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Tag: food banks

Posted inState Health Policy

A historic increase in food stamp benefits began this month. Will it be enough?

by Nadia Bokhari October 27, 2021October 29, 2021

By Nadia Batool Bokhari Nadiya Ahmady lives in Raleigh with her husband, Waheed, and three children, Yasir, 13, Narjis, 11, and Nasir, just 11 months old. As has happened with many families over the past 19 months, the coronavirus pandemic has dealt a blow to their family finances. Nadiya lost her job as a preschool […]

shows the front of the legislative building in Raleigh, general assembly, where the state budget gets approved
Posted inState Health Policy

Lawmakers back in Raleigh to hash out COVID relief funds

by Rose Hoban September 2, 2020January 29, 2021
shows a legislative committee room at the General Assembly with a woman's face on the screen to talk about COVID spending
Posted inInfectious Disease

The COVID-19 price tags: Here’s how NC DHHS is spending $345 million

by Rose Hoban August 13, 2020January 29, 2021
shows map of North Carolina divided up by Congressional district. the map represents how much COVID relief money went to each district
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – May 7 – Case numbers rise as state preps for partial reopening

by Editor May 7, 2020March 15, 2022
A skilled nursing facility sign is in the foreground and a building is in the background. The facility, A PruittHealth skilled-nursing facility for veterans in Orange County, is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19, and has a history of poor staffing.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – April 8 – Nursing home outbreak, food banks need help and prisoner lawsuit

by Editor April 8, 2020April 14, 2021
Seniors experiencing food insecurity eat at a church supper.
Posted inUncategorized

Elderly face high rates of food insecurity in NC mountain counties

by Carolina Public Press September 27, 2019September 26, 2019

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