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Hatteras Island Meals and Cape Hatteras Food Pantry ask Dare County for more support as demand grows
Summary
Nonprofit leaders told commissioners that meal deliveries and pantry use have increased sharply; the group asked the county to consider increasing its quarterly grant beyond $6,000.
Leaders of Hatteras Island Meals and the Cape Hatteras Food Pantry told the Dare County Board of Commissioners on April 16 that community food needs on Hatteras Island are growing and asked the county to consider increasing quarterly support beyond the current $6,000.
Aidan (presenter) and Maria Gould described rising demand: Hatteras Island Meals delivered 11,602 hot meals in 2024, up from 8,762 in 2023, and last year the nonprofit’s bill for those meals was $76,167. Pantry organizers said the Cape Hatteras Food Pantry has served roughly 500 people per month and about 220 households since the…
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