Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)

🥕🥬Success Story: Farmer Foodshare Summer Program Feeds 50 Fairview Families! 🥬🥕 For the third consecutive summer, a collaborative effort between PORCH–Hillsborough, the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina (FBCENC), and Fairview Youth in Action has supported the bi-wee...

Now in its 3rd year, Fairview Youth in Action, PORCH–Hillsborough, Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC, and Farmer Foodshare partnered to provide FREE boxes of fresh, local produce and eggs to 50 Fairview families, expanding access to healthy food. 🥕🥬

Read more about the initiative on our website ⤵️

Community garden partners and FFORC team members celebrate and share their experiences and community impacts at the End-of-Year Celebration for the PGM process at the Coharie Tribal Center (October 2024).

New paper! 📢 Our team at @unchpdp.bsky.social published research on our participatory grantmaking pilot with our community partners.

We tested "network voting" (developed by U of MN colleagues for SNAP-Ed) to let grantees make funding decisions, instead of funders.

jces.ua.edu/articles/10....

Funded by UNC Rural’s RREAF Award, FFORC and DNA partnered to co-design and facilitate a pilot program called Unheard Voices, for youth in foster care of the Duplin and Sampson County area.

To learn more about Unheard Voices and its impact (p. 8), read RREAF’s Spring 2024 Impact Report.

PGM Partner Update - Fairview Participatory Grantmaking | September 29, 2025PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Fairview! #TogetherWeGrow#TogetherWeReimagine¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Fairview!#...

PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Fairview!

#TogetherWeGrow
#TogetherWeReimagine

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¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Fairview!

#JuntosCrecemos
#JuntosReimaginamos

Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/pgm-par...

🎨 Unearthing Stories: Our team lead a participatory workshop at this year’s NC Community Food Gathering!

Read more and see the full image on our website here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/unearth...

#TogetherWeAddressHunger
#TogetherWeTHRIVE

🌽 Warren County Farmers Market -

🍲 FINAL Cooking Demo of the Season!

📍 Location: Warren County Health Dept. 544 W. Ridgeway St., Warrenton, NC 27589
🕘 Time: 8 AM – Noon
📅 Date: Saturday, September 20th

#TogetherWeAddressHunger

Read on FFORC website: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/warren-...

PGM Partner Update - Coharie! Participatory Grantmaking | September 17, 2025PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Coharie!#TogetherWeGrow#TogetherWeReimagine¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Coharie!#JuntosCrecemos#JuntosReimaginamos

PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Coharie!

#TogetherWeGrow
#TogetherWeReimagine

¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Coharie!

#JuntosCrecemos
#JuntosReimaginamos

Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/pgm-par...

Honoring our team member, Reverend Kearney! FFORC | September 12, 2025Yesterday, we gathered to celebrate the retirement and incredible contributions of our dear friend and colleague, Reverend William Kearney.For more than 18 years, Rev. K has ...

🌟 Honoring our team member, Reverend Kearney!

Yesterday, we gathered to celebrate the retirement and incredible contributions of our dear friend and colleague, Reverend William Kearney.

Read more here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/honorin...

2nd Annual Shoe Giveaway! Women on the Move | September 9, 2025👟 What a day! Women on the Move hosted our 2nd Annual Shoe Giveaway on Friday, Sept. 5th—and it was a celebration of movement, community, and joy!In partnership ...

👟 What a day!

Women on the Move hosted our 2nd Annual Shoe Giveaway on Friday, Sept. 5th—and it was a celebration of movement, community, and joy!

Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/2nd-ann...

#TogetherWeMove
#WomenOnTheMove

PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Diversity Nurtures Achievement (DNA)! ~ ¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Diversity Nurtures Achievement (DNA)!

#TogetherWeGrow
#TogetherWeReimagine

Lea más aquí / Read more here:
www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/pgm-par...

🌱 Do not be discouraged! Community change takes time...

Read on our website: lnkd.in/eR6-5PPJ

Efland Back to School Bash! ~ ¡Fiesta de Regreso a Clases en Efland! ☀️🚲🐾

Read more here / Lea más aquí:
www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/efland-...

PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Freedom Org!

#TogetherWeGrow
#TogetherWeReimagine

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¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Freedom Org!

#JuntosCrecemos
#JuntosReimaginamos

Read more here / Lea más aquí:
www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/pgm-par...

Huge thanks to Emma Cooke from @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social for covering our recent community event, the 5th annual Walk Fairview Day in Hillsborough, NC! We appreciate you spreading the word.

#TogetherWeTHRIVE
#FFORC

Fairview Youth In Action Holds Annual Walk Fairview Day Amidst Program's Uncertain Future - Chapelboro.com Last weekend, the Fairview Youth in Action internship hosted its fifth-annual Walk Fairview Day in Hillsborough.

