Second Harvest Food Bank

Economy

Second Harvest Food Bank responds to proposed SNAP budget cuts

David Ford

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina CEO Eric Aft discusses the statewide impacts of proposed federal cuts to SNAP.

Old Orchard Creek General Store owner Shelby Tramel in Lansing says everything has to be removed "down to the studs" after floods rushed her business in the wake of Hurricane Helene, but praised the work effort that has begun restoring the store. PAUL GARBER/WFDD

Weather

Many in Ashe County were already hurting. Then the storm hit

Paul Garber

Economic factors including a lack of affordable housing, child care issues and stagnant wages had more than doubled the number of people the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and its partners served in the last two years.

Politics & Government

National Guard Will Pitch In At North Carolina Food Banks

Neal Charnoff

Members of North Carolina's National Guard will assist with operations at the state's food banks. They'll be deployed to help out for at least one month.…

Health & Safety

Food Bank CEO, Greensboro Police Officer Contract COVID-19

April Laissle

Two Triad workers on the front lines of the local response to COVID-19 have contracted the virus. The CEO of the Second Harvest Foodbank of Northwest…