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NEWS ROUNDUP: Governor Cooper Announces Grants to Public Schools to Expand School Breakfast
EducationNC: Governor announces N.C. public schools will receive $1.3 million in grants for school breakfasts …
ARTICLE: Governor announces N.C. public schools will receive $1.3 million in grants for school breakfasts
More than 51,000 students in 42 public school districts and charter schools will get expanded …
RELEASE: Governor Cooper Announces Grants to Public Schools to Expand School Breakfast
Grants will enable public schools to support more children’s health, development and learning with innovative …
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 …
2023: Our Year in Pictures
The Carolina Hunger Initiative and No Kid Hungry NC team is taking a look back …
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 …
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 …
UPDATE: Progress Toward School Meals for All
The Carolina Hunger Initiative is proud to be part of the leadership team for School …
UPDATE: Changes to Reduced-Price Meals for SY2023-24
With North Carolina lawmakers still working on the state budget (as of August 14, 2023), …
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 …
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 …
ARTICLE: Community Partnerships to Fight Hunger in North Carolina
Carolina Public Health Magazine – a publiciation of UNC-Chapel Hill, where we are based – …
We’re Celebrating SCHOOL NUTRITION HEROES in North Carolina!
On Friday, May 5, school nutrition professionals will be celebrated statewide for SCHOOL NUTRITION HERO …
NC TEACHER OF THE YEAR: “North Carolina should provide school meals to all students. It did for me.”
In an editorial published in the Greensboro News & Record, 2022 NC Teacher of the …
ARTICLES: School Meal Debt in NC
Two new stories about the rising school meal debt in North Carolina, including new reporting …
EDITORIAL: Making All School Lunches Free in NC Will Cut Hunger, Stigma and Paperwork
The News & Observer has a new opinion piece about School Meals for All NC. …
ARTICLES: School Meals for All NC Day of Action
On Thursday, March 9, 2023, the School Meals for All NC coalition held a Day …
ARTICLES: School Meal Debt and the “Hunger Cliff”
Rising school meal debt has been a major issue of the 2022-23 school year. The …
ARTICLES: 2023 NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, Carolina Hunger Initiative hosted the 12th annual NC Child Hunger …
Summer Meal Delivery Options Provided for in 2023 Omnibus “Paves the Way” for Meals-to-You Expansion — Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty
Our partners at the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP) recently released a statement …