Childhood hunger is rising in New Hanover County. When a child suffers from lack of nutrition, it creates a ripple effect in the child’s life, classroom, and neighborhood community. It doesn’t just weaken the child, it weakens us as a nation. It's not"just their problem", it's ours.

• Kim Karslake - CEO
• Shannon Thompson - Chair
• Beth Hollis - Vice Chair
• Marci Atkinson - Treasurer
• Rebecca Slagowski - Secretary
• Erika Rizkallah
• Monique Thompson Hroncich
• Teri Saliba

Nourish NC began in 2008 when a small group of concerned women discovered that children in their school were going hungry on weekends. These parents decided to take action and funded a backpack program for those 20 children at Carolina Beach Elementary School. News of the success spread quickly and we expanded to a middle school in 2009. With widespread interest in the program, Nourish NC became a 501(c)3 non-profit and now provides weekend meals for over 190 children in New Hanover County schools. We also provide weekend food for the long holiday and summer breaks.

We envision a community united in its mission to support and help meet the most basic needs of our under-resourced members. We believe it is possible for neighbors, local businesses and community organizations to join together to create positive change. We're committed to creating an environment that helps train and equip everyday people, business leaders and community groups for this purpose.

The six Cs below keep us united in our purpose of positively changing children's lives:

Compassion
Change
Community
Commitment
Cultivation
Celebration

We believe childhood hunger is a community problem that requires direct and immediate action. Joining forces and sharing our time and resources creates lasting impact .To that end, we work tirelessly to provide healthy supplemental food to as many children as possible.

Your support in this effort directly impacts the life of a hungry child in New Hanover County.