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Good morning. An organization that provides millions of pounds of food each year to Cumberland County residents will have significantly less to distribute because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration.
The Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina is a nonprofit organization that provides meals to people facing food insecurity in several N.C. counties. David Griffin, the food bank’s director, spoke to Fayetteville and Cumberland County government officials at a joint city-county meeting on Monday about the local impact of the federal funding cuts.
Over a quarter of the county’s youth are food insecure. “Right here in Cumberland County, there’s 60,000 kids that will go home today and don’t have a meal,” Griffin said. “ … So the need is great right here in Cumberland County.”
Welcome to CityView Today. Also in today’s newsletter: First responders from Cape Fear Valley Health made history earlier this year as the first all-female paramedic team to win the annual North Carolina Paramedic Competition in its 33-year history. Hannah Thompson and Jessica Haines say their first-place finish shows that women belong in emergency services. Plus, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence was signed in July 1776, residents of Cumberland County made their own mini-declaration of revolution. Paul Woolverton takes us back to a 1775 meeting of 55 men in a Cross Creek tavern and the origins of the Liberty Point Resolves.
Thanks for reading,
Maydha Devarajan
Editor-in-Chief
Food bank director says federal funding cuts have decreased capacity to feed hungry in Cumberland County
An organization that provides millions of pounds of food each year to local residents will have significantly less to distribute because of federal funding cuts to food insecurity programs by the Trump administration.
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Events
DAY CAMP: CAMP STORYCRAFT
- Where: Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines
- When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. today
- What: This immersive camp invites creative adventurers in grades 3-7 to uncover the magic of stories told through words, photos, and imagination.
TAI CHI IN THE GARDEN
- Where: Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville
- When: 10-11:30 a.m. today
- What: A Chinese martial art and system of calisthenics with very slow controlled movements taught by Rich Martin.
TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC BINGO
- Where: 22 Klicks Bar and Grill, 2653 Hope Mills Road, Fayetteville
- When: 8-10 p.m. today
- What: Come hang out with Fayetteville Disc Jockey at 22 Klicks bar and grill for music bingo!
Obituaries
Mary Ann Edwards McCoy
Mary Ann Edwards McCoy, 90, of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, June 14.
Elder Alma Treopa Mathis
Elder Alma Treopa Mathis, 71, of Fayetteville, passed away on Friday, June 13.
Shameeka Natasha Currie
Shameeka Natasha Currie, of Fayetteville, passed away on Monday, June 9.
Until tomorrow!
☀️ Several CityView staffers braved the heat on Saturday at the Juneteenth Jubilee in Festival Park. We had a lovely time meeting readers and hearing about what news matters most to you in Cumberland County. If we missed you, send me a note and we can set up time for a coffee!
~ Maydha
