Be a Voice for SAFE
Hunger in our state is at a 15-year high. In Alamance County, families are making impossible choices—between food and rent, between medicine and groceries. Week after week, more neighbors are turning to SAFE not just for food, but for hope. And still, we do everything we can to meet them with dignity, compassion, and care.
Right now, we’re at a crossroads. Recent federal funding cuts have eliminated two key programs that helped food banks and schools purchase fresh, nutritious food directly from North Carolina farmers. This $11.4 million loss for 2025 and 2026 strikes at the heart of our mission—just when our community needs us most.
This funding loss means less food on pantry shelves, fewer fresh options for struggling families, and devastating setbacks for small farms working tirelessly to feed our communities. It puts lives, livelihoods, and futures at risk.
Now is the time for us to rise as a united voice.
SAFE is joining food assistance organizations across North Carolina to call on our elected officials: Restore this funding. Protect the programs that nourish our communities and support our farmers. Invest in a food system that lifts up everyone—especially the most vulnerable. We’re asking you to join us.
Please consider sending a letter to the North Carolina state representatives who serve Alamance County. Let your voice be heard in Raleigh and in Washington. Urge our leaders to stand up for what’s right—for access to healthy food, for a fair chance at stability, and for the dignity every human being deserves.
Representative Dennis Riddell (District 64 - Alamance County)
Representative Stephen Ross (District 63 - Alamance County)