Nutrition

Small Community Garden Makes Big Impact in the Lives of Durham Neighbors

Small Community Garden Makes Big Impact in the Lives of Durham Neighbors

On a quiet corner near downtown Durham, great things are happening. Fresh, nutritious food is being grown to share with neighbors in need. Community members come together to work the soil and tend what’s growing. Knowledge is provided to help others become skilled at growing their own gardens and cooking healthy on a budget. Strangers become friends and lives are changed for the better, all on the quarter-acre lot of Geer Street Learning Garden.

Food Shuttle Addresses Summer Hunger for Children

Food Shuttle Addresses Summer Hunger for Children

One in five children in North Carolina are at risk of hunger, but all children deserve to enjoy their summer break without losing access to nutritious food. Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is addressing the problem of summer hunger for children in a number of ways.

FAERS Program Plays Significant Role in Impacting Senior Hunger

FAERS Program Plays Significant Role  in Impacting Senior Hunger

At the Food Shuttle, we see this growing need impacting the seniors we serve every day and are working to develop programming initiatives to address those needs, while taking into consideration the unique considerations of the community involved.

Small but Mighty Force of Dietetic Educators Make a Big Difference in Providing Hunger Solutions

Small but Mighty Force of Dietetic Educators Make a Big Difference in Providing Hunger Solutions

Through a variety of nutrition education classes and creative approaches to healthy eating, the small but mighty force of dietetic educators o Community Health Education are making a real difference in providing long-term health and hunger solutions for our neighbors across central North Carolina. ​

Food Shuttle and CORRAL Riding Academy Riding Together in Successful Partnership

Food Shuttle and CORRAL Riding Academy Riding Together in Successful Partnership

Making a difference for our neighbors is what Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is all about. Forming partnerships with like-minded organizations strengthens that ability to have a real impact and advances the cause of long-term transformation throughout the community with greater and more far-reaching results. When the opportunity to team up with CORRAL Riding Academy arose, the Food Shuttle saddled up. and the partnership has been riding high ever since.

Guest Post: Dietetic Intern Gathers Valuable "On the Job" Experience

Guest Post: Dietetic Intern Gathers Valuable "On the Job" Experience

With a registered dietician on staff, I have been fortunate to work at Inter-Faith Food Shuttle to complete many of these hours during my food service rotation. This has provided me with varied and valuable real-world skills that I can apply to my future career.

Community Health Education Initiative Prepares to Launch "Spanish Family Kitchen" Video Series

Community Health Education Initiative Prepares to Launch "Spanish Family Kitchen" Video Series

In an effort to be more culturally inclusive and broaden the reach of the Community Health Education initiative, a “Spanish Family Kitchen” series is currently in the works. The series will not only be presented in the Spanish language, but will feature nutrition information, culturally familiar recipes, and activities relevant to the LatinX community. A summer launch is planned for the online series.

The Food Shuttle and WakeMed Partner So Those Experiencing Homelessness Can Rest and Recover from COVID

The Food Shuttle and WakeMed Partner So Those Experiencing Homelessness Can Rest and Recover from COVID

Patients that are experiencing homelessness that are too healthy to stay in what has become severely limited hospital space are being released into area hotels where they can be monitored as they continue to recover from the coronavirus. Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is doing what it does best by ensuring that nutritious meals are provided to all these patients as they work toward returning to good health.

Garden Grows Sense of Community for Neighbors Living in Transitional Housing

Garden Grows Sense of Community for Neighbors Living in Transitional Housing

How does a collection of temporary residents in a transitional housing project become a community of neighbors? For the Hotel to Home bridge housing program of Reinvestment Partners, the effort to do so centers on a garden—or more specifically, two garden beds. The garden beds were built a year ago by staff and volunteers of Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s Gardens For Everyone project at the Carolina Duke Inn in Durham.

CBS 17's My Carolina Shines a Light on Child Hunger Initiatives

CBS 17's My Carolina Shines a Light on Child Hunger Initiatives

As a Back-to-School week feature, CBS 17's My Carolina highlighted the issue of child hunger and Food Shuttle initiatives geared toward providing children with the food they need to grow, learn, and thrive.