“A Big Shock to Me” (Video)

When you think of Montgomery County, you may not think about people living here who are hungry. But Manna Food Center is seeing an increase in the number of people coming to their doors for food. In this MyMCMedia extra, Mark Foraker, director of development at Manna Food Center, says he was shocked to see so many people in line for food the week of Thanksgiving.

 
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Joe Yasharoff

About Joe Yasharoff

Joe Yasharoff is MCM's Director of Content and Operations. He is also an adjunct journalism professor at the University of Maryland. Previously, Joe was the Managing Editor at NBC Sports Washington and Executive Sports Producer at FOX5 (WTTG-TV). He hosts the MoCo's Most Famous podcast for MCM.

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