Articles by Jackie DeCarlo

June 21, 2014 | Jackie DeCarlo

How Manna Tried to Help YOU Prepare to Vote June 24 (VIDEO)

Representatives of one of Manna’s generous donors came for a site visit yesterday and asked, “Does Manna do advocacy or just direct service?” We had a great conversation about the need to balance the demands of distributing food to hungry people with activities that address why people are food insecure in the first place.  In […]

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May 16, 2014 | Jackie DeCarlo

Why Did Manna Give Away Chocolate last Weekend?

More and more, Manna Food Center is known not just as the group that gives out food from the back of our ever-present trucks. We are also an organization committed to supporting healthy lifestyles for all members of our community. Manna offers Nutrition Education in many forms  throughout Montgomery County, including this blog. Last weekend, it may have seemed out […]

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November 4, 2013 | Jackie DeCarlo

What Have We Learned in 30 Years?

I’ve got a birthday coming up, and I have noticed that as I get older I become more and more interested in history.  Maybe it is a sense of my own morality–the older you get the more your realize your time on this planet is limited. I also think that the longer you live the […]

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