The 5 Most Common Ways Kids are Identified for the Backpack Program

Steve McCrossan, Executive Director People often ask us how the students we feed are identified and brought to our attention. NourishNC is in constant contact with the hardworking school social workers and counselors in New Hanover County Schools. Between these...

NourishNC’s Market on Market

Imagine if every hungry and food insecure child in Wilmington had a free grocery store just for them. Well, imagine no more, because it will be here in early 2022!!! That’s right, our new home will have a shopping area where families and their children can choose the...

Your Impact 2021

Because of your support, 2021 was another great year for NourishNC and its kiddos. Check out all the amazing things you helped make happen! 1,652 food-insecure children on the Backpack Program are provided with 628,383 meals right here in our community!  231,437...

NourishNC Has A Future Forever Home!

Did you know that NourishNC has purchased its future “Forever Home”? We’ve broken ground and will have a new home soon! But Why NourishNC? Why Now? For 13 years, NourishNC’s mission has been to feed the 1 in 5 children right here in New Hanover County who struggle...

Who Is NourishNC – 2020 Look Back

Who is NourishNC? A Look Back at 2020 Steve McCrossan, Executive Director As I reflect on NourishNC in 2020, I am going to refrain from playing Buzzword Bingo. I just can’t do it. You’ve heard these terms for 9 months now: “unprecedented times,”...