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NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference
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There are almost one million kids in our state who need the nutritious food they get at school during breakfast and lunch, and after school and in the summer months. The NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference will feature stories from people in the field working to find innovative ways to feed more kids. Hear from educators, nutrition professionals, elected and appointed officials, community leaders, supporters, volunteers, and people like you who are endeavoring daily to feed kids.
Anyone interested in child hunger is invited. Attendees in previous years have included: educators; school nutrition professionals; child advocates; nonprofit, faith-based, and community leaders; state, federal and local elected and appointed officials; healthcare professionals; academicians; business leaders; students; volunteers; and, many others.
Featured speakers and special guests include:
- Tabari Wallace, 2018 NC Principal of the Year, Craven County Schools
- Freebird McKinney, 2018 NC Teacher of the Year, Alamance-Burlington Schools
- Julie Paige Pittman, 2018 Western NC Regional Teacher of the Year, Rutherford County Schools
- Mandy Cohen, MD, Secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services
- Kristin Cooper, First Lady of North Carolina, Office of the Governor
- Steve Schewel, Mayor of Durham
- Lynn Harvey, Chief of School Nutrition Services, NC Department of Public Instruction
- Kelsee Gomes, Director of Sports Nutrition, UNC-Chapel Hill
- Gerald Owens, News Anchor, WRAL-TV
- Ray, Official Mascot of the NC Summer Nutrition Program for Kids
- School Nutrition Administrators from across the state
- And more!
Please register online by Friday, February 8.
No Kid Hungry NC works statewide to expand access to federally-funded nutrition programs for kids, including school breakfast, summer meals, and afterschool meals. It also puts on Cooking Matters for Kids classes at schools and summer meal sites in Orange County. No Kid Hungry NC was formed in 2011 and became part of the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in 2014.
