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About Us
Established in 1980, The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is a non-profit organization that provides food to people at risk of hunger in 34 counties in central and eastern North Carolina.
In 2006-07, the Food Bank distributed over 32.6 million pounds of food through 870 partner agencies including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and after school programs for children.
Sadly, hunger remains a serious problem in central and eastern North Carolina. More than 400,000 people in the Food Bank's 34-county service area struggle each day. Nearly 30 percent of the people served by the Food Bank’s network are children, and another 18 percent are elderly. Thirty-eight 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.
It is the mission of The Food Bank to harness and supply resources so that no one goes hungry in central and eastern North Carolina.
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