86 Hunger Now

02/24/2026

02/24/2026

Community is built one act of kindness at a time 🤍

“If you see something that has been prepared with love, you can really feel it. We are here to support each other. I think this is the best way to connect with your community around you.”
— Juan, Little Olive Co.

We’re so grateful for partners and supporters who believe in feeding people with heart, purpose, and compassion. Together, we keep showing up for our neighbors.

02/20/2026

Have you ever wondered where the food you donate to 86 Hunger Now ends up?

Most of it helps stock our holiday Blessing Boxes, making sure families have access to food during the times it’s needed most. Some goes directly into the meals we prepare and distribute through our regular outreach. And lately, a large portion has been going straight into community Blessing Boxes — which, honestly, are often empty again almost as soon as we fill them.

That need is guiding our next step. With a chef’s heart for feeding people, a builder’s hands ready to create, and an incredible community beside us, we’re planning to expand the number of Blessing Boxes throughout New Hanover and Brunswick Counties.

Right now, we’re starting the conversation. Would you be open to hosting a Blessing Box at your home, church, or business? We’d partner with you to help maintain it and keep it stocked with food for neighbors who need it.

Think about it… and if it speaks to you, let’s talk. Together, we can feed more people.

02/13/2026

Thinking of you all as we prepare our Valentine’s Day Blessing Boxes for tomorrow.

We just wanted to say — thank you. 💚

A special thank you to Antonio Carlo Gourmet Sauces, D. Baxter’s Custom Picture Framing, Little Olive Co., Rossiter Farms, and Half Cup Confections for their generous support.

Together, we continue working to 86 hunger in our community… one meal, one family, one act of compassion at a time. Your kindness truly makes a difference… because hunger still can’t wait.

02/12/2026

Valentine’s Day Blessing Bags are going out 2/14! ❤️

Thanks to your support, we’re packing bags filled with comfort, care, and a little sweetness for our neighbors in need:

☕ Hot cocoa
🍪 Cookies
🍝 Pasta noodles & sauce
🥣 Soup
🫒 Olives
🍬 Candy for kids
🥗 Salad dressing
🍫 Box of chocolates
🥚 Eggs

Because everyone deserves to feel loved — especially on Valentine’s Day. Thank you for helping us make it happen.

02/09/2026

Together, we nourish our community.

Hunger can’t wait. Through our monthly donor program, you can help us continue a simple but powerful mission: providing chef-quality meals, food, and ingredients to members of our community who may not qualify for traditional assistance programs.

Your support does more than put food on the table — it offers stability, dignity, and reassurance during uncertain times, helping people keep moving forward while knowing their next meal is covered.

86 Hunger Now Updates:
❤️ Feb 14, 2026: Valentine’s Day Blessing Boxes distributed

Sign up to become a monthly donor on our website.

02/09/2026

White rice, brown rice, yellow rice - we don’t discriminate.

We are just happy to have some rice to cook and give away.

02/04/2026

“Rent took most of my paycheck and I picked up every extra shift I could, but when my car broke down and medical bills piled up, I didn’t know what to do. 86 Hunger Now stepped in with groceries and kindness. They didn’t just feed my family that week… they gave us hope to keep going.”

This is the reality for so many in our community.

Hardworking families doing everything right are still one emergency away from not knowing how they’ll put food on the table.

Hunger can’t wait.
And neither can we.

By becoming a monthly donor, you help ensure that when someone reaches that breaking point, there’s food, kindness, and hope waiting on the other side.

🤍 Serve dignity
🤍 Deliver hope
🤍 Feed neighbors

Become a monthly donor today.
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HopeStartsHere

02/02/2026

🍽️ Be the change in someone’s day!
Join us in the fight against hunger with 86 Hunger Now… your time makes a meaningful impact in our community.

Volunteering includes hands-on roles like:
• 🥄 Kitchen Helpers – assist with food prep & meal assembly

• 🧼 Clean-Up Crew – help wrap up and organize after meals

• 🚗 Delivery Drivers – deliver meals to neighbors in need

• 🍪 Cookie Bakers – bake at home and drop off treats to support events & fundraisers

👉 learn more & sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A48ADA822AAFCC52-52728568-86hunger

Every role matters — let’s serve hope, one meal at a time.

02/02/2026

Our friends have cleared the snow. Go check out the remodel and delicious food.

01/30/2026

Most of us are closer to being hungry and homeless than we are to being millionaires. That reality is exactly why our mission stays the same… providing good food to good people who need it and who don’t quite qualify for government assistance.

As grocery stores empty in preparation for the weather coming to Wilmington, remember our neighbors who can’t stock up and those who are at work and unable to prepare for the worst.

86 Hunger Now is evolving this year, and we’re deeply humbled by the support of this community as we step into this next chapter.
Stay tuned for what’s coming.

The simplest way to support your neighbors?
Become a monthly donor.