As one of the projects outside our Enrichment and Development programs, Square Knot Kids is working to help reduce food insecurity and provide hunger relief to the kids of Johnston, Wake, and Harnett counties of North Carolina.

According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Action Plan for Nutrition Security, about 10.9% of North Carolina’s population (approximately 1.2 million people) are experiencing food insecurity plus it is higher than the national average rate of 10.4%. Within the North Carolina’s average rate of 10.9%, approximately 394,000 are kids and one in six are facing hunger. 

Our goal is to contribute to reducing the food insecurity in these counties through our Annual Feed Our Youth Day events which we are currently re-examining it being held at least once per quarter to increase the impact.