{"id":359,"date":"2026-06-08T22:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=359"},"modified":"2026-06-08T22:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:35:25","slug":"amy-beros-discusses-the-persistent-hunger-crisis-that-plagues-central-and-eastern-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"Amy Beros discusses the persistent hunger crisis that plagues central and eastern North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]--><br \/>\n<audio>https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ncpolicywatch\/ncnewsline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/News-and-Views-for-6-07-2026-SegmentThree-AmyBeros-FB.mp3<\/audio><\/div>\n<p>Genuine food insecurity in which people don\u2019t know where their next meal is coming from is a subject that merits a lot of attention. By any fair assessment the fact that literally millions of North Carolinians \u2013 a large percentage of them children \u2013 go to bed hungry in the world\u2019s richest nation is, or at least ought to be, a gigantic scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=357\">High-potency cannabis fuels state debates over psychosis and addiction risks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As grim as some of these numbers are, recent actions in Washington \u2013 most notably big cuts to federal food assistance and the rising prices caused by the war in Iran \u2013 have conspired to make the situation even more dire. Recently, to take stock of just how desperate things have gotten and some of the things average folks can do to help respond, Newsline recently caught up with the President and CEO of the Foodbank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, Amy Beros.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=355\">DoD tweaks organized religion list after complaints of Latter-day Saints snub<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Click here to listen to the full interview with Amy Beros, President and CEO of the Foodbank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=353\">NC members of Congress call on Google, OpenAI to address chatbot involvement in mass shootings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer brings new challenges to families facing food insecurity. 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