Category: COVID-19 Pandemic
New Chatham Food Hub connects communities with access to local food during COVID-19 pandemic
August 17, 2020The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and UNC Health worked with Chatham County and N.C. State Extension partners to create a one-stop food hub at Bray Park in Siler City, which inclu … Read more
No Kid Hungry NC, Carolina Hunger Initiative support meals for children during COVID-19 school closures
July 21, 2020Nationwide, families who rely on school meals for breakfast and lunch are worried about feeding their children. In North Carolina, an organization at UNC-Chapel Hill is reducing that stress. No Kid Hu … Read more
NC has expanded food assistance during the pandemic. It should be a permanent change.
June 24, 2020In a May 12 commentary for The Progressive Pulse, Juliana de Groot contends that the recent expansion of SNAP benefits, enacted in response to COVID-19, should become a permanent change. She argues th … Read more
Surviving Racism and COVID-19 in Rural Warren County, N.C.
June 16, 2020by Rev. William Kearney, Warrenton, N.C. Food, Fitness & Opportunity Research Collaborative What’s race got to do with it? As communities across the state struggle to adapt to the devastating impa … Read more
COVID-19: The Lesser of Two Evils
June 16, 2020by Tiki Windley Project Manager, Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative As a mom, you develop a bond with your baby that is unlike any other you will ever have. There is a love that tran … Read more
Food for All Partnership convenes urgent meeting about COVID-19 impact on food systems
March 20, 2020UNC-Chapel Hill’s Food for All Partnership convened an urgent virtual meeting on March 18 to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on food systems in North Carolina and potential responses. The partnership i … Read more