K - Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

Caja Solidaria envisions a future where healthy, local foods bring the community together. Its mission is to ensure everyone has access to the abundance offered by the Southern Appalachian Mountains. In 2022, Caja's third largest program was the Healthy Harvest program, which distributes food from local farms to food pantries. Additionally, Caja's largest initiative this year has been the development of a super food box program. Working with a collaborative team and evidence-based nutrition principles, they designed a healthy food box.

WNC Food Coalition’s mission is to build a strong local food system in Western North Carolina.

To provide supplemental food and referral assistance to those in need in the Holly Springs community.

At Big Blessings by Blessingway, our mission is to stop hunger at the root of the issue. We provide aid and support to low-income and homeless American families, giving them a hand up to improve their lives. Our goal is to alleviate the stresses on working families so they can focus on bettering themselves and achieving success. We deliver food to our members as a way to meet them where they are, to meet their needs without stressing about gas money or finding a ride. We will always strive to deliver food as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Food Equity Collaborative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to create a more just and resilient food system through community-based food access programs, nutrition education initiatives, and relationships that support local food producers.

To provide food insecure citizens of Carteret County a temporary supply of nutritious and balanced food at no cost during a financial crisis or while awaiting permanent assistance from the State or Federal Government.

Our mission is to make meaningful positive impacts first in our Wilmington NC community and then far beyond.