Amid USDA cuts, NC agencies collaborate to ensure children have access to healthy food

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — Hunger is a problem that officials say one in every five children deals with in North Carolina.

On Tuesday, the 14th annual NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference took place in Chapel Hill. Governor Josh Stein was the keynote speaker, and there was a special performance from Tosco Music.

The conference’s big focus is to ensure North Carolina kids have healthy food to eat at both school and home. This includes celebrating programs like school meals, summer feeding programs, and a new program called meals to go where meals in rural communities can be delivered.

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