The Greenville Branch of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina serves 8 counties in eastern North Carolina. They are Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenior, Onslow, Pamlico and Pitt counties. Three counties served are shared with the Raleigh Branch; these counties are Duplin, Edgecombe and Wilson counties

Last year over 7.3 million pounds of food was distributed to 153 agencies in those counties.

Volunteers donated over 23,000 hours of their time last year.  This is equivalent to approximately 11 full-time employees!!

The Greenville Branch supports 9 Kids Cafe programs.  The Kids Cafe program served more than 50,000 meals in the past year to children in the counties served by the Greenville Branch.

 

Did you know? If you stacked all the cans received from food drives that were distributed last year at the Greenville Branch, the stack would be over 10 miles high!

Greenville Branch News: Congratulations, Greenville Branch - 10 Years of Fighting Hunger! 2009 marks the 10th Anniversary of the Greenville Branch.  Since opening in 1999, the branch has provided 55 million pounds of food to over 111,000 persons at risk of hunger.  Kids Cafe and other programs have reached over 40,000 children.  Greenville was instrumental in providing disaster relief during Hurricanes Floyd & Isabel. Clark's Custom Framing Food Drive - Bring 4 cans for each framing item and received 20% off your framing order! More details... Standards of Excellence Kids Cafe Ceremony - Congratulations to the Boys & Girls Club of Nash-Edgecombe Counties for winning the Physical Activity Award! View photos from this event... Congressman G.K. Butterfield Visits Greenville Food Bank In February, Congressman Butterfield visited the Greenville Branch of the Food Bank to take a first hand look at the operation. On February 13, he addressed the House of Representatives in recognition of the Food Bank's efforts. Read Congressman Butterfield's address to the House. Read the news article about his visit. Nothing Goes to Waste - Farmers use the Food Bank as a product outlet after harvesting. View the full article. Students Reap Benefits - Students pickup backpacks filled with nutritional food to sustain them through the weekend. View the full article. Program Puts Focus on Food Resources for Seniors - Pitt County launces the Food and Nutrition Services Program Outreach Project to raise awareness and educate seniors about the benefits food stamps. View the full article. Brochures, Logos & Fast Facts- Learn all about the Greenville Branch of the Food Bank! Brochures, logos & fast facts are available for immediate download. Click here for more info. Greenville Area Poverty Statistics - Find out about poverty in the Greenville area.  A .PDF file with information about poverty in all counties in the Greenville Branch service area are available.  Click here for more info.