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Did you know that over 30% of Chapel Hill/Carrboro elementary school children qualify for subsidized school meals? The same is true for 24% of middle schoolers and an average of 60% of preschoolers in the area. But what happens on weekends when schools are closed and these kids do not have access to their free meals?

TABLE is the only area non-profit to focus exclusively on childhood hunger by providing healthy, emergency food aid to over 400 Chapel Hill/lCarrboro children every week through the Weekend Backpack Program (WBP). TABLE also supports Snack Chef, which sends volunteers to local after-school programs to teach children how to make healthy snacks to share with their families. Summer TABLE, an extension of the WBP, delivers weekly nutritious food, including fresh produce from local farms, to kids 6-8 weeks during the summer months. 

Donations to the Share-the-Plate collection are used to support these efforts. TABLE welcomes volunteers and you can go to their website, www.tablenc.org to learn about ways you can help.

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