Rising prices, federal funding cuts and increased demand are straining food banks and pantries across central North Carolina, leaving providers warning that food insecurity is deepening for families throughout the Triangle.
“Over the course of the last year, we’ve really hit a perfect storm in the worst possible way,” said Jason Kanawati Stephany, vice president of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.
Stephany explained that many of the pressure points affecting households have also hit the food bank, making it increasingly expensive for the agency to purchase food, weakening its buying power…