There are a variety of efforts taking place to address food insecurity and nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are resources to learn more and find ways to get involved:

LEARN MORE

Healthy Eating Research (HER) and Nutrition & Obesity Policy Research & Evaluation Network (NOPREN) Summer Speaker Series for students
HER NOPREN is hosting a six-part summer speaker series for students focusing on COVID-19 related adaptations of key federal nutrition assistance programs. The speaker series provides students an opportunity to learn about the topics as well as professional development opportunities in research, policy and practice. Information on the speaker series can be found here.

No Kid Hungry Center for Best Practices
The No Kid Hungry Center for Best Practices has a variety of resources to learn more about providing meals to children during the COVID-19 pandemic through federal nutrition assistance programs.

Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)
The Food Research & Action Center has a variety of resources related to food insecurity and federal nutrition assistance programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
Updates from CEFS related to COVID-19 can be found here.

Community Food Strategies
Learn more about Food Councils and COVID-19 from Community Food Strategies.

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has a variety of resources related to COVID-19.

UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) Blog
HPDP team members have contributed to a new blog addressing systemic/structural racism, police violence, and COVID-19. The blog can be found here.

Carolina Hunger Initiative and No Kid Hungry NC
Learn more about the work that the Carolina Hunger Initiative and No Kid Hungry NC are doing to address child hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

GET INVOLVED

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Food for Students
Food for Students provides free meals to children in Chapel Hill and Carrboro during school closures. Volunteer inquiries can be made here.

Durham Public Schools (DPS) Foundation
Information on volunteer opportunities to provide food relief to families can be found here.

Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC
Information on volunteer opportunities can be found here.

Hands on Triangle
A variety of volunteer opportunities, many related to food and COVID-19, throughout the Triangle region can be found here.

Activate Good
A variety of volunteer opportunities, many related to food and COVID-19, throughout the Triangle region can be found here.

 Food for U(NC)
The Food for U(NC) website has a list of ways to give help related to food access. Information can be found here.

IFC (Inter-Faith Council)
A variety of volunteer opportunities, many related to food security, in Carrboro/Chapel-Hill, can be found here.

Orange County Food Council
Opportunities to get involved in working groups focused on food access, the local food economy, and food waste, can be found here.

Community Gardens
Opportunities to get involved in community gardens that donate food. Opportunities with the UNC Community Garden can be found here. Opportunities with the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association can be found here (community garden and other food distribution opportunities).

Meals on Wheels
Volunteer opportunities in Carrboro-Chapel Hill can be found here.

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