Together, we can make sure no one goes hungry.

It's never been more important to get involved — and right now, all donations are matched to double your impact!

Support Families Facing Hunger

Our Holiday Match Doubles Your Impact!

Make this a holiday season of warm meals and warm memories when your gift provides twice the good meals for local families, seniors, and veterans.

Hunger is a year-round crisis — one that can feel even greater as families gather with friends and loved ones around the holidays.

Thanks to a generous donor match, you can double your impact today in support of communities facing hunger this holiday season. That means every dollar donated provides 10 meals!

Our Locations

The Food Bank operates six central branches serving local hunger relief organizations across central and eastern North Carolina.

Advocate to end hunger for good

At the local, state, and federal levels, our non-partisan advocacy efforts push for public policies and investments that help us move closer to a future where no one goes hungry.

Hunger & Impact in Our Region

Explore hunger and impact statistics by region and county.
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607,630

Individuals Facing Hunger
18% 1 in 5

Food Insecure Individuals
109 million

Pounds of Food Distributed by the Food Bank network
91 million

Meals Provided by the Food Bank network
505,967

People Enrolled for Assistance with SNAP, FNS, and Food Stamps
$6.7M

of Assistance Provided with SNAP, FNS, and Food Stamps

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Food Bank News

4x MATCH: Our #GivingTuesday 'Fill the Cart' Challenge

Thanks to generous community supporters, all contributions are QUADRUPLE matched. Will you help local families 'Fill the Cart' on #GivingTuesday?

From Our CEO: The End of the Shutdown Begins A Long Road to Recovery

The end of the government shutdown is here after 43 days of uncertainty for North Carolina families.

Cisco's Hands-on Approach to Nourishing Children & Families

On November 6, our Raleigh Branch welcomed 150 Cisco volunteers to assemble weekend meal kits for Moore County children. With their generous support, Cisco provided more than 85,000 meals for local families!

Food Bank's First Branch Celebrates A Grand Reopening in the Sandhills

Ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates new capacity to serve communities across Lee, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland counties

From Our CEO: Immediate Action is Needed to Protect SNAP Grocery Support

The drastic cuts passed by Congress are already forcing too many families to make impossible choices. We need the dysfunction to stop.

Hunger Relief Day: A Partnership that Nourishes North Carolina

This year our combined efforts on Hunger Relief Day efforts provided 150,000 meals to communities throughout the region!