The nonprofit is holding a Triple Match Day to help meet the need.
For every $10 dollars someone gives to the nonprofit, it can now provide 90 meals for vulnerable children and less fortunate families.
"We support 168,000 kids and teens in our community. When school's out, they don't have the breakfast and lunch they're used to. It puts extra pressure on families," said Food Bank Vice President of Food Procurement Carter Crain. "We're still responding to biggest hunger crisis in a long time, in generations."
The event is being held as more military families and veterans are coming to rely on food pantries.
The military nonprofit United States Vieteran Corps works with the Food Bank.
President Andy Ladner says of its food distribution efforts, "it is the biggest program and most needed."
Raleigh resident Emmanuel Browne is one veteran benefiting.
"(We're) living in times when I don't know if I would eat that day," he said.