United Way Inner Banks

When the Safety Net Frays, the Community Must Weave It Back Together Recent reporting from The Washington Daily News  revealed a sobering truth: cuts to the federal SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) could affect more than 13,000 households  right here in Eastern North Carolina. That’s not just a number—it’s thousands of families, children, and seniors who may suddenly find their grocery budgets coming up short. Food insecurity doesn’t happen in isolation. When the cost of...

As the federal government shutdown continues, a historic and deeply troubling milestone is approaching: the suspension of SNAP benefits for millions of Americans. For the first time in history, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is being halted during a shutdown, leaving 42 million people nationwide without food assistance this November. Here in the Inner Banks, the impact is immediate and personal. Nearly 13,000 households across Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington...

Washington, N.C. — [9/3/25]  — United Way Inner Banks is partnering with local legal professionals to host a Beaufort County Expunction...