Providing Students and Families with the Opportunity to Succeed In our region, we know that at least one in four children are experiencing food insecurity and are unsure where their next meal will come from. Often times, these children rely upon their schools throughout the year for free or reduced breakfasts and lunches. While free… Read more »
Volunteer Turns Long Walks into Donations for MANNA By Robin J. Phillips, MANNA volunteer At some point during every volunteer shift at MANNA Foodbank, I try to spark conversation with one of two questions for my fellow volunteers: “What’s the best concert you’ve ever gone to?” or … “What is the strangest food you’ve ever… Read more »
What began as a spark of an idea 40 years ago is now MANNA FoodBank – the largest hunger relief organization in Western North Carolina, distributing an astounding 300 MILLION lbs. of food since 1983! This year, we are celebrating 40 years of involving, educating, and uniting people in the work of ending hunger in… Read more »
Food banks across the state of North Carolina announced today that they are seeing a drastic increase in need for food and resources from neighbors experiencing hunger following the February 2023 end to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments. In the 16 counties of Western North Carolina, MANNA FoodBank saw an increase of more… Read more »
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 13. NALC’s food drive, first held in 1993, helps feed millions of Americans, including right here in Western North Carolina. The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country’s largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way… Read more »
The results are in … our 2023 Student Food Drive raised 16,156 lbs. of food and $7,010 – the combination of food + funds raised provides roughly 41,504 meals for neighbors in Western North Carolina! Many thanks to the 19 schools across WNC that participated: 🍎 A.C. Reynolds High School (Asheville)🍎 Andrews High School (Andrews)🍎… Read more »
GREENVILLE, S.C. – In celebration of 70 years on the air, WYFF News 4 in Greenville is hosting four “Year 4 Giving: Feed It Forward” fundraising and awareness campaigns – kicking off tomorrow with a virtual telethon at MANNA headquarters! WYFF 4 will broadcast live from MANNA throughout Wednesday, concluding with the 6PM broadcast. The… Read more »
Today, as the sun peeks over dreamy blue ridgelines on an early spring morning, thousands of people across the mountains of North Carolina are waking up with a shared mission for the day ahead: ending hunger for people across Western North Carolina. Today, through a vast network of volunteers, businesses, and nonprofits, thousands are stepping… Read more »
As we continue to serve record numbers of people seeking food assistance in Western North Carolina, we can’t overstate the importance of food donations – including those that come through our Donor Agency Direct Match Program. This program is a partnership between Feeding America and corporate grocery stories that allows food banks like MANNA to… Read more »
The results of our 2022 Virtual Turkey Drive are in, and through the collective generosity of online gifts, our matching gift, and turkeys dropped off at MANNA, we provided 7,961 turkeys for neighbors across Western North Carolina! That’s almost 8,000 families and individuals who had a turkey on their table because of you. Your generosity… Read more »
