IRM in the Community

Food Bank of NC and Sweet Potatoes

By kvhowel2

IRM, along with staff from EH&S, Transportation, and Campus Police volunteered at the Food Bank’s main distribution center in December 2022.  The group sorted and packed sweet potatoes that totaled 5,888 meals for local families facing hunger.

The Raleigh branch of "No One Goes Hungry" smiles in holiday wear

 

Hunger remains a problem in central and eastern North Carolina.  The Food Bank service area includes 34 counties in North Carolina and serves 508,430 people that live in food-insecure households, including 164,510 children.

 

 

A sign reads, "we packed 5,888 meals!"; Food bank of central and eastern north carolina. No one goes hungry

 

Please click on the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina website to learn more about how to volunteer.