On Saturday, June 4, MANNA FoodBank will host the 12th Annual Blue Jean Ball on the banks of the Swannanoa River. More than 20 restaurants, dozens of area businesses and four bands are making this signature Asheville event possible. Many articles and studies have been published regarding hunger in Western North Carolina, including a piece […]
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Local Matters Special Edition: Hunger in Asheville
In this special edition of Local Matters, Steve Shanafelt talks to senior reporter David Forbes and food reporter Mackensy Lunsford about the recent report by the Food Research and Action Center which identified the Asheville metro area as the seventh worst in the country for food hardship.
Hunger study: Asheville 7th worst metro area in country
A study released this month by the Food Research and Action Center identified the Asheville metro area as the seventh worst in the country for food hardship.
Edgy Mama: Feeding our kids, enough and well
September is Hunger Action month, which sounds like the title of a Steven Seagal movie, but it’s not. It’s pretty damn serious. Especially for our kids.