1 in 4 children in Buncombe Co. are food insecure.
When it comes to child development not having enough healthy food is devastating on physical and mental health.
Effects on school aged children include:
• Increased risk of asthma
• Increased risk of anemia
• behavioral problems
• hyperactivity
• anxiety
• agression
FOOD CONNECTION currently connects meals to the children and families at Verner Center fo Early Learning, YTL / Youth Transformed for Life and IRL / In Real Life at Asheville Middle School
WE NEED YOUR HELP to expand our reach to more children and families!
Our amazing partners who donate nutritious meals
Please join us in feeding our neighbors by making a contribution!
You can donate through the online
or send a check to
Food Connection
PO Box 8324
Asheville, NC 28814
Food Connection is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit