Food Access for the Summer, When Children are out of School For MANNA FoodBank, and our dedicated network of partner food providers across the region, summer is a busy time for getting food to families who need it—especially families with children. It is more important than ever that MANNA is able to be there for… Read more »
Selling Food for the Price of “Smiles and Happiness” Christian is the kind of person that has a natural magnetism. His bright smile and cheerful demeanor make it easy to see why his work at the Asheville High School Cougar Market is so successful. The Cougar Market is a student-led school food pantry that is… Read more »
Troop 42504 Donates 1,200 Boxes of Cookies At the beginning of May, Girl Scouts from Troop 42504 in Buncombe County stopped by MANNA and donated 1,200 boxes of cookies. These cookies were then distributed throughout our region, bringing hope to people who are struggling to afford groceries and may not be able to buy Girl… Read more »
Providing Neighbors in Jackson County with Food & Resources Since 1989, United Christian Ministries (UCM) of Jackson County has provided neighbors with food and relief. In 2021, UCM distributed over 21,000 bags of food to over 2,200 households. In addition to food, UMC has assisted neighbors with paying for utilities, rent, medications, personal care items… Read more »
Our Nutrition Works team works to provide our clients with recipes detailing how to create healthy dishes and treats with the ingredients that they are bringing home from our mobile markets. When the squash and zucchini you planted earlier this spring begin to bloom, we suggest that you try Nutrition Works’ squash fritters recipe. Squash… Read more »
Congratulations to Rick Bailey & Lynn Lederer We are pleased to announce that two of our volunteers, Rick Bailey and Lynn Lederer, were awarded the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. Since 2018, RIck has been a member of our Volunteer Driver Team. In the past year alone, Rick has assisted with nearly 100 trips throughout our… Read more »
The 30th Annual Food Drive from the National Association of Letter Carriers Returns On Saturday, May 14th The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its annual national food drive. The longstanding food drive is the largest one-day food drive in the country and provides residents with an easy way to donate food to… Read more »
A Record Breaking Year Throughout the month of March, schools competed against each other in the 13th Annual Student Food Drive to see who could raise the most food and money to help feed neighbors throughout WNC. In total, all of the schools collectively raised 62,407 meals for families throughout our region! We are so… Read more »
Chef Rachel Kalin and Jewish Family Services’ Commitment to Feed Seniors Jewish Family Services (JFS) is a partner of MANNA and provides a wide range of support services to adults of all faiths in WNC. As part of their services, JFS has an Elder Club where isolated older adults have the opportunity to socialize and… Read more »
Feed Your Neighbors with Your Garden The weather is warming, and it’s planting season in the mountains! WNC residents have brought in their harvested backyard crops for us to distribute to our neighbors seeking food assistance, because they wanted to make sure that people in our area had access to nutritious and locally-grown produce. We… Read more »
