The mission of SHFB is to feed, advocate, educate, and develop partnerships in the community to meet the nutritional needs by way of solicitation and distribution of healthy foods. We believe our vision is to improve access to a sufficient quantity of nutritious food for all in Southeast North Carolina which is achievable through three guiding principles: feed, advocate, empower. Feed: SHFB feeds those experiencing hunger through a network of 260 faith-based an non-profit member agencies as well as direct-to-client programs targeting vulnerable popluations. Advocate: SHFB advocates on behalf of those experiencing hunger by taking the lead in increasing awareness about hunger and educating our community about the social and policy issues that surround food insecurity. Empower: SHFB recognizes the connections between poverty, food insecurity, and poor health, and therefore empowers clients and partners in our community to holistically address hunger through nutrition educations programming, and benefit application counseling.