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Baptists on Mission help families return to their homes in Western North Carolina through funding partnerships and volunteers

Jenny Tinklepaugh on October 8, 2025

When Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, the Baptists on Mission organization was ready to respond. The organization mobilized thousands of volunteers to help families recover and rebuild.

With support from $2.94 million in funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation, the Baptists on Mission organization has already helped 521 families return home and has another 240 homes currently under repair. More than 1,300 applications for assistance have been received to date, underscoring the long road to recovery ahead.

Eastern and Western North Carolina food hubs expand opportunities for farmers and food entrepreneurs

Jenny Tinklepaugh on September 24, 2025

Food hubs in both Eastern and Western North Carolina are working to grow their reach, support more farmers, and increase access to local food thanks in part to strategic funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation.

Across Southeastern North Carolina, Feast Down East is scaling its operations to meet rising demand from farmers and buyers. The Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors awarded Feast Down East $250,000 through the Open Grants Program to increase refrigeration and storage capacity at its Burgaw food hub and Wilmington satellite location.

Golden LEAF supports training and employer growth of booming horticultural industry in Western North Carolina  

Jenny Tinklepaugh on September 24, 2025

The horticultural industry in Western North Carolina is booming, driving both economic growth and workforce demand. To meet this need, the Golden LEAF Foundation has funded projects to help with both the training and infrastructure required to prepare the next generation of skilled professionals to strengthen the state’s number one industry, agriculture.

Golden LEAF Food Distribution Assistance Program expands access to food across NC

Jenny Tinklepaugh on September 10, 2025

The North Carolina General Assembly appropriated $10 million to the Golden LEAF Foundation for the Food Distribution Assistance Program, a one-time initiative to strengthen the state’s food distribution network. Funded by federal State Fiscal Recovery Funds through the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the program was designed to expand the capacity of nonprofits working alongside food banks to address food insecurity.

Industrial park to land more than 650 jobs in Davidson County

Jenny Tinklepaugh on April 23, 2025

Davidson County has three new employers that will create a total of more than 650 jobs at Lexington Industrial Park, thanks in part to infrastructure funding from Golden LEAF.

In April 2017, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1 million in Community-Based Grants Initiative funding to Davidson County for the development of a new county-owned industrial park near Interstate 85. Golden LEAF funds were used for public wastewater infrastructure costs for the Lexington Industrial Park.