campaign continues to provide critical resources to support our mission and work.” That was a 44% increase over March of 2022. “In March of this year, our partner agency network assisted 93,000 residents. campaign donation site at either or “We are seeing a heightened need for food assistance throughout the region and communities we serve,” said Eric Aft, CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. There are three ways community members can support neighbors in need:įor every participating product purchased in store, in club or online at or, the supplier will make a donation to support Feeding America food banks.ĭonate at check-out in stores or clubs or round-up at .ĭonate at Feeding America’s Fight Hunger. The campaign will run in stores, in clubs, and online from April 10-May 8. has generated more than $165 million and helped secure nearly 1.7 billion meals for Feeding America food banks, including Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, which serves as a critical source of food and resources for more than 500 food assistance agencies serving Stokes, Rockingham, Surry, Alamance, Alleghany, Ashe, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Randolph, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties. In partnership with Walmart customers, Sam’s Club members, suppliers, and associates, the campaign aims to help people experiencing food insecurity gain access to the food and resources they need to thrive. campaign, helping to provide nourishing food for families and individuals. Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs are launching the Fight Hunger. Donation areas are already active in churches, businesses, city and county buildings throughout the East Ward, and online.WINSTON-SALEM – Rising food prices, continued supply chain disruptions, and the end of pandemic-related federal emergency support programs are affecting more than a million North Carolinians, including nearly 400,000 children struggling with food insecurity.įor the 10th straight year, all U.S. “Stock the Food Bank with the East Ward” officially begins September 24 and coincides with Hunger Action Month.
"To have 100,000 people living in poverty is a travesty for us to ignore." "It’s an economic problem and, to me, we have to address getting people trained for good jobs so that they can increase their income," she says. She says city leaders need to act as well.
Scippio says the citywide food bank drive was the outgrowth of an idea presented years ago by late East Ward City Councilmember Joycelyn Johnson for community members to take direct action against hunger.
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She says Covid may have shined a light on food insecurity, but the primary driver is the city’s high poverty rate - 19% according to recent census data - and addressing it has been an enormous challenge for generations. Kilar says it’s playing out in neighborhoods across Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, and northwest North Carolina.Įast Ward City Councilmember Annette Scippio is a lead organizer of Stock the Foodbank. "Whether that was layoffs from their jobs, or just being out of work for a short period of time, to being sick themselves, having to take care of a loved one - those costs and those hindrances catch up to you really quickly." "People who were previously not on the cusp or concerned about becoming food insecure were thrown into that situation," says Kilar. The facility will have additional capacity and the provisions raised at the “Stock the Food Bank with the East Ward” initiative will help fill the shelves.įood Drive Manager Joe Kilar says Second Harvest typically provides 40,000 pounds of food a day for the region and coming out of the pandemic has made the need for assistance even greater. This comes as the nonprofit is preparing to move to a new space. Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina is launching an effort to bring in food donations and provide 25,000 meals to area residents.
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