NourishNC launches Hispanic menu pilot for food bag backpack program

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – NourishNC is piloting a Hispanic weekend food bag menu for children on its backpack program, per an announcement from the nonprofit on Feb. 1. “This new weekend food bag menu will include a wide variety of products like Hispanic entrees, rice, beans, plantain chips, pepitas, and culturally appropriate foods. This menu will be an option as part of NourishNC’s Backpack Program which provides food insecure children, pre-K through 5th grade, with three nutritious meals a day, every weekend, and over every school break,” the announcement states.

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