The Need In Our Region
When life gets tough and costs keep rising, many people find themselves making heartbreaking choices.Approximately 483,000 people in our 24 county region live at or below the poverty level.
Over 42% of the people at risk of hunger in our region are children and seniors - 151,000 children and 57,000 seniors.
9 Food Drive Collection Day
Join Channel 9 on June 24 at the Arboretum Shopping Center Walmart for our annual 9 Food Drive Collection Day. Bring your non-perishable and boxed items to donate, and you can help make a difference.The first 50 people to donate will get 4 free tickets to Monster Jam.
SNAP in the Carolinas
Leaders, organizations try to fill in the gap for SNAP recipients
Nonprofit steps up in Anson County where nearly 30% of residents rely on SNAP
How to donate to neighbors in need amid government shutdown
Grocery stores offer deals as food assistance remains cut off
Mecklenburg County prepares for SNAP uncertainty
Local restaurants step up to feed federal workers, families hit by government shutdown
Hickory restaurant offering free meals to children, elderly amid SNAP losses
Cabarrus County food pantries brace for SNAP benefit cuts
Local farmers markets aim to fill gap as SNAP benefits run out
NC residents plead for continued SNAP assistance amid shutdown uncertainty
9 Food Drive Stories
Program helps Meck County seniors get vouchers for farmers market produce
New federal program helps feed children in NC during summer months
Join 9 Food Drive and help collect food for local families
‘The Backpack Ladies’: Volunteers help fight against food insecurity
Local organization provides food, household goods to at-risk veterans
Channel 9 joins Second Harvest Food Bank to help local families
9 Food Drive: Collecting for those in need in the Carolinas
Where to get free meals for students this summer
9 Food Drive: Collecting for those in need in the Carolinas
‘Take what you need’: Community garden aimed at combating food insecurity in Charlotte
Charlotte Fire, Delta Sigma Theta partner for community food drive
Food pantry struggles to keep up with demand
Union County food pantry makes changes to address lower donation rates
Girl Scout uses culinary skills to empower others in the kitchen
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