• Name: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
• Address: 3808 Tarheel Drive
• City: Raleigh, NC 27609
• Phone: 919.875.0707
• Website: www.foodbankcenc.org
• Contact Email: csimmons@foodbankcenc.org
• Counties Served: Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance, Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenior, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Edgecombe, Wilson, Duplin, Franklin, Halifax, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Sampson, Wake,
• Basic Programs: Fresh Produce, Back Pack, Repack Bulk, Kids Cafes, Salvage, Purchase Program, TEFAP, SFSP, Mobile Pantry, Non Food Distribution, Nutrition Education, Food Stamps, On-Site Agency Shopping, Community Garden
• Description: Established in 1980, the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina a nonprofit organization that has provided food for people at risk of hunger in 34 counties in central and eastern North Carolina for over 30 years. The Food Bank serves a network of more than 800 partner agencies such as soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and programs for children and adults through distribution centers in Durham, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, the Sandhills (Southern Pines) and Wilmington. In fiscal year 2012-2013, the Food Bank distributed nearly 52 million pounds of food and non-food essentials through these agencies. Sadly, hunger remains a serious problem in central and eastern North Carolina. In these counties, more than 560,000 struggle each day to provide enough food for their families. Nearly 30 percent of the people served by the Food Bank’s network are children, and another 8 percent are elderly. 30 percent of the families served are the “working poor” people who work hard and still have to choose between eating and other basic necessities such as medicine and housing.

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