And now a little about us...

Welcome to the blog for the Food Bank of the Albemarle! The purpose of this blog is to have a platform in which we can post happenings around the Food Bank and to inform you about hunger in northeast North Carolina. We are a Feeding America member food bank and proudly serve 15 counties in northeast North Carolina.

The Food Bank of the Albemarle was founded in 1982 out of the efforts of concerned individuals who wanted to address hunger in Elizabeth City. A public meeting chaired by then County Commissioner, Bill Owens, was held. The idea of food banking was introduced and the community responded. Many area churches, businesses and individuals came together to collect food and funds and got the Albemarle Food Bank and Food pantry Inc. off the ground with Ms. Deborah Fox at the helm. 

Year after year the food bank grew and grew as it sought to provide emergency food assistance to those in need. Still today, the Food Bank of the Albemarle does not reach all those in need around the region - but that's getting too far ahead. Ms. Fox guided the food bank for 17 years and expanded its service territory to 15 counties before leaving. Currently, the Food Bank is led by executive director, Liz Reasoner. 

In the last fiscal year (7/1/2011-6/30/2012) the Food Bank of the Albemarle provided 4,774,004 pounds of food to over 130 member agencies throughout the region - that equates to 3,978,337 meals! It is our goal to provide emergency food assistance to people in need and help stretch limited budgets. 

 

Please visit our webpage at www.afoodbank.org and visit us on Facebook often. You can also follow us on Twitter @FoodBankerEC!