Steve McCrossan, Executive Director At NourishNC, we’ve learned something about disasters: you don’t get to choose what kind shows up. For years, disaster response in New Hanover County meant hurricanes. In 2018, Hurricane Florence battered Wilmington, teaching us...
Look What We Did Together! What a year. As the need for food assistance grew, so did NourishNC. We added 600 children to our programs in just a few weeks, grew our core programs by 32%, and provided 1,349,179 meals to local children and families. And we did it...
Cereal Offenders: The Real Story Behind Our Shelves Steve McCrossan, Executive Director At NourishNC, we sometimes receive feedback from community members about the food we provide for our kids and their families, often focusing on concern around processed foods. ...
Feed More. Store More. Do More Steve McCrossan, Executive Director We did it! Our new warehouse annex and walk-in cooler are finally finished! Special thanks to The Endowment, Jean & Eric Rosenberg, Dr. Ivan and Angela David, Wilmington Rotary Club, the American...
When the Need Arises, So Does Our Community: Gratitude, grit, and good food at NourishNC this week. Steve McCrossan, Executive Director It’s been a challenging week for many families across our community as uncertainty around SNAP benefits grows, but what we saw at...
When SNAP Stops, We Step Up: NourishNC’s Plan to Feed Families Due to the government shutdown, SNAP benefits will not be issued in November and possibly beyond. That means that 23,000 of our neighbors in NHC will struggle to afford a basic necessity – food....
