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We toured TABLE’s facility in Carrboro to learn about their programs and volunteer needs. TABLE is the current recipient of Round Up donations in Carrboro and Southern Village.

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From February through April, shoppers rounded up to support local hunger relief groups PORCH-Chapel Hill-Carrboro and PORCH-Hillsborough. Shoppers rounded up their purchase totals 152,400 times, yielding $66,120.17 for PORCH’s Food for Families programs! Thanks to the Round Up donations, 184 families with PORCH-Chapel Hill-Carrboro and PORCH-Hillsborough will receive boxes of fresh produce once a month…
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Summer is often a time when children are most susceptible to hunger—when they aren’t receiving free school meals. Beginning May 1 through October, our Round Up program benefits TABLE and the Orange County Schools, both of which are working to feed children at risk for hunger. About TABLE In the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, 32.1%…
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Weaver Street Market seeks proposals for community projects for its 14th Annual Cooperative Community Fund Grant awards. Recipients must be IRS-certified nonprofit organizations. Funded projects focus on “Access to Healthy Food” (such as Community Agriculture, Hunger Relief, Nutrition and Cooking Education, Healthy Food Environments, Advocacy, Food Waste) A committee of owner volunteers will evaluate the…
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The Piedmont Farm Tour is coming! Get all the details here.

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On Earth Day, we’re launching our reusable bag initiative by eliminating single-use paper and plastic bags at our registers.

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Last month, kids at Orange County Schools went on spring break. Food purchased through the Round Up program was available to cover the break for 432 kids. For kids receiving assistance through a school meal program, school breaks can be hard. In Chapel Hill and Carrboro, TABLE works to provide food over breaks. In the…
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Become an owner: the Community Share is now available to qualifying SNAP recipients.

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From February to April, our Round Up! campaign benefits PORCH.

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Shoppers may remember Good Bowls, the nutritious, tasty frozen meals. The bowls a pilot test of a new product, seeking to alleviate hunger while helping local farmers. Here’s a project update and survey.

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