The Fairview Youth in Action internship hosted its Walk Fairview Day in Hillsborough. The day closes out the summer program by highlighting research projects from its high school students, who address improvements they want to see in the community.

Walk Fairview Day 2025 was a success!

Thank you to the Fairview Youth In Action intern for organizing it, our partners who showed up, the Hillsborough police who kept us safe, and all the community members who came out to learn and celebrate!

Watch the recap video on our website: lnkd.in/eDcHvxFA

📚✨ From Idea to Impact in Fairview | De la Idea al Impacto en Fairview ✨📚

Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/from-id...

🚍 BIG NEWS!

Go Triangle is now offering its FIRST EVER 15 min transit service between downtown Chapel Hill (400 route) and Downtown Duram (405 route).

Read more here: triangleblogblog.com/2025/08/04/f...

Read on the FFORC website: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/big-new...

#TogetherWeMove

PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Entity Enterprise!

#TogetherWeGrow
#TogetherWeReimagine

¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Entity Enterprise!

#JuntosCrecemos
#JuntosReimaginamos

Lea más aquí / Read more here: lnkd.in/eTrkJmZ8

5th Annual Walk Fairview Day! Communities on the Move | August 4, 2025 👋 Hello Fairview neighbor! You're Invited! Join us for our 5th Annual Walk Fairview Day ~📅 Saturday, August 9th🕣 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM📍 Dorothy N. Johnson Commu...

👋 Hello Fairview neighbor! You're Invited!

Join us for our 5th Annual Walk Fairview Day ~

📅 Saturday, August 9th
🕣 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Dorothy N. Johnson Community Center

Read more here | Lea más aquí:
www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/5th-ann...

🚲 Travel Week at Rogers Road! | ¡Semana de Movilidad en Rogers Road! 🚌

This summer, we teamed up with the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association to host a Travel Week event!

Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/travel-...

#ActiveLiving #TransitEquity #BikeSafety

PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Mineral Springs!

#TogetherWeGrow
#TogetherWeReimagine

¡Actualización de Socios de PGM! Mira lo último de Mineral Springs!

#JuntosCrecemos
#JuntosReimaginamos

Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/pgm-par...

Youth In Action - Volunteering With PORCH

Our Fairview Youth in Action interns traveled to Chapel Hill to help out with a PORCH distribution which involved packing boxes of food to be distributed to local community members at Fairview Park!

#TogetherWeAddressHunger
#TogetherWeReimagine

SNAP-Ed Funding Announcement FFORC | July 15, 2025Hello UNC FFORC partners, neighbors, and friends,  We’re writing with an important update about our funding and how it impacts the work we do together ~  On July 4th, the Presid...

📌 Important Update from UNC FFORC | Actualización Importante de UNC FFORC 📌

On July 4, the federal budget bill eliminated funding for SNAP-Ed—a devastating blow to our work and the communities we serve.

Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/snap-ed...

* FFORC IN THE NEWS *

Our team issued three press releases to raise awareness about the harmful impacts of the proposed (and now passed) federal bill.

You can read these three articles on our website: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/communi...

#SNAPEdWorks
#TogetherWeAdvocate

Healthy choices begin with education—for stronger families and communities.

Learn more about our partner, Carolina Hunger Initiative (CHI), their cooking classes and nutrition education resources!

Visit CHI here: carolinahungerinitiative.org

#TogetherWeAddressHunger
#NutritionEducation
#SNAP-Ed

PGM Partner Update! - ¡Actualización de Socios de PGM!

Check out the latest from Green Duke! - ¡Mira lo último de Green Duke!

hashtag#TogetherWeGrow
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Read more here / Lea más aquí: lnkd.in/eabYJijm

Celebrating walkable spaces in Weavers Grove! - ¡Celebrando los espacios caminables en Weavers Grove! Transit Equity | July 2, 2025🚶🏾‍♂️🌳 Celebrating walkable spaces in Weavers Grove!🌿👣Through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, over 20 residents recently gathered for a community nature walk in...

Celebrating walkable spaces in Weavers Grove! 🚶🏾‍♂️🌳 ¡Celebrando los espacios caminables en Weavers Grove!

Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/celebra...

#WeaversGrove #WalkableNeighborhoods #HabitatForHumanity #ActiveLiving
#VecindariosCaminables #VidaActiva

PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Oak Chapel!
#TogetherWeGrow
#TogetherWeReimagine

¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Oak Chapel!

#JuntosCrecemos
#JuntosReimaginamos

Lea más aquí / Read more here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/pgm-par...

Fairview Youth In Action (FYIA) 2025 Internship Is In Full Swing!

These first 3 weeks with eight (8) new interns have been full of learning, listening, and exploring!

Read more on our website here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/fairvie...

#TogetherWeGrow 
#TogetherWeAdvocate