February is Canned Food Month, and BPB is celebrating the occasion by stressing the importance of this pantry staple. Known for having a long shelf life, canned foods can be an important source of nutrition for families and individuals who can’t afford or don’t always have access to fresh food. Our Fresh Food Initiative grows [...]
We're expanding! Over the past 8 years, we have fed children aged 4-18 through our food programs, but this year we are expanding. In partnership with Guilford Child Development, we are also feeding children aged 0-4. While we spent the summer gathering more information to make sure this program can be successful, we have begun [...]
It’s the time of year when companies and communities gather together to think of ways they can show their appreciation and give back to those in need. As a team building activity, Carolina Container, a packaging solutions company, selected a local charity to partner with for their Annual Sales Meeting. This year, their team’s efforts focused on [...]
According to Feeding America, an organization that provides food assistance programs to those facing the struggles of hunger across the U.S., nearly 13 million children residing in the U.S. today, face hunger. The effects of hunger on children, especially those younger than early ages of three, are especially prone to consequences that can affect their well-being for the [...]
The emergency needs for additional food and volunteers on such short notice, revealed a gap in which our current four major food initiatives were not addressing. It’s crises like last April's tornado that led us to realize the importance of having an extra reserve of food readily available to school staff and partner agencies for [...]
