WXII 12 News has partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank to support its mission for more than 20 years, and now we are joining them on a new journey as they move to a new, larger home with an expanded vision. This, in turn, helps will help their partners and the community.Executive director of Hunger and Health Coalition, Elizabeth Young, makes sure the food and non-perishable items get to families in need in Watauga County, which is one of 18 counties in Northwest North Carolina that Second Harvest services. We re the wholesaler and they re the retailer, Second Harvest CEO Eric Aft said. It is a symbiotic relationship. We cannot reach our neighbors in need without them. The food bank delivers to the coalition in Boone twice a week. The need in the area is great, like in many places. Many people lost their jobs during the pandemic as well as their means of transportation. Children lost access to meals at school when it moved to remote learning.With help from Second Harvest, Y
WXII 12 News has partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank to support its mission for more than 20 years, and now we are joining them on a new journey as they move to a new, larger home with an expanded vision.Kay Bridges is one of the more than 6,000 volunteers with Second Harvest Food Bank. She makes sure no one goes hungry after she went through a point like that in her life. I worked in the school cafeteria probably 30 years ago, so it was fun to get back to making meals and serving plates, Bridges said.She helps put community meals together, which are in higher demand now because of the coronavirus. There are so many children, or people who have been put out of their jobs and they don t have the money to get food, Bridges said.Rebecca Nelson, vice president of Human Resources and Organization Development at Second Harvest Food Bank, said, We don t see (the need) declining anytime soon, so having this new facility will allow us to support that greater need. The need that wa
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Show Transcript FORECAST BRIAN. HOW’S IT LOOKING? IT IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, AUDREY. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE AT LEAST A CHANCE FOR SOME WET WEATHER DEVELOPING BY THIS EVENING. BUT TODAY IT DOES LOOK PREDOMINANTLY DRY STORMS START TO MOVE IN AT LEAST IN THE FORM OF SOME SHOWERS LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN TOMORROW DURING THE AFTERNOON LOOKS TO BE THE STORMY IS SET UP COMES IN. WE HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF STORMS GOING THROUGH, TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA. YOU CAN SEE THIS LINE IS MOVING VERY VERY QUICKLY THE WIND PROFILE THE ATMOSPHERE AS IT MIGRATES. THESE TOWARD IS FAVORING ROTATING THUNDERSTORMS COMING IN AND THOSE WINDS ARE STRONG TOO ANY KIND OF UPWARD AND DOWNWARD MOTION WITHIN THE STORMS COULD TAKE THAT STRONGER WIND FIELD BRING IT DOWN TO THE GROUND AND THAT’S WHY WE OFTEN GET DAMAGING WINDS WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS LOOKING AT JUST EAST OF OR JUST WEST OF RATHER THE RAIN AGAIN THAT REALLY WIT
How Americaâs Vaccine System Makes People With Health Problems Fight for a Place in Line
At least 37 states allow people with certain health conditions to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, according to a New York Times survey. But a new skirmish has emerged over who will go first.
Waiting in line for Covid vaccines at a mass vaccination site in San Francisco.Credit.Jim Wilson/The New York Times
Published March 9, 2021Updated March 27, 2021
As states have begun vaccinating Americans with medical conditions that may raise their risk for a severe case of Covid-19, they are setting widely varying rules about which conditions to prioritize.