meals offered weekdays during the school year. That's why we're taking part in Hunger-Free Summer, sponsored in part by ConAgra Foods through Feeding America. We’re providing breakfast, lunch, and snacks throughout the summer to 300 children a day in low-income areas at 7 locations, partnering with Raleigh Parks & Recreation. These nutritious meals are prepared by trainees and graduates of our Culinary Job Training Program.
To learn more about our Children's Hunger Relief Programs, visit http://foodshuttle.org/we-feed/childrens-hunger-relief/
