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ARTICLE: ‘Remember, when kids are fed, everybody wins.’ More from the NC Child Hunger Leaders conference

Kayla Holland, food and nutrition program manager at the Center for Black Health and Equity, led a packed room in a guided visualization. […]

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024Conference, NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference

2023: Our Year in Pictures

The Carolina Hunger Initiative and No Kid Hungry NC team is taking a look back at all of the partnerships, programs, and […]

December 19, 2023December 19, 2023#SummerMeals4NCKids, Carolina Hunger Initiative, College Hunger, Conference, Educator Perspectives, Interns, NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference, NCGA, School Breakfast, School Meals for All Campaign, School Nutrition Professionals, Summer Meals

NEWS ROUNDUP: Governor Cooper Directs $1.4 Million to Expand School Breakfast Programs

The News & Observer: Free breakfast in the classroom? NC offering grants to schools that take the leap WRAL News: Gov. Cooper […]

October 25, 2023March 4, 2024Carolina Hunger Initiative, Grants, Partnerships, School Breakfast

RELEASE: Governor Cooper Directs $1.4 Million to Expand School Breakfast Programs

See the original press release. See the latest about the grant opportunity. See a roundup of related news coverage. Today, Governor Roy […]

October 24, 2023December 12, 2023Carolina Hunger Initiative, Grants, Partnerships, School Breakfast

UPDATE: Progress Toward School Meals for All

The Carolina Hunger Initiative is proud to be part of the leadership team for School Meals for All NC, which recently released […]

September 22, 2023September 22, 2023Meal Debt, NCGA, No-Cost Healthy School Meals, School Meals for All Campaign

UPDATE: Changes to Reduced-Price Meals for SY2023-24

With North Carolina lawmakers still working on the state budget (as of August 14, 2023), students will return to classrooms without the school lunch reduced-price copay, […]

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023Uncategorized

NEW RESOURCE: 2023 Back-to-School Nutrition Checklist

We all know that FOOD is the most important school supply. That’s why we’ve prepared a back-to-school nutrition checklist to help you make sure […]

August 12, 2023Carolina Hunger Initiative, NCGA, School Lunch, School Meals for All Campaign

ARTICLE: ‘1 in 6’: The State of Childhood Food Insecurity in North Carolina

Thank you to the journalists at the UNC Media Hub for turning their attention to child hunger in North Carolina. Read their […]

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023Carolina Hunger Initiative, Child Hunger, Fundraisers, School Meals for All Campaign

ARTICLE: Community Partnerships to Fight Hunger in North Carolina

Carolina Public Health Magazine – a publiciation of UNC-Chapel Hill, where we are based – recently profiled some of the work we […]

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023#SummerMeals4NCKids, Carolina Hunger Initiative, Child Hunger, COVID-19, Summer Meals

We’re Celebrating SCHOOL NUTRITION HEROES in North Carolina!

On Friday, May 5, school nutrition professionals will be celebrated statewide for SCHOOL NUTRITION HERO DAY! These heroes make sure students have the […]

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023School Lunch, School Nutrition Professionals