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Tag: hunger

Students are counting and stacking diapers outside
Posted inAging

Rural areas see a rise in demand for adult diapers

by Liora Engel-Smith December 22, 2020January 27, 2021

By Liora Engel-Smith John Henry Jeter remembers a time when his agency’s adult diaper cache gathered dust on the shelf. But then the pandemic started, that’s when incontinence and hygiene products started flying off the shelves. Tarboro Community Outreach serves some of the neediest in Edgecombe  County, an area that had the highest rates of […]

People bring food to a gray car. This is one of the ways that food banks have overhauled their operations to deal with coronavirus.
Posted inInfectious Disease

NC food banks spring into action amid coronavirus crisis

by Carolina Public Press March 31, 2020March 30, 2020
Volunteers at Haywood Street Congragation serve meals to homeless people in Asheville. Because of Coronavirus, they've moved the meals outside.
Posted inInfectious Disease

For NC’s homeless, coronavirus is one threat of many

by Liora Engel-Smith March 30, 2020March 29, 2020
Kendrick Ransome is a farmer in Edgecombe County, which has the highest rates of hunger in the state
Posted inRural Health

Eastern North Carolina communities look to map their way out of hunger

by Liora Engel-Smith March 3, 2020April 9, 2021
A little girl drinking water among other people. This photo was taken at the Giving Spoon to illustrate food insecurity.
Posted inNutrition

Food insecurity in Chatham represents larger economic trend

by Carolina Public Press October 28, 2019October 27, 2019
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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